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With an updated strategy, the longtime early ed and K-12 funder is doubling down on its support for students amid uncertainty. Here’s a look at how.

Connie Matthiessen Reports: https://t.co/netJAAdKNg

#Education #Philanthropy #K12Education #EarlyChildhoodEducation

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With MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates in the lead, women megadonors are pushing global support in a promising direction at a perilous time.

Lauren Evans Reports: https://t.co/KAO9bRmLaU

#Philanthropy #MacKenzieScott #MelindaFrenchGates #TrustBasedPhilanthropy

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The billionaire Fidelity Investments CEO and her family have a track record of low-profile support across several key interests.

Martha Ramirez Reports: https://t.co/T3t6nLEVJw

#AbigailJohnson #FidelityFoundation #EducationFunding #ArtsAndCulture #Conservation #Grantmaking

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Backed by Gates, Ballmer, Koch and more, the initiative's aim is to help low-income Americans navigate critical inflection points.

Mike Scutari Reports: https://t.co/ldKhegYom0

#ArtificialIntelligence #EconomicOpportunity #WorkforceDevelopment #FinancialInclusion #TechForGood

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After years on philanthropy's fringes, the money is going mainstream. A diverse set of donors is emerging, including around a new fund offering psychedelic treatment to community leaders.

Ade Adeniji Reports: https://t.co/K6r9qGhe66

#MentalHealth #Psychedelics #TraumaHealing

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The AI boom has led to a surge in data center construction. Community pushback offers a good way in for concerned funders.

Martha Ramirez Reports: https://t.co/PGjEga92Dq

#AI #Philanthropy #ClimateJustice #DataCenters #TechPolicy #EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityOrganizing

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"Where are the funders?” Some advocates are asking the question in the run-up to November. Here are several grantmakers that are on the case.

Katherine Don Reports: https://t.co/keqXJdDdrk

#Democracy #VotingRights #Philanthropy #Midterms2026 #CivicEngagement #ElectionSecurity

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Many large legacy foundations earmark less than 80% of administrative and operational expenses toward grants, and those figures have largely decreased over the past decade.

Mike Scutari Reports: https://t.co/dLj7f9pxIv

#Foundations #Nonprofits #Grantmaking #EffectiveAltruism

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New Jersey Performing Arts Center's John Schreiber reflects on the importance of producing socially engaged programming, the difference between “good” and “bad” asks, and more.

Mike Scutari Reports: https://t.co/uTxr21sHH7

#ArtsFunding #Fundraising #Nonprofits #MajorGifts

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Why can it be so hard to distinguish between a funding intermediary that is shifting power and one that is consolidating it? Adam Miller of Planet Indonesia digs in.

Guest Contributor, Adam Miller Reports: https://t.co/CFvEDSpuA5

#ClimateJustice #Localization #GlobalDevelopment

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To the tune of $330 million, Open Society Foundations is tackling the twin challenges of economic injustice and threats to democracy, while also batting back against antisemitism accusations.

Connie Matthiessen Reports: https://t.co/in7H3WdRDK

#Democracy #OpenSocietyFoundations

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The new center is, in part, a vote of confidence in the arts and humanities in the AI era. Wendy Paris takes us on the tour.

Wendy Paris Reports: https://t.co/JWPbrdkTpR

#Philanthropy #HigherEducation #ArtsAndCulture #Humanities #AI #Oxford #Billionaires #Grantmaking

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The billionaire has set up four separate foundations within her Pivotal network, which is quite rare, even among megadonors.

Michael Kavate Reports: https://t.co/IjrQKSJ97J

#Philanthropy #MelindaFrenchGates #BillGates #Foundations #PivotalVentures #Nonprofits

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Tom Steyer has lots of money and a history of philanthropy, but when it comes to winning elections in California, big bucks appear to be both an advantage and a liability.

Connie Matthiessen Reports: https://t.co/9N87eOYNXh

#CaliforniaPolitics #Philanthropy #Billionaires

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Liberal incrementalism has been the sector status quo, but what the U.S. public really wants is large-scale change.

David Callahan Reports: https://t.co/NVzlhbPn2s

#Philanthropy #Democracy #Inequality #Populism #Nonprofits #CivilSociety #EconomicJustice #SocialChange

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A set of heavyweight grantmakers is backing Humanity AI to ensure the technology benefits society. Its first round of grants offers a window into its strategy.

Paul Karon Reports: https://t.co/KOwQbM44i5

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Philanthropy #TechPolicy #AIGovernance

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Former executive director June Wilson discusses how board members addressed tensions around the spend-down, strategies for ameliorating grantees’ concerns and more.

Mike Scutari Reports: https://t.co/LW6OkdBDDk

#Philanthropy #SpendDown #TrustBasedPhilanthropy #Foundations

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The Democracy and Power Innovation Fund wants grantmakers to question the civic engagement status quo, highlighting ways funders can support power-building on the ground.

Sarah Henry Reports: https://t.co/cWf1UEOKDo

#Democracy #CivicEngagement #Philanthropy #CommunityOrganizing

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Organizations like Girls Not Brides are looking to philanthropic funders to boost their commitments amid dramatic reductions in global aid.

Lauren Evans Reports: https://t.co/YJYL0NiOPc

#ChildMarriage #GirlsRights #GenderEquality #GlobalDevelopment #HumanRights

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The national milestone is an opportunity to engage with how we can prevent the philanthropic stories that have shaped communities from being lost.

Guest Contributor, Andre Dowell Reports: https://t.co/JDAgCDZrm4

#Philanthropy #History #Archives #Nonprofits #CivilSociety