Takema Robinson says the US is besieged with multiple disasters—not the least of which is the crumbling of our democracy—and philanthropy is behind the curve.
Federal Data Show How Coronavirus Spending Has Favored Millionaires
The Paycheck Protection Program, unemployment insurance, and stimulus checks get the most attention, but not necessarily the most funding.
The Guardian’s Pledge for the Environment Produces Results
The Guardian pledged to cover the environment. A year on, it measures its own results, bringing the news back to the civil society fold.
About That Rise in Small Donors…Election Match Offers Strain Credulity
Emails to potential Trump campaign donors promise an outlandish 825% match. This isn’t the first time this election season has seen such suspect offers.
The Evolutionary Problem of Art Behemoths in the Pandemic
The modern arts acropolis—like Lincoln Center, for example—may be ill fated over the period to come, but its problems can be traced to the original design.
Baltimore City Council Votes Unanimously to Observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Baltimore’s City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, joining an estimated 70 cities that did something similar in the past year.
Fall 2020 Digital Issue
The Nonprofit Quarterly’s fall 2020 issue is our first ever edition focused on climate/environmental justice from Indigenous perspectives.
Small-Dollar Donors May See Resurgence in 2020
Nonprofit fundraisers should be paying attention to the donations being made in the presidential election, because the trends are instructive and hopeful.
MacArthur Awards Lift Up a Broad Range of Artists and Activists
Many within this year’s group of MacArthur fellows speak to the main facets of the struggle, in both arts and policy, to build a more racially and economically just world.
Gates and the COVID Vaccine: A Case of Philanthropic Overreach?
The Gates Foundation has invested millions in a COVID vaccine, but it has done an end run around WHO to join up with Big Pharma.
Reallocating the Police Budget Gets High Ratings in Chicago Survey
In a survey of Chicago residents, nearly 90% of respondents supported reallocating city resources away from the police, providing a participatory budgeting mandate.
Raise Your Hand If You’re Confused: The Tragic Death of the Stimulus
Not everyone believes a new stimulus package is necessary…just like not everyone believe we should fear the pandemic.