The Ford Foundation is upping its support for advocacy on behalf of the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers, who’ve been severely impacted by COVID. The $25 million effort is financed by Ford’s social bond.
Read MoreDespite a swiftly rising global female prison population, funding remains scarce for work with and for incarcerated women and girls. Guest authors Isabella Cordua and Sabrina Mahtani unpack the problem.
Read MoreThe MacArthur Foundation has funded global nuclear security since the 1980s, and is now in the process of wrapping up the program as one of its “big bets.” We take a look at its capstone nuclear funding, and the state of the field.
Read MoreGuest authors Milena Bacalja Perianes and Odette Hekster make the case that philanthropy is neglecting menstrual health, to the detriment of the health and well-being of half the world’s population.
Read MoreBacked by the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Kasa! will address a deeply under-resourced problem: sexual and gender-based violence in countries like Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal.
Read MoreSince 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 MoreCivil war has created a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, killing thousands, including hundreds from starvation. A U.K.-based charity recently formed a $30 million partnership of three funders to support nutrition over five years.
Read MoreAtieno Odhiambo is heading the new Legal Empowerment Fund at the Fund for Global Human Rights. In this guest contribution, she discusses how backing local advocates is essential to closing the global justice gap.
Read MoreGeorge Soros’ philanthropy is making sweeping changes to streamline its work and put more grantmaking in local hands. We’ve got the latest details, including closure of some funding streams and a fifth of program staff possibly departing.
Read MoreThe Red Umbrella Fund launched in 2012 as an international participatory grantmaker led by sex workers. We chat with coordinator Paul-Gilbert Colletaz about the global fund’s evolution and its participatory approach.
Read MoreThe pandemic has cast a brutal light on how far the world must travel to secure basic rights to health and well-being. A report from Candid shows that philanthropy could be doing a lot more.
Read MoreMacKenzie Scott’s global giving has ebbed and flowed, with initial commitments abroad followed by a U.S.-focused round in December. Her latest round promises continued global giving, especially to support women and girls.
Read MoreSurvivors of human trafficking and slavery have often been excluded from leadership roles in anti-trafficking work. Survivor Alliance wants to change that, and it’s looking to change philanthropy along the way.
Read MoreThe Dutch lottery is, in fact, one of the largest private donors in the world. It also embraces forward-thinking practices like long-term, flexible funding. We take a look at its unique model and a recent human rights commitment.
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 MoreAmid a rising movement to support global workers’ rights, a new fund launched by the U.N. Foundation takes a bottom-up approach to empowering the women toiling on global supply chains.
Read MoreAs the philanthropic sector pays heightened attention to issues of racial justice and equity, two prizes recently celebrated some of the many diverse leaders on the front lines of the environmental movement.
Read MoreA recent report shows that the peace and security sector accounts for less than 1% of overall philanthropic giving. Still, a dedicated set of funders in the nuclear security space has a long history of collaborating on intractable problems.
Read MoreMore funders working on global security are embracing trust-based practices and support for local leaders. Now, with COVID-19 bringing new instability to the world, these approaches are especially important, says a guest contributor.
Read MoreCOVID-19 arrived at a time of rising political repression around the world. A guest contributor argues that as global funders fight a public health crisis, they also should look for opportunities to advance systemic change on human rights.
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