August 07, 2023 "Your Agenda Is Making Houston Better." How the Houston Endowment Backs Its Home City August 07, 2023/ Wendy Paris We take an on-the-ground look at the Houston Endowment, which has been engaged in local giving for nearly a century. From the arts and parks to successes in reducing homelessness, its influence spans the city.Read More
July 10, 2023 Millions to Move Trillions? New Climate Philanthropy Group Aims to Woo the Private Sector July 10, 2023/ Michael Kavate Giving to Amplify Earth Action, or GAEA, brings together 60-plus members and intends to serve as a convening point and intelligence depot in the global effort to mobilize $3 trillion in climate financing per year.Read More
May 25, 2022 Can Philanthropy Give Underdog Cities a Leg Up as They Compete for Federal Funding? May 25, 2022/ Philip Rojc A collaboration backed by Bloomberg, Ford and more will help smaller cities access more than $1 trillion in federal infrastructure funding. It’s one way philanthropy can magnify its impact by influencing where public money goes.Read More
April 11, 2022 Crowdfunding Criminal Justice: Lots of Promise, Lots of Pitfalls April 11, 2022/ Philip Rojc Taking advantage of the exponential growth of genealogical databases, donors are zeroing in on decades-old cold cases and funding DNA analysis in the hopes of resolving them. It’s an appealing prospect, but it comes with caveats.Read More
September 05, 2019 Can This Law Be Saved? How Philanthropy Can Help Opportunity Zones Work as Intended September 05, 2019/ Liz Longley A new law to incentivize investments in poor communities is drawing fire as a giveaway to the rich. But despite its flaws, the act has the potential to do real good. Here’s a roadmap for what philanthropy can do to ensure that happens. Read More