Is Excessive Wealth a Disorder? If So, This New Nonprofit Aims to Cure It

Is Excessive Wealth a Disorder? If So, This New Nonprofit Aims to Cure It

It’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.

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“Defend, Develop, Decolonize.” Inside NDN Collective, a Thriving Backer of Indigenous Causes

“Defend, Develop, Decolonize.” Inside NDN Collective, a Thriving Backer of Indigenous Causes

NDN 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.

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"Downright Dangerous." How a Donor Couple is Tackling the Thorny Issue of Wealth Inequality

"Downright Dangerous." How a Donor Couple is Tackling the Thorny Issue of Wealth Inequality

James Stone is one of a growing number of wealthy donors highly concerned about inequality. The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation is supporting research examining the forces that create and perpetuate it.

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This Funding Initiative Has a Singular Goal: To Encourage Major Donors to Boost Their Giving

This Funding Initiative Has a Singular Goal: To Encourage Major Donors to Boost Their Giving

The Crisis Charitable Commitment was created to hold funders to a higher standard. As in, give more. It recently debuted a slate of shovel-ready giving opportunities, including an advocacy push for higher taxes on the ultra-rich.

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What Nonprofits Should Know About the Aspen Community Foundation’s Local Giving in Colorado

What Nonprofits Should Know About the Aspen Community Foundation’s Local Giving in Colorado

Over a dozen community foundations focus on specific geographic regions in Colorado. One such group, the Aspen Community Foundation, addresses needs of working-class families and children in a region known for vast wealth disparities.

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