Over a year after national racial justice uprisings prompted new attention to equity, the latest report from Green 2.0 shows progress on diversity disclosures by NGOs, but very limited participation by foundations.
Read MoreLack of diversity is a persistent problem in philanthropy. A new initiative aims to improve equity by recruiting candidates from a wide range of backgrounds for a two-year paid introduction to the sector.
Read MoreThe most progressive tax ever proposed looks like it won’t go through, and the senator who doomed it cited billionaires’ philanthropy as one reason why. And yet, philanthropy also resists higher payouts. Something has to give.
Read MoreThe Reinvention Lab and NewSchools Venture Fund piloted a program earlier this year to test what happens when funding decisions are made by people from the communities they serve. Leaders report back on their findings.
Read MoreDebuting with the somewhat tone-deaf goal of galvanizing middle and lower-class giving, a new 17-member commission wants to tackle some of the sector’s toughest conundrums. Whether it’ll manage that is uncertain.
Read MoreJavier Torres-Campos has spent his career building sustainable communities in partnership with artists and culture bearers. In a chat with IP, he reflects on what he’s learned, why he’s optimistic about philanthropy, and much more.
Read MoreIn Forbes’ latest reckoning of the 400 wealthiest Americans, only a paltry eight received the highest score for their philanthropic giving. Meanwhile, the list members’ collective wealth rose 40% to $4.5 trillion.
Read MoreGuest contributor Kyndall Clark Osibodu shares insight into how philanthropy can lift up girls of color as funding leaders, rather than just as beneficiaries.
Read MoreThe Pandora Papers implicate hundreds of global figures in an arcane world of offshore wealth reaching into the trillions. Few U.S. citizens appear—this time—but the leak still provides insight into how elite wealth operates.
Read MoreA new report challenges funders to revisit long-held assumptions about what makes for effective grantmaking. We dig into some key findings to help grantmakers navigate a rapidly changing philanthropic landscape.
Read MoreEven as its list of signatories grows, the Giving Pledge has failed to meaningfully grow billionaire philanthropy. As some interesting research has hinted, the discourse it promotes may be undermining its very purpose.
Read MoreMacKenzie Scott has written a lot of big checks to philanthropy-supporting organizations. A new report offers some insight into how that might play out, based on a smaller—but impactful—program of dedicated PSO giving.
Read MoreA longtime bastion of conservative philanthropy, the Philanthropy Roundtable has embraced combative, Trump-like rhetoric under a new leader. Some donors are bailing, but this change of tone isn’t really too surprising.
Read MoreOver $1 billion of philanthropic investment in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina hasn’t done much to correct stubborn disparities. Guest author Takema Robinson weighs in on how to avoid the same course after COVID.
Read MoreIn this guest post, the founder of the Crisis Charitable Commitment discusses a new initiative targeting large donor-advised funds and DAF sponsors. But he also reminds us that DAFs are just one part of a much larger problem.
Read MoreBetween new voluntary pledges and efforts to reform the sector by legislation, a flurry of campaigns are underway to encourage—or force—grantmakers to give more, and sooner. Here are six to watch.
Read MoreHealth funders are increasingly making grants that speak to broader social determinants of health. At the Blue Shield of California Foundation, Carolyn Wang Kong wants to push the field to go even further.
Read MoreAlleged worker mistreatment took The Appeal, a nonprofit news site, from ambitious expansion plans to complete implosion in a matter of months. Here’s what funders can do to help their grantees avoid a similar fate.
Read MoreResearching their new book on working in philanthropy, Gemma Bull and Tom Steinberg often encountered concerns about leadership’s lagging attitudes on issues like racial justice. If it’s bad enough, they argue, it may be time to quit.
Read MoreA report from the Council of Michigan Foundations offers rare insight into donor-advised fund activity at the individual account level. Guest authors from the Charity Reform Initiative say the findings underscore the need for reform.
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