Aiming for big changes to a child welfare system that isn’t always child- or family-friendly, the foundation’s new OPT-In for Families initiative is backing prevention-oriented approaches at four sites across the country.
Read MoreGordon Philanthropies focuses on education and literacy, including by funding a new children’s library at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles. The library aims to strengthen bonds between incarcerated men and their children.
Read MoreMuch of the celebrated megadonor’s recent giving has made its way to organizations promoting early childhood care and education. Many place their focus on advocacy, a strategy some other funders are hesitant to support.
Read MoreCommitments to racial justice surged after the summer of 2020. Now, amid a cultural, legal and policy backlash, a group of funders is encouraging others to stay the course, and keep pursuing power-sharing practices.
Read MoreThink of Us has a bold mission: to transform the foster care system from the ground up. The organization’s approach, which elevates those with lived experience, landed a major haul from The Audacious Project and others.
Read MorePhilanthropic funding specifically addressing women and girls’ mental health remains vanishingly small. Some funders have been paying attention, though, and the organization Mindful Philanthropy wants to grow their ranks.
Read MoreAs support for early childhood education stalls in Washington, advocates and funders are focusing on the states. In New Mexico, a range of funders providing both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) support contributed to a big win.
Read MoreThe Walton Family Foundation is a giant in the ed funding world, and its priorities are worth keeping an eye on. Here’s the story behind its expanding support for job and career pathways.
Read MoreCommunity schools, which support academic and nonacademic needs of students and their families, have taken the spotlight. Philanthropy has played an important role in the development and spread of this education model.
Read MoreAs gun violence in the U.S. grows worse, health funders are adopting a range of strategies to address it as a public health crisis. Can they make a difference?
Read MoreStarted by Microsoft executives Jeff and Tricia Raikes, this foundation takes some unique approaches to ed funding and is zeroing in on the thorny issue of making school funding more equitable.
Read MoreAs part of our State of American Philanthropy series, our new brief examines funding for early childhood education. The pandemic has pushed the issue into the spotlight and philanthropy’s role is more important than ever.
Read MoreEducating people about tax credits can be an effective way for funders to leverage their dollars for a great deal of poverty-fighting power. And there’s a dedicated funder network out there helping to lead the charge.
Read MoreGiving to organizations working on criminal justice reform has soared in recent years, expanding the work of existing organizations and seeding the creation of new groups. But fundraisers are wondering how long this trend will last.
Read MoreLack of diversity is a persistent problem in philanthropy. A new initiative aims to improve equity by recruiting candidates from a wide range of backgrounds for a two-year paid introduction to the sector.
Read MoreIn 2020, major foundations established a short-term, rapid-response fund for the pandemic’s hardest-hit. Now, the Families and Workers Fund has launched an effort to shore up protections for American workers.
Read MoreCOVID has shone a light on how far the U.S. lags when it comes to child care. Backing five state-level coalitions, Child Care NEXT seeks to solve a thorny problem: how to implement comprehensive, quality early childhood education.
Read MorePhilanthropic leaders who’ve worked for years to eliminate child poverty see the Biden administration’s policies and proposals as a partial victory and a long-awaited opportunity for progress.
Read MoreCasey is well known for its extensive national grantmaking to help support kids and families living in poverty. But it's also deeply involved in anti-poverty work in Atlanta, bringing a strong racial lens.
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