Which Latino-Serving Organizations Landed Grants From MacKenzie Scott's Open Call?

Which Latino-Serving Organizations Landed Grants From MacKenzie Scott's Open Call?

Groups that focus on Latino communities landed a lot of support in Yield Giving’s latest round of grants. The organizations span geography and issue area, including immigration, labor and healthcare.

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Who Will Double Down on MacKenzie Scott’s Giving?

Who Will Double Down on MacKenzie Scott’s Giving?

In this guest piece, Ella Gudwin and Bradley Myles make a case for why MacKenzie Scott’s giving has lowered the risk for other donors to provide follow-up funding to organizations with plans and the opportunity to scale.

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Toward a More Equitable South: Meet a Funder Where Rural Grassroots Leaders Call the Shots

Toward a More Equitable South: Meet a Funder Where Rural Grassroots Leaders Call the Shots

Launched in 1994, Atlanta's Southern Partners Fund is led by community members hailing from regional grassroots organizations. We dig into its unique governance model, how it used a MacKenzie Scott grant and more.

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Four Big Takeaways from MacKenzie Scott's Open Call Grant Drop

Four Big Takeaways from MacKenzie Scott's Open Call Grant Drop

The recently concluded Yield Giving Open Call awarded $640 million to 361 organizations. Besides the impressive numbers, here are a few things that stood out to us about the latest chapter in Scott’s giving saga.

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MacKenzie Scott's Open Call Was Also a Challenge to Other Billionaires

MacKenzie Scott's Open Call Was Also a Challenge to Other Billionaires

Whether she’s giving in her usual way or through an open call model, MacKenzie Scott continues to show that philanthropic penny-pinching by major billionaires is a choice, not a necessity.

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Bill Drayton on Ashoka’s Work to Make “Everyone a Changemaker”

Bill Drayton on Ashoka’s Work to Make “Everyone a Changemaker”

Ideas like “social entrepreneurship” and “changemaking” show up everywhere today, and that has a lot to do with Drayton and the global organization he founded. Here’s a look at Ashoka’s work and backing, and what’s next.

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Where is MacKenzie Scott’s Global Giving Headed? Here’s What the Latest Data Tells Us

Where is MacKenzie Scott’s Global Giving Headed? Here’s What the Latest Data Tells Us

While the U.S. remains the primary focus, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving has been moving huge sums toward global philanthropy, including hundreds of millions last year. Here are the top issues and geographies.

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As We Enter a New Era of Checkbook Philanthropy, Can Donors Avoid the Pitfalls of the Old One?

As We Enter a New Era of Checkbook Philanthropy, Can Donors Avoid the Pitfalls of the Old One?

Giving without rigorous strategy or metrics was once the target of ridicule, but lately, we’ve seen a move toward more ad hoc forms of giving with few strings attached. Will this approach advance social justice?

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Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott Pitch in for Student Health

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott Pitch in for Student Health

School-based health centers have been shown to boost student health and improve academic outcomes, but there are far too few to meet the need. Two of the most prominent women in philanthropy are working to change that.

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With Housing a Growing Global Concern, Habitat for Humanity Targets Informal Settlements

With Housing a Growing Global Concern, Habitat for Humanity Targets Informal Settlements

Housing has become a huge philanthropic priority, globally and domestically, and one of the largest charities in the space is Habitat for Humanity. We take a look at its latest global program targeting slums, barrios and favelas.

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Some Funders Still Think Nonprofits Can’t Handle MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts. Nonprofits Disagree

Some Funders Still Think Nonprofits Can’t Handle MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts. Nonprofits Disagree

A new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that nonprofits have capably handled MacKenzie Scott’s large and unrestricted gifts. So why are surveyed funding leaders still not sold on her approach?

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Gates Sticks With U.S. Antipoverty Giving, But Deeper Structural Questions Remain

Gates Sticks With U.S. Antipoverty Giving, But Deeper Structural Questions Remain

In a year-end update, the Gates Foundation announced $100 million in new stateside antipoverty commitments. But amid sky-high wealth inequality, the chances that billionaire giving will get to the roots of the problem remain slim.

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Here’s What You Need to Know About MacKenzie Scott’s 2023 Giving

Here’s What You Need to Know About MacKenzie Scott’s 2023 Giving

In a new letter published on MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving site, she announced $2.2 billion in donations to 360 organizations in 2023. Who were the big winners? What were her top priorities? We crunched the numbers.

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Six Questions for Molly Talbot-Metz, President and CEO of the Mary Black Foundation

Six Questions for Molly Talbot-Metz, President and CEO of the Mary Black Foundation

This legacy health funder in South Carolina received $8 million from MacKenzie Scott and will channel funds toward behavioral health. The foundation’s leader tells us about that decision and more.

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The 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

The 50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

Women are wielding more power in philanthropy than ever before — as mega-donors, organization leaders, and catalysts. To spotlight these power players, we’ve compiled our most extensive list of women making an impact in the sector today.

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If You’re Serious About Funding Real Change, You Need to Change the Way You Fund (Yes, Again)

If You’re Serious About Funding Real Change, You Need to Change the Way You Fund (Yes, Again)

While we’ve seen some funder movement toward unrestricted, multi-year support, guest author Andrea Levere argues there’s an even better way to back promising nonprofits: giving them enterprise capital.

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Vague Pledges Notwithstanding, Top Billionaires Remain a Stingy Lot

Vague Pledges Notwithstanding, Top Billionaires Remain a Stingy Lot

Surging billionaire wealth again forms the backdrop to Forbes’ updated philanthropy scores for 2023. The question remains: Will the super-rich ever get around to giving at the scale they claim they’re aiming for?

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"The Solutions Are There." Funding Challenge Backs Community-Led Efforts to Save Mothers and Infants

"The Solutions Are There." Funding Challenge Backs Community-Led Efforts to Save Mothers and Infants

The winners of the Maternal & Infant Health Award, organized by Lever for Change and several funding partners, are working in high-need communities to save the lives of mothers and infants.

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A Philanthropy Built on Chocolate Expands its Mission to Support Early Childhood

A Philanthropy Built on Chocolate Expands its Mission to Support Early Childhood

Chocolate magnate Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine left behind a fortune to provide a K-12 education for low-income children. Now, the Hershey Trust is opening a fleet of new schools for younger students.

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Tracking Green Regrantors: Who’s Funding in the Amazon, Brazil and Beyond?

Tracking Green Regrantors: Who’s Funding in the Amazon, Brazil and Beyond?

Billionaires and big foundations, often from abroad, may be the megafauna of Amazon philanthropy, but there’s also a growing array of regrantors, intermediaries and grantmaking nonprofits to note.

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