September 26, 2023 Major Philanthropies Launch $50 Million Fund to Shepherd Federal Dollars on Jobs, Climate September 26, 2023/ Michael Kavate With the launch of BuildUS, another intermediary fund enters an increasingly crowded field of regrantors, in the climate space in particular. We learned more about how this one will work, and the rationale for its creation.Read More
September 19, 2023 Disruption Isn’t Always the Answer: Why We Embraced Traditional Grant Cycles September 19, 2023/ Danielle Royston-Lopez, Guest Contributor Guest author Danielle Royston-Lopez discusses the Kataly Foundation’s decision to shift from rolling grants to grant cycles, and why philanthropy needs to bring self-awareness and transparency to movement funding.Read More
September 18, 2023 “Transformation” at the JPB Foundation: Eight Questions with Deepak Bhargava, President-Elect September 18, 2023/ Michael Kavate Bhargava, a longtime insider and former grantee of the JPB Foundation, will take over from founding donor and president Barbara Picower in February 2024. We connected with him to learn more about the transition.Read More
September 14, 2023 "It's Got to Be an Entire Organizational Shift." How Funders Can Better Support Black-Led Nonprofits September 14, 2023/ Martha Ramirez While some strides have been made, many Black-led nonprofits are still out in the cold. New insight from the Young, Black, and Giving Back Institute focuses on resourcing the smallest grassroots groups.Read More
September 13, 2023 Report: The Nonprofit Hiring Crisis Is Still a Thing September 13, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe The National Council of Nonprofits’ newly updated Nonprofit Workforce Survey makes it clear that across the sector, organizations still can’t hire and retain essential staff. Funding, obviously, is a big part of the problem.Read More
September 08, 2023 Five Reasons Corporate Philanthropy Remains a Mystery September 08, 2023/ Celia Wexler Corporations tend to do a lot of talking about their giving. But when it comes time to drill into the specifics, up-to-date information and real transparency are often nowhere to be found.Read More
September 06, 2023 The 14 Most Important Players in Corporate Philanthropy September 06, 2023/ Celia Wexler For all the hype corporate giving can generate, getting a handle on it isn’t easy. Still, there are some clear leaders, encompassing the nation’s biggest banks, tech giants, pharmaceutical companies and retailers.Read More
September 05, 2023 “We Follow Their Lead.” How Residents Guide the Black Belt Community Foundation’s Grantmaking September 05, 2023/ Mike Scutari Serving a 12-county region in southern Alabama, the Black Belt Community Foundation relies on community volunteers to guide its discretionary grantmaking. President Felecia Lucky walks us through how that works.Read More
August 29, 2023 Unlocking Abundance: A New Philanthropic Status Quo August 29, 2023/ Renee Kaplan, Guest Contributor What does it mean to fund with an abundance mindset? Guest contributor Renee Kaplan shares five ways funders she’s worked with have challenged their assumptions around how to engage in philanthropy. Read More
August 24, 2023 A New Report Shows Promising Shifts in Funders’ Practices. Whether It’s Enough Is Still Up for Debate August 24, 2023/ Mike Scutari New findings from the Center for Effective Philanthropy show that funders cut reporting requirements and upped general operating support post-2020. It’s encouraging news, but still only represents incremental change.Read More
August 23, 2023 What Exactly Is a Philanthropic LLC? Here Are Five Types, Ranked By Transparency August 23, 2023/ Michael Kavate The “philanthropic LLC” — not a legal category, by the way — has swiftly gained popularity among billionaire donors who want to keep their options open. Levels of transparency vary widely. Here’s a rundown.Read More
August 21, 2023 This One-of-a-Kind Nonprofit Collaboration Just Might Upend the Funder-Grantee Power Dynamic August 21, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe Through the Hub ONE collaborative, four Michigan nonprofits are sharing admin and even fundraising functions, helping them save on operating costs, pay a living wage, and begin to address power disparities in funding.Read More
August 09, 2023 Inside The Audacious Project: How the Billionaires’ Funding Collaborative Picks its Winners August 09, 2023/ Michael Kavate The Audacious Project has become one of the largest forces in philanthropy, thanks to its singular talent for appealing to the world’s billionaires. We take an in-depth look at who is backing it, how it works and where the money goes.Read More
August 08, 2023 To Spend Down or Not to Spend Down? This Network Helps Family Funders Answer the Question August 08, 2023/ Mike Scutari The National Center for Family Philanthropy’s (NCFP) Strategic Lifespan Peer Network assists staff at spend-down foundations or at those considering taking that route. Program Director Daria Teutonico walks us through its work.Read More
August 02, 2023 The Philanthropy Whisperer: Aspen Institute’s Jane Wales August 02, 2023/ Wendy Paris As founder of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation and the Aspen Philanthropy Group, Jane Wales has been cultivating leaders and new ideas in the sector for years. IP caught up with Wales to learn about her work.Read More
August 02, 2023 The Future of Equitable Giving: Understanding and Implementing Trust-Based Philanthropy August 02, 2023/ Stephanie Yan and Amber Coatney, Guest Contributors People talk a lot about trust-based philanthropy, but what does it actually involve, and how can funders implement it successfully? Guest authors Stephanie Yan and Amber Coatney offer some practical perspective.Read More
July 31, 2023 Michael Milken Set the Standard for Rehabilitative Philanthropy. Does That Even Matter Anymore? July 31, 2023/ Mike Scutari The former junk bond king has been a case study in restoring one’s reputation through impactful and committed philanthropy. But don’t expect many other donors in need of reputational rehabilitation to follow in his footsteps.Read More
July 25, 2023 Three Examples of Funders Taking Steps to Better Support Nonprofit Workers July 25, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe Funders have been contributing to the “nonprofit starvation cycle” for decades, but the latest wave of worker dissatisfaction is spurring some to prioritize labor conditions. Here are a few examples, with more to come. Read More
July 20, 2023 K-Giving: How South Korea Went from Aid Recipient to Philanthropic Force July 20, 2023/ Wendy Paris South Korea has experienced a remarkable surge in wealth, and with it, a surge in giving. Reporting from Seoul, Wendy Paris unpacks the country’s growing philanthropy, driven by tech wealth, pop stars and a history of generosity. Read More
July 20, 2023 Foundations Are Giving More and More Money to DAFs. Is That a Problem? July 20, 2023/ Philip Rojc New numbers show the foundation-to-DAF pipeline growing at a rapid rate. That raises a big question: Is the foundation payout requirement now essentially meaningless? It’s a debate that cuts to the core of the sector.Read More