Increasingly, albeit too slowly, philanthropy is stepping up to support immigrant- and refugee-serving nonprofits.
Philanthropy Responds to Decline in Federal Refugee Support: Is It Enough?
Shaking the Grantmaking Tree at the 100-Year-Old Philadelphia Foundation
The Philadelphia Foundation celebrates its centennial with a $1 million initiative that invited the public in on its grantmaking process.
Got Milk? Maybe Not, but These Milk Execs Got Plenty of Cash
In America’s Dairyland, member accountability of the industry trade association to Wisconsin’s dairy farmers comes into question.
A University Foundation Sues Its Own College to Evade Public Records Request
A university foundation sues its own university to evade a public information request.
Repairing Harm, Meeting Need: Philanthropy and Trans-Led Organizing
Let us dare to imagine a world where trans people are free. Because when we do, we are building a world where every single one of us can thrive.
Can Philanthropy Boost City Government without Displacing It?
A survey of Flint, Michigan-area nonprofits finds they look to philanthropy, not city government, for community leadership.
Will Anyone Win in This Clash of #MeToo and Due Process?
Four Harvard law school professors see a worrying loss of due process in pursuing legal redress around cases of sexual abuse, particularly on college campuses.
Ghost Ship Fire Trial Ends with No Finding of Guilt on 36 Counts of Manslaughter
When housing is priced out of reach, tragedy follows, but even in that context, the Ghost Ship Fire remains an open wound in Oakland.
Community-Driven Bay Area Alliance Leads to More Sustainable Housing
In a world of many attempted solutions to San Francisco’s housing crisis, a multilayered cooperative corporation is trying to create something equitable.
Achieving the Dream of Equality Is More Than a Statistical Exercise
All students—rich and poor, white and of color—benefit from attending schools where attendees come from diverse backgrounds. Yet creating integrated public schools has proven difficult.
Nonprofit Governance and the Power of Things
Nonprofit boards are famously prone to acting in ways that suggest unseen forces. This intriguing, useful, and classic article takes on the pesky but powerful poltergeists in your boardroom.
A Nonprofit-Corporate Alliance Goes Horribly Wrong in a Preventable Way
Christian Dior’s off-base campaign for its Sauvage scent was done in collaboration with a nonprofit called Americans for Indian Opportunity.