Today, the movement for universal Pre-K is highly prominent. But the movement did not appear overnight. Rather, it involved a decades-long effort that combined deep scientific research on brain development with communications and advocacy work.
Microgrants are used to meet many nonprofit needs. Sometimes it works well; other times, not so much.
A Council of Foundations and Foundation Center report outlines international giving trends by US foundations. The numbers reveal that US foundations, even when funding international programs, most often give to US groups rather than local organizations.
The Charles Koch Foundation will make the details of their future academic grants public and share their criteria for grantmaking.
First Nations Development Institute’s report highlights some challenges facing organizations that serve Native Americans, since foundation giving to these groups declined by almost a third over an eight-year period.
An outsider gets a bright idea that he promises will revolutionize a field and gains access to a wealthy funder. The donor or foundation takes a big risk and makes a mega-grant, then the organization lands on the field like a giant unsocialized toddler and goes belly-up within a few years, with little to show for the endeavor.
Nonprofit media in Chicago include a number of bold attempts at creating a more grounded narrative and now there is a philanthropic initiative that aims to meet them where they’re at.
A foundation exhibits its own sense of hope and faith in the future by investing heavily in intersectional grassroots organizing.
Communities in Schools’ ability to secure sizable long-term grants from a “big bets” funder is based on its emphasis on metrics, willingness to change, and resourced commitment to bring its entire network of affiliates in line—rather than from clear-cut evidence of impact.
The YMCA, whose 2,700 local affiliates serve 22 million people, has launched a national program to better serve LGBTQ families and children. Now comes the challenge of implementation.
