Since 1986, the LEGO Foundation has been supporting children based on a core belief in the “power of play.” When the pandemic hit, the funder had to reconfigure its giving to meet new, urgent needs.
Read MoreThe L.A. Justice Fund, a project of two California foundations and city and county government, has been providing legal support for immigrants since 2017. After the pilot project’s success, it’s being adopted as a county program.
Read MoreThe Chavez Family Foundation is a San Francisco-based grantmaker that is often involved in immigration-related collaborations. Here's how local nonprofits in nine Bay Area counties can get involved with this funder.
Read MoreDespite the promise of a new administration, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers still face significant threats. In this guest post, three leaders from the field call on philanthropy to support crucial immigration legal services.
Read MoreFrom a humble Bronx background, Geri Mannion rose to become a star program officer at the Carnegie Corporation. We talk to the foundation veteran about her rise, and her work on timely issues like democracy and immigration.
Read MoreThe Four Freedoms Fund, established 18 years ago in the wake of 9/11, is a leading philanthropic hub for the immigrant rights movement. A recent report highlights its history, accomplishments and goals for the future.
Read MoreEven before the pandemic upended many funders’ giving strategies, a number of leading philanthropies were changing course. MacArthur shares what it learned from responsibly exiting its work in Mexico, which began in 1984.
Read MoreCarnegie Corporation President Vartan Gregorian was many things: scholar, mentor, master fundraiser and savior of the New York Public Library. He was also an immigrant, an identity that shaped his vision of American citizenship.
Read MoreNarratives around the U.S.-Mexico border are often grim and misleading, which shapes public opinion and policy on immigration. A new initiative led by the Ford Foundation seeks to uplift the authentic stories of border communities.
Read MoreThe toxic narrative that immigrants are to blame for environmental degradation is on the rise, with the help of some foundations and DAFs. A new report shines a light on the roots of the ideology, who backs it, and why funders must fight it.
Read MoreFive years from its founding, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is offloading its criminal justice and immigration grantmaking and pushing the accelerator on racial equity. We unpack what all this reshuffling means for a funder in flux.
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 MoreImmigrant advocates are gearing up for long-haul advocacy to hold the Biden administration to its promises and roll back Trump-era policies. For the funders backing them, the past four years have been as illuminating as they’ve been grim.
Read MoreThe first round of a prize loosely modeled after MacArthur’s “genius” grants awarded $1 million to New Yorkers with visions for solving the city’s toughest problems. We take a closer look at the winners and the family behind the prize.
Read MoreLatino nonprofits have historically been underfunded by philanthropy. LCF is working to change that by mobilizing a network of Latino philanthropists and directing grants to neglected organizations.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court ruling on DACA was a victory, but the fight is far from over. NCRP’s Ben Barge argues that after years of insufficient, inconsistent funding, philanthropy must stand with immigrants and refugees when the courts won’t.
Read MoreWhile the political climate has shifted dramatically in the past two decades, the Vilcek Foundation's commitment to recognizing immigrants' contributions hasn't wavered. What lessons has this grantmaker learned? And what’s next?
Read MoreGaps in federal and state COVID-19 relief have funders scrambling to shore up vulnerable communities. Immigrants are among the hardest-hit. Will groundbreaking new collaborations to fund direct relief fuel longer-term change?
Read MoreAs the coronavirus crisis spotlights and amplifies deep inequities in U.S. society, a growing number of emergency philanthropic funds have sprung up to provide targeted help for people of color.
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