This Public-Private Partnership Is Using Arts and Culture as a Catalyst for Racial Justice in Oakland

This Public-Private Partnership Is Using Arts and Culture as a Catalyst for Racial Justice in Oakland

The City of Oakland is partnering with local foundations to combine organizing and arts and culture work in pursuit of racial justice. The latest round backs BIPOC-led business cooperatives and more.

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This Nonprofit Is Using DAF Money to Combat Inequities in Venture Capital

This Nonprofit Is Using DAF Money to Combat Inequities in Venture Capital

The $200 billion-plus accumulating in donor-advised funds is mostly invested traditionally. Inspire Access wants to mobilize some of that money to support start-ups founded and led by women and people of color.

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This Economic Equality Intermediary Is Backing a Movement Whose Time Has Quietly Come

This Economic Equality Intermediary Is Backing a Movement Whose Time Has Quietly Come

Common Future is partnering with WorkFour — a new nonprofit advocating for a four-day workweek — providing funding and other support. Here’s why it’s a shrewd strategic move.

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Six Questions for Jason Lee, Founder of Hollywood Cares Foundation

Six Questions for Jason Lee, Founder of Hollywood Cares Foundation

Jason Lee’s Hollywood Unlocked media brand has millions of followers, but he got his start in unions. He’s returned to his organizing roots by launching a charity that supports underserved youth.

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A Funding Intermediary Goes to Bat for Government-Run Options in Local Economies

A Funding Intermediary Goes to Bat for Government-Run Options in Local Economies

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.

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The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI

The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI

The Heising-Simons Foundation’s CEO Fund allows the head of the foundation to choose a priority area to support. Sushma Raman reflects on why she chose to focus on AI, and on her first year as head of the foundation.

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A Foundation-Backed Initiative Looks to Boost Public Health, One City at a Time

A Foundation-Backed Initiative Looks to Boost Public Health, One City at a Time

Where you live has major impacts on your health. Since 2016, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has backed a National League of Cities initiative helping mayors consider urban problems through a health and wellness lens.

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A Conversation With Jim Shelton of Blue Meridian Partners

A Conversation With Jim Shelton of Blue Meridian Partners

Jim Shelton is president of Blue Meridian Partners, a funding collaborative backed by multiple billionaire donors. We talk about his fascinating career path, what drew him to education, and his views on the role of philanthropy.

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How This Accessible Chicago-Based Funder Targets Entrepreneurship, Health and Disabilities

How This Accessible Chicago-Based Funder Targets Entrepreneurship, Health and Disabilities

Established in 1951, the Coleman Foundation focuses on entrepreneurship, health and rehabilitation, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. We take a closer look at this accessible place-based funder.

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Inside a Community Foundation's First Moves to Close Its Region's Racial Home Ownership Gap

Inside a Community Foundation's First Moves to Close Its Region's Racial Home Ownership Gap

At the Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond, the Amandla Fund for Economic and Racial Justice is assisting local Black families on the path toward home ownership. It’s a modest effort, but with bigger things to come.

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Small Grants Yield Big Cash: A Foundation Helped Unlock Millions in Public Funds for Homeless Youth

Small Grants Yield Big Cash: A Foundation Helped Unlock Millions in Public Funds for Homeless Youth

More than 180,000 young people in California experience homelessness in any given year, and foster youth are especially vulnerable. An L.A. funder used modest grants to access public funding for new housing.

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Where’s the Bezos Day One Fund’s Latest Homelessness Support Going?

Where’s the Bezos Day One Fund’s Latest Homelessness Support Going?

The Bezos Earth Fund gets more press, but the Amazon magnate’s other philanthropy still gives out a hefty chunk of change each year. Here’s a look at its most recent round of support for homeless families, totaling $117.55 million.

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The Robin Hood of the West: Inside the Antipoverty Work of Tipping Point Community

The Robin Hood of the West: Inside the Antipoverty Work of Tipping Point Community

Modeled on NYC’s Robin Hood Foundation, this grantmaker draws support from high-profile California donors as it takes on problems around housing, early childhood, education and employment in the Bay Area.

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With a Power-Building Approach to Housing in California, a Pooled Fund Evolves and Expands

With a Power-Building Approach to Housing in California, a Pooled Fund Evolves and Expands

Launched in 2018, the Fund for an Inclusive California supports community-led housing justice work, with some major backers on board. The collaborative is entering a new phase and targeting overlooked regions of the state.

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Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

To address a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, Bloomberg Philanthropies is plowing $250 million into an initiative to underwrite public high schools that’ll pair regular academics with specialized job training.

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“Central to a Just Economy.” How a Collaborative Fund is Supporting Labor Rights in Brazil

“Central to a Just Economy.” How a Collaborative Fund is Supporting Labor Rights in Brazil

Backed by the Ford Foundation, Laudes Foundation and Open Society Foundations, the Labora Fund is working to advance workers’ rights in Brazil, where nearly half of the labor force is made up of informal workers.

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What Does Cogenerational Funding Look Like? These 10 Grantees Paint a Picture

What Does Cogenerational Funding Look Like? These 10 Grantees Paint a Picture

Funding that supports people of different generations to solve an array of social problems is a small but growing niche in philanthropy. A round of grants from CoGenerate demonstrates how this type of giving works.

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A Conversation with Flozell Daniels Jr., CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

A Conversation with Flozell Daniels Jr., CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

Flozell Daniels Jr. heads up this North Carolina-based funder focused on economic justice and racial equity in the South. In a candid chat, he reflects on his career, philanthropy’s blind spots and more.

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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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With Housing a Growing Global Concern, Habitat for Humanity Targets Informal Settlements

With Housing a Growing Global Concern, Habitat for Humanity Targets Informal Settlements

Housing has become a huge philanthropic priority, globally and domestically, and one of the largest charities in the space is Habitat for Humanity. We take a look at its latest global program targeting slums, barrios and favelas.

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