Rockefeller Foundation announces a $5.5-million grant program to hold opportunity zone investors accountable. But will modest grants make a difference?
Opportunity Zones: Can Philanthropy Provide Accountability When the Law Does Not?
Another State Narrows Women’s Reproductive Health Options
As many states rush to bring back the bad old days in women’s reproductive health, Arizona advances bills that would cut women’s access to information about abortion.
The Model Works Locally, but Can It Scale—and Should It?
For decades, nonprofits and their funders have been looking at programs that appear to function well in one setting and imagining how they would “scale” on a larger level.
California Wildfire Recovery: A Tale of Two Counties
Very different responses to two deadly California fires highlight the slower pace of recovery in poorer communities.
Rethinking Museum’s Role in Civic Life Leads to Free Admission Policy
At L.A.’s Museum of Contemporary Art, $10 million will buy five years of free admission—and time to see how this policy might be sustained.
NPQ North: Public Well-Being and Scarcity Narratives Not a Good Fit
When pushing back against government austerity proposals, doing important work well is not enough. Nonprofits need to show how their work improves our quality of life.
What Might Reparations Look Like? Nonprofit Activists Outline One Path
A report by nonprofit economic justice groups identifies a strategy to create a Reparations Trust Fund, as well as ideas on how to use that fund to radically reduce the nation’s racial wealth gap.
The Gift of a Land Lab for Agriculture Bears Fruit
A gift of land specifically to promote agriculture provides a lab to improve farming.
The Road Less Traveled: Establishing the Link between Nonprofit Governance and Democracy
“How,” the author rhetorically asks, “can an organization contribute to a democratic society if there is a democratic deficit in its own governance?” It’s a particularly pertinent question for nonprofits in these times.
Strategic Reserves and Endowments: Guidance for Forward-Thinking Funders and Grantees
This webinar explores endowments and lays the groundwork for philanthropy to begin funding reserves. It’s useful for philanthropists, nonprofit staff and board members, and capacity builders.
New Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Outlines an Equity Focus for the Windy City
Chicago’s new mayor, the first Black woman and openly gay activist to hold the office, got down to business very quickly in her first week in office.
As Some States’ Threat to Women Rises, Donations Surge
Local organizations like the Yellowhammer Fund in Alabama are serving as vehicles for women’s rights supporters around the country to express their frustration and support. Though small, Yellowhammer raised $100,000 in a single day after abortion restrictions were passed into law.