Despite heavy grantmaking over decades, the Mott Foundation hasn't been able to stop the devastation of Flint, MI by larger forces. Is place-based philanthropy a losing strategy in a complex world?
Read MoreThe Tufts Health Plan Foundation has stepped up to the plate for affordable housing in Boston. But it focuses on a niche demographic that's often overlooked in the shuffle: the elderly.
Read MoreA new collaborative is looking to tackle the affordable housing crisis in Silicon Valley. Who's involved?
Read MoreA new $200 million Bloomberg initiative will support cities to innovate and show national leadership in response to “Washington impotence.” But to what extent can they really lead the way?
Read MoreCities are hotbeds of experimentation these days, as local governments look for new ways to solve urban problems and build more robust metropolitan centers. Knight is one funder pushing things along.
Read MoreAlong with other financial firms, Bank of America is a steady under-the-radar funder for housing at a time of growing innovation in this space. Where's the money going, and what's it financing?
Read MoreDetroit’s QLine opens this month, initiated and funded in large part by Kresge and other private sources. It’s another testament to how powerful donors and foundations have become in city projects.
Read MoreDespite crisis levels of urban homelessness and looming federal funding cuts, these are hopeful times for funders in this space. We hear why from leaders of the affinity group for homelessness funders.
Read MoreNow worth $20 billion, Paul Allen's giving continues to expand, including in his home region of the Pacific Northwest, where he's emerged as a big backer of efforts to tackle homelessness.
Read MoreChicagoland couple Jerry and Susan Kolschowsky, who built a fortune in the food industry, support the poor and hungry near home—and in the developing world.
Read MoreConnecticut hedge funder Ken Tropin is yet another financier who supports the Robin Hood Foundation. But the New York antipoverty giant is just one of the human services organizations that Tropin supports through his foundation.
Read MoreWhile foundations have played a key role in supporting community development financial institutions, their biggest money comes from banks like BofA. Is that a problem?
Read MoreBanks are playing a bigger role in community development for a variety of reasons. Among them: to comply with agreements reached with the Department of Justice. Just look at a recent spate of grants.
Read MoreBig changes are happening in America's cities, including new parks and infrastructure, that are raising tough questions about equity and power. Enter a funders collaboration with big ambitions.
Read MoreWith its confluence of soaring rents and responsive funders, the Bay Area is at the forefront of innovative efforts to stop nonprofits from being priced out—with lessons that apply nationally.
Read MoreCollaboration continues to be the name of the game when it comes to fixing the Bay Area’s housing crisis, and a new partnership is taking the game to a whole new level, with key funders involved.
Read MoreGrantmaking on homelessness is an area worth watching closely right now, as funders find new ways to tackle the problem and new allies in the public sector.
Read MoreWith all the new funding coming into cities, it's fair to say that there has never been a better time than now to be doing interesting things at the urban level. We look at the latest initiative that's rolled out.
Read MoreEven as CZI takes on lofty challenges like taming all disease by the end of this century, it's also going to work on the front lines of tough socio-economic issues—starting in its own neighborhood.
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