Funders often draw a distinction between direct service and systemic change. According to Liberty Hill Foundation’s Shane Murphy Goldsmith, the pandemic was an important reminder that one can’t happen without the other.
Read MoreIt’s been a year since the pandemic upended life as we know it. The past 365 days have seen plenty of overtures to change, but what lessons can we actually draw from a year of COVID philanthropy? Here’s our take.
Read MoreA new report summarizes philanthropy’s historic response to COVID-19 in 2020. At first glance, it appears funders hit priorities like providing unrestricted funds and supporting communities of color. But a closer read reveals familiar sticking points.
Read MoreA quiet giant, the ELMA Group of Foundations shares means and methods to help Africa survive the pandemic, urging others to step up during the “greatest crisis of our time.”
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 MoreOver the past year, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has applied some valuable principles toward its global work to support communities facing the pandemic. Guest contributor Samantha Wolthuis shares the details.
Read MoreThe Roddenberry Foundation, started by “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry’s son, has created a fund that puts trusted networks ahead of traditional funding processes, in an effort to quickly move COVID relief funding where it’s needed most.
Read MoreCorporations, foundations and individuals have been responding to a greater number of disasters over the past decade. Two recent reports look at where funding is coming from, and the need for more attention to preparedness and resilience.
Read MoreA new philanthropic prize to help refugees looks for bold short- and long-term solutions to the challenges they face—and welcomes like-minded funders.
Read MoreIn its response to COVID-19, Wellcome Trust, the world’s largest health research philanthropy, is prioritizing collaboration with other funders and sectors to improve global resiliency in the face of deadly diseases.
Read MoreThe philanthropic arm of pharmaceutical company Astellas aims its pandemic relief at building healthcare infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries, including $2 million in grants to seven African nations and the Dominican Republic.
Read MorePop sensation Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation has been around since 2012, but only recently began moving into the spotlight. CLF’s leaders unpack how the star uses her unique platform, and their work on resilience, education and more.
Read MoreAfrica gathered forces and responded to COVID-19 quickly, keeping cases low with help from major philanthropies like Mastercard and Gates foundations. As the virus accelerates, can these early interventions prevent catastrophe?
Read MoreCOVID-19 has many foundations doing disaster response for the first time, but it won’t be the last. Experts in disaster philanthropy advise on how the sector can best support their communities now and be ready for what’s ahead.
Read MoreFrom protective equipment shortages to the long-term toll on families, healthcare workers are shouldering some of the heaviest burdens of the pandemic. Here’s how corporate and private funders are responding.
Read MoreWith a quarter of a billion people facing food insecurity as a result of COVID-19, global anti-hunger networks have been mobilizing and pleading for funding. So far, it’s mainly corporate philanthropies that have responded.
Read MoreGirls in poorer regions of the world are especially vulnerable to the social and economic fallout from a growing pandemic. Fearing that years of progress on gender equity may be unwound, nonprofits and funders are mobilizing to respond.
Read MoreWorldwide challenges like climate change and pandemics reveal the fragility of human societies. A network of funders and former funders wants to help grantmakers break out of their silos and think in planet-sized systems.
Read MoreLocal African organizations will play an all-important role in the fight against a devastating pandemic. Too often, though, these groups are invisible to philanthropy. A guest contributor offers a blueprint for how donors can support them.
Read MoreWith its close linkages to China and a big presence in Seattle, the tech sector was hit early by the coronavirus. Here’s a rundown of cash and in-kind donations made since then by Silicon Valley companies to respond to the pandemic.
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