OVERVIEW: The Foundation for the Carolinas is a major regional funder that serves a 13-county region in North Carolina and South Carolina, funding a broad range of community needs. In addition to grantmaking, it hosts a large number of … [Read more...] about Foundation for the Carolinas
Foundation for the Carolinas
As Government Budgets Pull Back, a Look at Philanthropy’s Role in Funding Public Libraries
Philanthropy played a foundational role in creating the American public library system. Once the private privilege of the wealthy, Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie began channeling more than $55 million into … [Read more...] about As Government Budgets Pull Back, a Look at Philanthropy’s Role in Funding Public Libraries
IP Briefing: What’s Going on with Philanthropy for Oceans and Freshwater?
In a sentence: Philanthropy for water-related issues is rising, but more is needed in this historically siloed sector.What’s going onThe water challenges the world faces today are increasing, from ocean warming to crumbling infrastructure, and … [Read more...] about IP Briefing: What’s Going on with Philanthropy for Oceans and Freshwater?
Community Foundation Support for Local Journalism Is Growing—and This Funder Is Leading the Way
With local news in peril, a cursory review of developments in the journalism space over the past few months suggests that community foundations could be the sector’s sleeping philanthropic giant.Earlier this year, American Journalism Project CEO … [Read more...] about Community Foundation Support for Local Journalism Is Growing—and This Funder Is Leading the Way
The Danger of Anti-Immigrant Extremism Posing as Environmentalism—and Who Funds It
With President Joe Biden in the White House and Vice President Kamala Harris providing the deciding vote in the Senate, a range of long-sought Democratic policy goals are back in play, albeit just barely. That includes ambitious agendas on … [Read more...] about The Danger of Anti-Immigrant Extremism Posing as Environmentalism—and Who Funds It
Across the South, Here’s How Local Funders Have Mobilized to Respond to COVID-19
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of posts that look at the response of funders in different regions of the U.S. to the coronavirus pandemic. Compared to elsewhere in the country, some southern states and jurisdictions were slower to issue … [Read more...] about Across the South, Here’s How Local Funders Have Mobilized to Respond to COVID-19
Community Funders Balance Priorities in the Face of Overwhelming Needs
As the COVID-19 emergency has unfolded, Inside Philanthropy has kept in touch with local funders and community foundations, reporting their efforts to maintain nonprofit operations and services that are crucial to many vulnerable populations. Most … [Read more...] about Community Funders Balance Priorities in the Face of Overwhelming Needs
Banks Started Giving Early on in Response to COVID-19—and the Pledges Keep Coming
These are unprecedented times, but the corporate sector—with baked-in business interruption and contingency plans—is more agile than most in responding to emergencies, and so are their foundations. Candid reported that as of early March, corporate … [Read more...] about Banks Started Giving Early on in Response to COVID-19—and the Pledges Keep Coming
Vanguard Defenders: What Top Foundations Are Doing to Protect Abortion Access
Abortion—not many topics stir up equal passion, matched by high levels of private funding. Forty-seven years after Roe v. Wade, abortion opponents are making historic gains, energized by Republicans in office and a conservative majority on the … [Read more...] about Vanguard Defenders: What Top Foundations Are Doing to Protect Abortion Access
Does Charity Still Start at Home? Exploring the State of Place-Based Giving
Last month, a group of Silicon Valley grantmakers rolled out an initiative to catalyze $100 million in new giving to local nonprofits. The effort, called Magnify Community, emerged after years of angst that the region’s vast wealth creation wasn’t … [Read more...] about Does Charity Still Start at Home? Exploring the State of Place-Based Giving
Confronting a Crisis, These Are the Top Funders Tackling Housing
In recent years, rising homelessness and a shortage of affordable housing have created a sense of crisis in many places, spurring private funders to action with new community initiatives and cross-sector partnerships. For all its billions, … [Read more...] about Confronting a Crisis, These Are the Top Funders Tackling Housing
Local Efforts to Scale up Impact Investing in Affordable Housing Are Gaining Steam
Amid the skyrocketing wealth inequality of a new Gilded Age, many new fortunes have been minted in places outside the traditional big-city haunts of the rich and powerful. That trend has fueled a boom in regional grantmaking as emerging major donors … [Read more...] about Local Efforts to Scale up Impact Investing in Affordable Housing Are Gaining Steam
Corporate Funders Flock to This Community Foundation’s Housing Investment Fund
The housing crisis is a vast and diffuse problem, placing intense stress on low-income households as well as many in the urban middle class. But it’s a tough area for philanthropy to move the needle, given the daunting scale of housing challenges … [Read more...] about Corporate Funders Flock to This Community Foundation’s Housing Investment Fund
The Private Money Shaping Public Conversation About Restricting Immigration
For years, the think tanks and organizations that pushed for tougher immigration restrictions operated on the fringes of public policy debates. Now, with a powerful friend in the White House, they are enjoying new influence. Promises to build a wall … [Read more...] about The Private Money Shaping Public Conversation About Restricting Immigration
“Everything Is Local.” A Regional Funder Hones Its Strategy
Times are changing for many local and regional funders. Spurred by economic shifts, political questions and the entry of new players into the field, longtime local funding institutions are reconsidering how they give. Strategic reassessments can be … [Read more...] about “Everything Is Local.” A Regional Funder Hones Its Strategy
Behind a New Institute for Economic Mobility: Powerful Data and Billionaire Donors
Opportunity Insights, a new policy and research institute based at Harvard University, recently scored two $15 million grants, one from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the other from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. An additional $6 million … [Read more...] about Behind a New Institute for Economic Mobility: Powerful Data and Billionaire Donors
Off the Beaten Path: With Another Mega-Gift, the Regional Philanthropy Boom Rolls On
We've come across many compelling examples of exploding regional philanthropy in "flyover country" as of late, but recent news out Wisconsin takes things to a whole new level.First off, the recipient organization, here, isn't based in one of the … [Read more...] about Off the Beaten Path: With Another Mega-Gift, the Regional Philanthropy Boom Rolls On
With Support From a Major Bank, a City Takes on Inequality
When it comes to reducing inequality, philanthropy’s track record is spotty at best. Left-leaning funders can back all the studies and pilot programs they want, but what if public officials and the general public simply refuse to pay attention—or get … [Read more...] about With Support From a Major Bank, a City Takes on Inequality
Planning Ahead: Why Did This Historic Opera House Net a Historic Gift?
Loyal IP readers know that we talk a lot about the "Bilbao Effect," a term that describes the transformative potential of an expensive, capital-intensive project. The risk with such a strategy is clear. Fundraising for a glamorous new performance … [Read more...] about Planning Ahead: Why Did This Historic Opera House Net a Historic Gift?
