OVERVIEW: The McKnight Foundation is a Minnesota-based funder that supports work in its home state and throughout the Midwest, as well as neuroscience research across the U.S. and agroecology work in select countries in Africa and South America. Its … [Read more...] about McKnight Foundation
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Three Years Ago, the McKnight Foundation Boosted Its Payout. Now It’s Increasing It Again
New Panel Aims to Fortify Sector Independence, Downplays Elephant in the Room
The End of “Climate Emergency?” More Funders, Nonprofits Lean into Affordability
Seven Funders Supporting Minneapolis — And How to Find Nonprofits to Back
How One Minnesota Foundation Is Responding to the ICE Crisis
The Dells Gave Big. How Are Other Funders Aiming to Build Americans’ Intergenerational Wealth?
Strategy Meets Perseverance: Takeaways from Grantmakers in the Arts’ Latest Conference
America’s Food System is in Trouble. This Funder Collaborative is Tackling the Issues
Some Funders Share Their Buildings or Even Office Space with Nonprofits
Philanthropies and Nonprofits Speak Out Against Attacks on First Amendment
How the GroundBreak Coalition Is Taking on the Racial Home Ownership Gap
Is the Sector Really Expanding Payout? Or Is That a Dangerous Illusion?
Over 700 Funders and Sector Groups Now Asserting Their Right to Give Freely
Big Funders Take a Symbolic Stand Through The Courage Project
The Funding Leaders Who Have Spoken Out About Trump
Journalism Fundraising Program NewsMatch Had Its Most Successful Year Yet. Here’s Why
Rising Wave of Funders and PSOs Stand Up for the First Amendment Freedom to Give
Most Funders Are Silent on Trump. But These Leaders Have Spoken Up
A Wave of Departures in Environmental Philanthropy as Diversity Falls
Philanthropy’s 40 Most Powerful Families
Leading Lessons: A Foundation CEO’s Reflections on Pushing the Status Quo
Rising From the Ashes: A Consulting Firm’s Case for Optimism in the Motor City
It’s had a rough few decades, but once again, Detroit is a city on the rise. Known as the birthplace of Motown and for headquartering the “big three” automakers (General Motors, Chrysler and Ford), Detroit has faced a number of issues in recent … [Read more...] about Rising From the Ashes: A Consulting Firm’s Case for Optimism in the Motor City
What Did Philanthropy Do to Set the Stage for $27 Billion in Federal Climate Financing?
Funding for a Better Farm Bill Has Been Sparse and Inconsistent. Is That Changing?
Seven Questions for McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen
McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen spent the majority of her career in Michigan, including leading Detroit’s Skillman Foundation, before moving to take the helm of the $3 billion, Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation in 2021. We most recently … [Read more...] about Seven Questions for McKnight Foundation President Tonya Allen
A Philanthropic Contest Asked for Creative Fiction About Money. Here Are the Winning Stories
The Principal Foundation recently announced the winners of its first-ever short story contest, Money Chronicles: A Story Initiative, designed to increase financial literacy by using creative writing to spark conversations about money. A panel of … [Read more...] about A Philanthropic Contest Asked for Creative Fiction About Money. Here Are the Winning Stories
A Cross-Sector Coalition Raises Nearly $1 Billion to Tackle Racial Wealth Inequality in the Twin Cities
With the 2020 police murder of George Floyd and the massive uprising that followed it, Minneapolis and its twin city St. Paul gained an association with systemic racism in the U.S. and the simmering rage that racism has inspired. Last month, a … [Read more...] about A Cross-Sector Coalition Raises Nearly $1 Billion to Tackle Racial Wealth Inequality in the Twin Cities
The World Is “Collapsing,” Says the Pope. Time to Get Up to Speed on Climate Philanthropy?
The Pope says the world is “collapsing,” with climate change pushing the planet near a “breaking point.” Some 4,000 are dead and 9,000 missing in Libya after climate-fueled floods. The WHO says dengue fever will “take off” in the U.S., Europe and … [Read more...] about The World Is “Collapsing,” Says the Pope. Time to Get Up to Speed on Climate Philanthropy?
Tracking Green Regrantors: Who’s Funding in the Amazon, Brazil and Beyond?
With climate champion Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back in power in Brazil and the Amazon seemingly at a dangerous tipping point between carbon sink and net emitter, a new group of billionaire donors has opened their checkbooks for the world’s largest … [Read more...] about Tracking Green Regrantors: Who’s Funding in the Amazon, Brazil and Beyond?
