A new fund at the Economic Security Project is channeling money from some big-name grantmakers to promote publicly run businesses as a way to keep local markets competitive and to channel federal funding.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreIt’s all there in the name. The Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute, founded last year, is taking on extreme wealth inequality, a problem with deep ramifications for philanthropy. We talked with its new executive director to learn more.
Read MoreIn Massachusetts and elsewhere, Latinos have been among the slowest population groups to recover from COVID challenges. The Latino Equity Fund, housed at the Boston Foundation, is working to close those gaps in its area.
Read MoreFor our latest State of American Philanthropy report, we analyzed the small pool of funders taking on the public policies and power arrangements that govern economic life. Here’s a quick overview of what’s happening.
Read MoreThe Economic Security Project’s Antimonopoly Fund spent three years backing a variety of fronts in the battle against bigness. The movement has notched some wins, but will funders stick with it over the long haul?
Read MoreA minimum wage hike may no longer be part of the first Biden-era stimulus bill, but economic justice advocates still have a cadre of dedicated funders in their corner as the fight continues. Here are seven examples from philanthropy.
Read MoreHere are some insights into how the Chinook Fund gives in Colorado and how local nonprofits can get involved with this social justice funder.
Read MoreLabor advocacy and workers’ rights have long been an underfunded niche within economic opportunity philanthropy. Will that remain true during the COVID-19 recession, or will an unprecedented crisis spur more funders to action?
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