Experts and top funders in rural America say there’s far more activity and sophistication in this corner of philanthropy than most people realize. But also some challenging issues, especially for newcomers to the field.
Read MoreTwo big new commitments from Google and Accenture offer a window into the biggest trend in corporate philanthropy right now. What’s behind all the focus on the “future of work”?
Read MoreA recent gift by PepsiCo illustrates several threads weaving through corporate philanthropy right now, with its focus on tackling urban inequities, empowering women, and equipping young people of color for STEM jobs.
Read MoreCorporate philanthropy is getting much more strategic these days, and for the big banks, inclusive urban prosperity is a top priority. Along with JPMorgan Chase, Citi Foundation is a key player here.
Read MoreIt's good to see leading companies like Walmart and Google making grants to train workers for better jobs. Some of these firms, though, are complicit in America’s low-road, low-wage economy.
Read MoreWhile living donors and legacy foundations often eye other warily, they have a lot to gain from collaborating and more such efforts are emerging. Here's an example of that, focusing on economic equity.
Read MoreThe Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) believes that supporting fair local economies means questioning the larger status quo. Which funders are behind its approach?
Read MoreWith many experts agreeing that automation threatens to alter the American workforce, some donors are backing work to gauge its economic and societal fallout. Here's an example.
Read MoreWith plans to spend a billion dollars in twenty years, the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation has charged into the struggle to revitalize Rust Belt cities. Eyeing new digital opportunities, one of its partners is MIT.
Read MoreThe digital divide is real is many parts of America where there's uneven access to high-speed Internet. One community foundation in Alabama is looking to bridge these gaps, with seed funding from Google.
Read MoreSwaths of the American heartland are plagued by an absence of jobs and hope. What can a giant foundation do to turn things around in rural parts of its home state?
Read MoreThere'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 MoreIn the face of powerful structural forces arrayed against Flint, Michigan, the Mott Foundation has kept trying new ways to spur prosperity. We look at its latest initiative, focused on a former auto complex.
Read MoreJPMorgan Chase's giving has gotten a lot more strategic lately, and boosting minority-owned small businesses, starting in Detroit, is one focus. Now that effort is expanding to two more cities.
Read MoreDo Bill and Melinda Gates, along with the foundation they command, really have either the bandwidth or appetite to take on a sprawling challenge that has long thwarted government and philanthropy alike?
Read MoreBacked by the founder of Starbucks, a corporate coalition is gunning for a million youth hires by 2021 with a pragmatic initiative focused on a key zone of racial and economic inequity.
Read MoreMore than fifty years into the War on Poverty, this organization is shaking up how we support poor families. Funders large and small are paying attention to its unique model.
Read MoreLast week, we looked at what foundations are doing wrong in the fight against rising economic stratification. Now, we turn the spotlight on a foundation that's been doing everything right.
Read MoreJust because a city's revitalizing, that doesn't mean it's happening equitably. A group of corporations and foundations are upping their support for a Detroit fund seeking to ensure that it does.
Read MoreAs foundations look to drive economic development in their home regions, they're working with a wider array of stakeholders in more ambitious initiatives with lots of moving parts.
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