Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway and his wife Joanne have been leading funders of nursing education since they entered the space a decade ago. Here’s how their Bedford Falls Foundation is supporting this essential profession.
Read MoreHarnessing data can help drive an inclusive recovery from a pandemic that widened economic divides. Here’s how a global challenge kickstarted development projects and created a network of data scientists to help rebuild equitably.
Read MoreIn the midst of a raging pandemic, the IKEA Foundation and IRC launched a new program to help nearly 20,000 refugees and locals find employment and grow businesses in Uganda and Kenya.
Read MoreOut of the flurry of grants awarded by MacKenzie Scott in 2020, a handful support Latino communities, including $15 million for Hispanics in Philanthropy. The group’s president tells us about their work and how the funding came about.
Read MoreWomen are bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s economic, health and social harms. The Gates Foundation’s latest COVID-related commitment seeks to gain a better understanding of these impacts and support an inclusive recovery.
Read MoreThe Truist Foundation’s first year of funding was met by a pandemic and a rising racial justice movement. A grant to Purpose Built Communities shows how a bank’s philanthropic arm seeks to advance equity and economic mobility.
Read MoreGuest contributors Donna Gambrell and Catherine Berman make the case that small, Black-led Community Development Financial Institutions offer a critical pathway toward social, racial and economic justice.
Read MorePepsiCo and its foundation join other major companies dealing with the ways issues of racial injustice impact their employees and customers. In this case, the company is zeroing in on hard-hit Black restaurateurs.
Read MoreFinancial services company USAA serves a diverse military community, which makes up the majority of its members and a significant part of its workforce. The company recently made a $50 million commitment to advancing racial equity.
Read MoreEarly on, corporations directed billions toward COVID-19 response, and made big donations in response to a growing racial justice movement. Capital One is building on its initial efforts with a $200 million initiative. Where’s the money headed?
Read MoreA new initiative to support Native American communities hit hard by COVID-19 will offer direct cash relief, a funding strategy that’s growing in popularity. We spoke to Edgar Villanueva about the Decolonizing Wealth Project’s latest move.
Read MoreMicrosoft recently announced a $15 million investment in nonprofits that provide digital skills and workforce development programming to the Black community. To be considered, nonprofits will have to act fast and apply by September 30.
Read MoreOne year after a group of philanthropies met to discuss ways to address fair labor issues, the resulting collaborative, FORGE, has launched a pooled fund aiming to lift worker voices. The fund’s first round of grants focuses on COVID response.
Read MoreMacKenzie Scott’s first moves in international funding aim to empower marginalized people in the Global South to build their own paths to resiliency. That includes millions in direct cash transfers.
Read MoreA coalition of major impact investors seeking to build out the field made its first round of grants, funding initiatives that focus on public policy and increasing the flow of private capital to urgent social problems.
Read MoreWith funding from John Hancock, a Boston-based youth employment program has served more than 5,000 young people over 13 years. Here’s how the city rallied together to provide virtual summer internships amid a raging pandemic.
Read MoreLawmakers and funders alike hoped opportunity zones would be a game changer, connecting untapped wealth to areas of poverty. But new research funded by JPMorgan Chase finds they are falling short on advancing racial equity.
Read MoreA new $30 million grant contest declares that “Equality Can’t Wait.” What’s driving Melinda Gates and Mackenzie Bezos to push for accelerated progress on gender equality in the U.S., and what are they looking for in applicants?
Read MoreCOVID-19 has heightened our awareness of social and economic inequality, and foundations and corporate giants alike are responding with financial commitments. Here’s where JPMorgan Chase’s $250 million pledge is now headed.
Read MoreCorporations have committed more than $450 million to social and racial justice groups, but are struggling with tone and intent in their responses to mass protests. How can their commitments unfold in inclusive and authentic ways?
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