What We're Learning About How Funders Can Support Truth-Telling on the Border

What We're Learning About How Funders Can Support Truth-Telling on the Border

Popular media often reduces the southern border to a site of chaos and victimhood. Guest authors Favianna Rodriguez, Lane Harwell and Anita Khashu say funders should empower people there to tell their own stories.

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How the Abell-Hanger Foundation Approaches Philanthropy in West Texas

How the Abell-Hanger Foundation Approaches Philanthropy in West Texas

The Abell-Hanger Foundation is a local funder that focuses on West Texas. These are the top things to know about the foundation and how to approach it for support in this region.

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What's on the Menu at Blue Meridian? More Place-Based, Multisector Partnerships

What's on the Menu at Blue Meridian? More Place-Based, Multisector Partnerships

Pooling commitments from some of the nation’s biggest philanthropies, Blue Meridian Partners is carrying on its antipoverty efforts with grants in three Sun Belt cities. The aim is to draw in more local, multisector support.

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Rural Capacity Building: New Funding Gives This Appalachia-Based Ed Nonprofit Room to Grow

Rural Capacity Building: New Funding Gives This Appalachia-Based Ed Nonprofit Room to Grow

With backing from funders like the Ballmer Group and the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Partners for Rural Impact is expanding the scope of its work in the underinvested field of rural education to new states.

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“This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation's Inaugural Round of Grants

“This is Just the Beginning.” Digging into Meow Wolf Foundation's Inaugural Round of Grants

This year, Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf launched a new foundation. We get a status report from Executive Director Julie Heinrich on the heels of its first foray into grantmaking.

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A Look at Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico’s Community Giving Strategy

A Look at Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico’s Community Giving Strategy

Here’s a look at how Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, a health insurance company funder, approaches philanthropy and supports communities throughout its state.

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How Young Jewish Funders of Arizona Works to Strengthen Phoenix’s Jewish Community

How Young Jewish Funders of Arizona Works to Strengthen Phoenix’s Jewish Community

A majority of the giving circles that exist in the philanthropic world today are women-centric. However, there are active men’s giving circles too, such as this one, which focuses on Arizona’s Jewish community.

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Who’s Behind the 80|20 Foundation and How Does It Support San Antonio?

Who’s Behind the 80|20 Foundation and How Does It Support San Antonio?

The 80|20 Foundation has cloud computing roots and a city-specific focus on San Antonio. Here’s what local groups should know about the 80|20 Foundation and how to approach this funder for a grant.

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Five Takeaways From IP’s New Report on Giving for Rural Communities

Five Takeaways From IP’s New Report on Giving for Rural Communities

Our new deep dive report on rural philanthropy covers a distinct, emerging field of giving. Despite misunderstandings and a lack of good data, rural places present ample opportunity for equity-forward funding.

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How the Arnall Family Foundation Gives in Oklahoma

How the Arnall Family Foundation Gives in Oklahoma

Sue Ann Arnall has been working to reduce social and economic barriers in Oklahoma. Here are some things that grantseekers should know about the Arnall Family Foundation and its local giving.

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A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation

A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation

Carnell Chosa’s philanthropic journey began with his experiences growing up in the Jémez Pueblo community in New Mexico. We connected with him to learn about his story, the foundation he started, and more.

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What Does the Judith and Jean Pape Adams Foundation Support in Oklahoma?

What Does the Judith and Jean Pape Adams Foundation Support in Oklahoma?

The Judith and Jean Pape Adams Foundation is a significant funder of the arts in Tulsa as well as ALS disease research. Here are some basic facts about this funder and what it donates to locally in Oklahoma.

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How the Arizona Coyotes Foundation Funds Education, Health and Economic Development

How the Arizona Coyotes Foundation Funds Education, Health and Economic Development

Here's a look at what the Arizona Coyotes Foundation funds and how nonprofits in Arizona can approach this NHL team grantmaker for support.

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Two Years In, Climate Justice Pledge Sees Results on the Ground, But Still Too Many Holdouts

Two Years In, Climate Justice Pledge Sees Results on the Ground, But Still Too Many Holdouts

A campaign asking funders to support more BIPOC-led climate action is seeing real impacts among participating funders and the groups they’re backing. The amount pledged is growing, but progress remains hard fought.

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What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico

What the Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation Supports in New Mexico

The Santa Fe-based Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation can be a challenging funder to get to know because of its limited transparency and online presence. Here are some key facts to keep in mind.

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"The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health

"The Need Is Here.” How One Regional Funder Is Stepping Up for Public Health

Woody and Gayle Hunt have deep ties in El Paso and the surrounding region. Through their family foundation, they’re boosting education in public health, one of many under-resourced healthcare priorities in the area.

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How the Albuquerque Community Foundation Approaches Philanthropy

How the Albuquerque Community Foundation Approaches Philanthropy

The Albuquerque Community Foundation is helping its city become an emerging hub of philanthropy in the southwest. Here’s what New Mexico groups should know about the community foundation’s giving strategy.

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“Aligning to a North Star of Health Equity.” Five Things to Know About Texas’ St. David’s Foundation

“Aligning to a North Star of Health Equity.” Five Things to Know About Texas’ St. David’s Foundation

This Central Texas foundation is a prime example of a regional health funder doubling down on equity as it serves booming Austin and several rural communities. Here are a few noteworthy steps it’s taking.

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This Community Foundation Went All In on Trust-Based Philanthropy. Here’s What It Has Learned

This Community Foundation Went All In on Trust-Based Philanthropy. Here’s What It Has Learned

Beginning in 2018, Patricia Mejia oversaw the San Antonio Area Foundation’s adoption of trust-based philanthropy practices. It wasn’t always easy, but the move is paying off for grantees and the foundation.

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Getting to Know the Whiteman Foundation and Whiteman 4G Foundation in Arizona

Getting to Know the Whiteman Foundation and Whiteman 4G Foundation in Arizona

Here is an overview of both the Whiteman Foundation and the Whiteman 4G Foundation so that Arizona grantseekers can better understand how they operate alongside each other.

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