Why Philanthropy Has Made Little Progress on Gun Violence — and a Few Reasons for Hope

Why Philanthropy Has Made Little Progress on Gun Violence — and a Few Reasons for Hope

Another school shooting has once again devastated the nation, this time claiming the lives of 21 people. Gun violence should be a preventable problem, but philanthropy has struggled to make a dent. Why, and what can be done?

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"An Epidemic Within the Pandemic." How Eight Funders Back Gun Violence Prevention

"An Epidemic Within the Pandemic." How Eight Funders Back Gun Violence Prevention

In this article that originally ran in 2021, in the wake of two mass shootings, IP’s Philip Rojc looked at key funders of gun violence prevention. We are republishing in response to yesterday’s devastating school shooting.

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“There Is No Manual.” Inside a Community Foundation’s Response to a Mass Shooting

“There Is No Manual.” Inside a Community Foundation’s Response to a Mass Shooting

When tragedy struck in August in Dayton, Ohio, the local community foundation there had to figure out how to create and administer a fund to help the victims—navigating a kind of giving that it had never practiced before.

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