Where's Philanthropy's Fight Against Fake News Headed Next?
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With another big foundation joining the battle against disinformation, a division of labor among funders is coming into focus. Who's doing what?
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Left Behind: How Can Philanthropy Make This Prosperous City More Inclusive?
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There's a lot of new wealth in Atlanta and plenty of civic pride. But despite the city's progressive reputation, deep inequities endure, and grantmakers could do much more to close the gaps.
Read MoreA Journalism Golden Age? Not Just Yet: Behind a Funder's Critical Support for Freelancers
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More than ever, the fate of nonprofit journalism hinges on its underpaid and overworked freelancers. We dig into one funder's surprisingly generous support for this "vulnerable and valuable" demographic.
Read MoreStill All-In: The "Trump Bump" to Journalism Giving Shows No Signs of Letting Up
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NewsMatch, a program launched by some of journalism's most influential funders, has helped nonprofit outlets raise a record amount of money. Here's a closer look at an impressive windfall.
Read MoreGood Listeners: Behind a New Journalism Fund to Drive Community Engagement
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Some of journalism's biggest funders, including Pierre Omidyar's Democracy Fund and the Knight Foundation, have joined forces to help beleaguered outlets better engage the public they serve.
Read MoreWho's Backing a Long-Shot Effort to Fundamentally Reform American Voting?
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Long marginalized ideas for how to improve U.S. elections are attracting new funding. We look at who's giving big in the space and one group that recently scored a transformative grant from a tech funder.
Read MoreThe Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do
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In a guest post, Daranee Petsod, president of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, predicts bigger showdowns ahead on these issues and lays out an action plan for philanthropy.
Read MoreA New Generation: How a Funders' Collaborative Sees the Prospects for Youth Organizing
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Plenty of people are talking about movement building these days, and youth organizing is a vital part of that. We connect with a funders' group supporting the social justice world's up-and-comers.
Read MoreIs This the Start of Something Bigger? About That $33 Million Gift by Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos
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Does a big gift for "Dreamers" by Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos mark the start of their emergence as active major philanthropists? There are a few reasons to suspect that it does.
Read MoreIlluminating Impacts: A New Journalism Fund on Healthcare Inequities
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Amid intense uncertainty around healthcare policy, a California-based funder is backing a new journalistic effort to explore health inequities across underserved communities.
Read MoreAsk the Experts: Foundations Back an Effort to Get Academics Into the Media
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A thriving nonprofit media venture, The Conversation, is out to elevate public discourse by getting academic experts to write for news outlets. Some major funders have responded.
Read MoreSociety is Disintegrating. Can This Arts Grant Help Save Us?
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With funders becoming increasingly concerned with the unraveling of our social fabric, we dig into a provocative gift exploring art's ability to foster empathy and "affect positive social change."
Read MoreNew Voices: A Silicon Valley Funder Looks to Boost Local Civic Participation
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The Silicon Valley Community Foundation wants to help low-income residents and people of color get more engaged in local governance and policymaking.
Read MoreHere's Another Alarmed Foundation That's Making New Grants to Bolster Civic Participation
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Some 100 million Americans sat out the high-stakes 2016 election, including large numbers of African Americans and Latinos in key swing states. The George Gund Foundation wants to change that pattern.
Read MorePower to the Readers: A Muckraking Startup Bets on Small Donors
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As journalism scrambles for better financial footing, a new site called Tarbell is betting on crowdfunding to support its investigative reports. The nonprofit still relies on some foundation funding, at least for now.
Read MoreTo Fight Deportations in L.A., Private Funders Are Teaming Up With Local Government
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Grantmakers in Southern California have long worked to integrate immigrants into the social fabric. Now they're engaged in an urgent effort, along with public agencies, to keep communities from being torn apart.
Read MoreSuccessful Self-Disruption: Does This Gift Herald the Future of Public Radio?
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A big gift from a long-time supporter of digital "disruption" suggests the public radio station of tomorrow will resemble a "multi-platform journalism service."
Read MoreA High-Stakes Headcount: Philanthropy and the 2020 Census
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The census determines how we draw legislative districts, where government funds are sent, and more. But some foundations worry that the 2020 census could go badly wrong. Who's working to make sure it goes right?
Read MoreTilting Upward: Skewed Giving Trends and Inequality in the Nonprofit Sector
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Giving by the wealthy is growing even as ordinary Americans are giving less, a trend that mirrors broader patterns of inequality in the U.S. How does this imbalance affect civil society?
Read MoreFortress Mentality: Which Funders Are Working Against Immigration?
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With Trump in the White House, lots of funders have been lining up to support immigrant populations. But what about the other side? Here's a look at how philanthropy has been engaged to keep newcomers out.
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