A coalition of seven funders has been working to support grassroots resistance to organized attacks on public schools. Are they having an impact?
Read MorePivotal Ventures has teamed up with the Susan Crown Exchange and The Goodness Web to support Young Futures, a new nonprofit hosting funding challenges focused on digital wellbeing for youth. The first is already in progress.
Read MoreFive philanthropies are partnering with the National Science Foundation to advance the field of public interest technology — hopefully spurring the idea that public wellbeing must be a key element in tech development.
Read MoreSchool-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.
Read MoreThe Susan Crown Exchange and Pivotal Ventures are founding donors of the new Center for Digital Thriving, which centers youth experiences in an effort to understand positive and negative impacts of technology.
Read MoreIn her early childhood giving this year, MacKenzie Scott is pairing advocacy with direct service funding, including support for programs that provide one-on-one, in-home maternal and infant healthcare.
Read MoreIn this guest contribution, Brook Kelly-Green of Schusterman Family Philanthropies and Ada Williams Prince of Pivotal Ventures highlight the need for funders to center and support survivors of gender-based violence.
Read MoreIn an open letter to philanthropy, 11 major funders have called on their peers to support Black feminist movements in the U.S. and abroad. Leaders from the Black Feminist Fund say this work is crucial to a safer and more just world.
Read MoreIn this guest post, Ada Williams Prince of Pivotal Ventures makes the case for moving more money to women and girls of color, and unpacks how her team convened a unique external council to guide giving.
Read MoreAda Williams Prince is senior advisor for program strategy and investment at Pivotal Ventures. In this Q&A with Mandy Van Deven, she discusses the value of lived experience, how she’s developing new investment strategies and more.
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 MoreEquality Can’t Wait recently announced the winners of its $48 million contest to support gender equality. We take a closer look at who the four top grantees are, and what an infusion of $10 million will allow them to do.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear how much the nation’s economy relies on caregivers. Backed by Ford, OSF, Kellogg and more, a new fund looks to create more comprehensive and equitable care infrastructure.
Read MoreThe divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates has sent shockwaves through the sector, and could have major implications if Melinda Gates were to expand her own giving. We take a look at what might happen, and what probably won’t.
Read MoreNonprofits that address youth mental health, particularly young people of color and LGBTQ+ adolescents, are struggling. The new Upswing Fund wants to help them not just survive, but evolve.
Read MoreA new $30 million grant contest declares that “Equality Can’t Wait.” What’s driving Melinda Gates and Mackenzie Bezos to push for accelerated progress on gender equality in the U.S., and what are they looking for in applicants?
Read MoreWomen make up more than half of the U.S. population, but hold less than 30% of elected seats. A Gates-backed fund aims to get more women elected to state offices. What’s its strategy and where are grants heading?
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