Many critical programs, like Google for Nonprofits, only will provide support to 501c3s. So, hate groups that have 501c3 status can get support (and have) from Google and TechSoup, while civil rights organizations that are fiscally sponsored cannot.
grantee relations
Blurred Boundaries: A New World for Some Foundation/Grantee Partnerships
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We all know that the relationship between foundations and nonprofits is often a highly unequal one. But not all foundation-nonprofit relationships are the same. A study of 33 private foundations revealed many cases in which foundations engage in highly intimate partnerships with select grantees. These partnerships blur the usual boundaries between foundation and nonprofit and are characterized by heightened expectations regarding transparency, willingness to take risks, commitment to elevated impact, and meaningful value creation.
arts nonprofits
Shattering the Line: Gund Supports Nonprofits’ Involvement in Art Activism
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Nonprofits should leverage the arts to confront social issues in their communities, says this Ohio foundation.
Philanthropy
The Growth in Total Household Giving Is Camouflaging a Decline in Giving by Small and Medium Donors: What Can We Do about It?
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SPECIAL NPQ POLICY FEATURE: New research demonstrates that small and mid-size donations are falling even as charitable dollars continue to grow, increasing nonprofit dependence on the wealthy few. These facts should give us all pause and make us consider prioritizing the universal charitable deduction as sector-wide policy.
Philanthropy
Chan Zuckerberg’s LLC and DAF Philanthropy: Another Giant Step in the Wrong Direction
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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is giving hundreds of millions to schools, but its layers of secrecy as it inserts itself into our public education system is nothing less than deeply anti-democratic.
Celebrity Charities
New Orleans Residents Sue Brad Pitt Foundation: Celebrities and Disaster Relief
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Brad Pitt’s foundation is sued for the poor state of housing that his “Make It Right” group helped to build in the wake of Katrina.
societal disruption
Will “Disruptive” Philanthropy Learn to Listen to the People It Supports?
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Hewlett Foundation president Larry Kramer notes that the “balance” between what grantees say and how foundations act is off and needs to be corrected.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Is the Nike Corporation Flirting with Disaster?
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What are activists to make of the Nike/Kaepernick story? It really isn’t all that complicated.
donor-advised funds
Donor-Advised Funds and Community Foundations, Reimagined
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Done the right way, reforming DAFs would not only help working charities, but would also allow community foundations to grow in stature and do what they do best.
farm bill
James Beard Organizes Chefs on Farm Bill and Promotes Gender Equity
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How one foundation, with help from others, is using advocacy for healthy food and gender diversity.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Gates Foundation Tries a New Tack in Latest Round of Education Grants
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Has the Gates Foundation learned from its mistakes? Its latest round of education grants gives some cause for guarded optimism.