As the most populous state, there’s a lot at stake when it comes to getting the 2020 Census right in California. Here’s a look at a funder stepping up to make sure everyone is counted.
Read MoreSome top funders have gotten behind an initiative to examine, with Facebook's cooperation, how the social media giant affects elections. Are these funders playing it too safe when they should be hitting harder?
Read MoreHe leads a top foundation in Silicon Valley that's working on such tough challenges as climate change and the polarization of U.S. politics. Kramer explains what keeps him up at night and more.
Read MoreEBCF has around since 1928 and gives away tens of millions each year. It’s in the midst of a transformation as it hits its 90th anniversary, looking to have more impact by driving social change.
Read MoreThe addition of a question concerning citizenship status to the 2020 U.S. Census has many concerned about the effect the query could have on participation. Here’s how philanthropy is stepping up.
Read MoreUnlike most other venture philanthropy shops, New Media Ventures has a strong progressive mission. And since the 2016 election, it’s been stepping up its funding of left-leaning tech entrepreneurs.
Read MoreWith government funding and representation at stake, local funders around the U.S. are making grants to ensure an accurate census count. We take a look at recent grants by a community funder in New York City.
Read MoreAccording to the NoVo Foundation, the kind of structural change efforts that the world needs are already in front of us. Now, philanthropy just needs to get on board. What does that look like in practice?
Read MoreLong 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 MorePlenty 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 MoreWith 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 MoreThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation wants to help low-income residents and people of color get more engaged in local governance and policymaking.
Read MoreSome 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 MoreThe 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 MoreGiving 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 MoreCan the Electoral College end without a constitutional amendment? The inventor of the scratch-off lottery ticket is betting on it, and has already spent millions.
Read MoreSean Parnell of The Philanthropy Roundtable and David Callahan, author of The Givers, have an extended debate over the book's ideas and policy prescriptions.
Read MoreThese are turbulent times for American democracy. Here's how one funders affinity group is looking at ways to bolster active civic engagement.
Read MoreCan community colleges be hotbeds of local civic engagement? The Rappaport Family Foundation sees this as an under-funded, high-potential area—and it's letting the grants flow.
Read MoreThere have been shaky moments before in America's democratic life. But recent developments have even veteran grantmakers alarmed. So what's the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation up to?
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