Languages are disappearing at a rapid clip worldwide, and with them dies unique knowledge and opportunities to heal and strengthen communities. Yet, to date, U.S. philanthropy has been largely absent in this area.
Read MoreNDN Collective, a growing philanthropic intermediary and organizing force, works to build Indigenous power and has racked up an impressive array of backers. Its leaders would still like to see philanthropy go further and move faster.
Read MorePhilanthropy has consistently overlooked Native American communities, devoting only a tiny percentage of its wealth to Native causes. But some foundations have been steady supporters. Here are the top funders.
Read MoreIt’s easy to be optimistic about billionaire philanthropy in a bull market. But as a growing roster of examples shows, giving predicated on rising stock prices—particularly if it’s a single company—is risky business, mostly for grantees.
Read MoreConservative think tanks and funders are fueling the frenzy over critical race theory. Is it time for progressive philanthropy to respond? We take a look at what’s driving the controversy and what funders are—and are not—doing.
Read MoreThe Black Girl Freedom Fund relied on an advisory committee of Black girls and gender-expansive youth to select its first round of grantees. The fund is part of a campaign to move $1 billion to Black girls and young women.
Read MoreSpurred by the NoVo Foundation’s abrupt shift in priorities, a group of consultants and foundation trustees have launched a project asking philanthropic leaders to commit to a set of steps toward racial equity.
Read MoreAs Grantmakers for Girls of Color enters its sixth year, the philanthropic resource is now a staffed nonprofit and a grantmaker. We spoke to its first executive director, Monique Morris, about her vision and the need for more funding.
Read MoreThe NoVo Foundation, a top funder of marginalized girls and women, is laying off several staff and ending multi-year grants during the pandemic. Critics, funders and field leaders respond, signaling deep worry and disappointment.
Read MoreMore funders are backing social and emotional learning and other “whole child” approaches, helping power a growing field that aims to reimagine schools. But what do philanthropies mean when they talk about SEL and what’s behind its new popularity?
Read MoreNoVo has long been a leader in the fight against sex trafficking. Now, with a new grantmaking program, the foundation is looking to close on-ramps and create exit ramps for the girls and women involved in trafficking and the sex trade within the U.S.
Read MoreWhile sex work or trafficking occasionally make headlines, sex workers and their rights have been largely ignored by the public and by philanthropy. But new funding movements, giving circles, and collaboratives are seeking to change that.
Read MoreAccording to the NoVo Foundation, the kind of structural change efforts that the world needs are already in front of us. Now, philanthropy just needs to get on board. What does that look like in practice?
Read MoreThe Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) believes that supporting fair local economies means questioning the larger status quo. Which funders are behind its approach?
Read MoreTens of millions of women work in a global garment industry where violence, exploitation and sexual harassment are pervasive problems. A group of funders has been collaborating to help them.
Read MoreThese are nerve wracking times for U.S. advocates working to combat human trafficking. But grants keep flowing from key funders, including support for novel approaches to the problem in cities.
Read MoreThere's growing evidence of the gains that come from teaching children soft skills, like how to handle their emotions and feel empathy for others. NoVo is one foundation with a long history, here.
Read MoreA lot of funders talk about empowering the groups they're trying to boost. But here's a collaborative that's really walking the walk in how it makes grants.
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