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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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