The Sequoia Foundation has become a major player in climate philanthropy and we can expect 2024 to be another big year. What does its philanthropy look like, and where is the money going?
Read MoreThe 2024 presidential election is already flooded with political donations, but nonpartisan philanthropic funds will also play an major role. Here’s an overview of how philanthropy will shape this year’s election.
Read MoreRobert Silvers, storied editor of The New York Review of Books, passed away in 2017, leaving behind a charitable fund to support writers. Here’s how the foundation in his name backs journalism, arts reporting, criticism and more.
Read MoreSome funders prefer to operate far from the spotlight, but we’ve been noticing a lot of sophisticated communications teams at foundations lately. What do they do, exactly, and why do funders make this a priority?
Read MoreBloomberg Philanthropies’ Digital Accelerator Program just announced an open call for applications. The growing program offers a useful window into the challenges surrounding nonprofit tech, and of the importance of funding it.
Read MoreFunders looking to become more participatory in their grantmaking are often uncertain about the next steps. Consultants Katy Love and Diana Samarasan have created a new self-assessment tool as a guide.
Read MoreGuest author Makeeba McCreary challenges funders to let go of “mile-wide, inch-deep” approaches to racial equity and to intentionally reimagine the funder-grantee relationship.
Read MoreModeled on NYC’s Robin Hood Foundation, this grantmaker draws support from high-profile California donors as it takes on problems around housing, early childhood, education and employment in the Bay Area.
Read MoreThe mercurial tech titan now presides over a multibillion-dollar foundation. Here’s a look at where its grants went in 2022, and at Musk’s still-murky plans to set up a K-12 school and university in Texas.
Read MoreIn this guest piece, authors John H. Jackson and Susan Taylor Batten pose the question: If funders believe racial justice organizations are the path to change, why not give them the true wealth they need to stabilize their work?
Read MoreLaunched in 2018, the Fund for an Inclusive California supports community-led housing justice work, with some major backers on board. The collaborative is entering a new phase and targeting overlooked regions of the state.
Read MoreEstimates by FoundationMark show private foundation assets at an all-time high, having only just reached $1 trillion in 2019. Here’s a look at what’s driving the gains and why the trend toward a top-heavy sector isn’t going anywhere.
Read MoreErinn Andrews works with wealthy, but not super-wealthy clients who want to give more thoughtfully but lack the capacity to do so. Here’s how she gets these lagging but well-intentioned donors to step up their games.
Read MoreThreats to civil society from the authoritarian far right are only ramping up, warn guest authors Peter Teague and Mike Berkowitz. But philanthropy still has the tools it needs to safeguard American democracy — and itself.
Read MoreThanks in part to a $1.7 billion pledge, more funding than ever is going toward Indigenous peoples and their critical role in climate and land protection. New research shows relatively little goes directly to groups on the ground.
Read MorePhilanthropy leaders and staff face the daunting task of deciding whether and how they should implement new artificial-intelligence-based tools. Technology Association of Grantmakers offers some new guidance.
Read MoreSergey Brin and Larry Page’s grantmaking grew by $80 million or more apiece in 2022, putting them among the top 40 philanthropic funders in the U.S. But for Page in particular, good luck finding out where all that money’s going.
Read MoreFive philanthropies are partnering with the National Science Foundation to advance the field of public interest technology — hopefully spurring the idea that public wellbeing must be a key element in tech development.
Read MoreOn the heels of Harvard President Claudine Gay’s resignation, activists are pivoting to hot-button issues like dismantling DEI programs. Major donors have played a key role, and will likely continue to do so.
Read MoreThe Levitt Foundation has a unique focus on creating music performance spaces as a way to support communities nationwide. The family recently announced it would spend down to boost its impact.
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