March 07, 2023 How Can Nonprofits Access the Fortune Sitting in Community Foundation DAF Accounts? March 07, 2023/ Mike Scutari Donors are pouring money into DAFs managed by community foundations at a furious clip. Three community foundation leaders share tips on how nonprofits can put their work in front of philanthropic advisors and donors.Read More
December 22, 2022 Meeting Hatred With Dignity: Community Foundations Rally to Stop Hate-Fueled Violence December 22, 2022/ Martha Ramirez Dignity.us is a bipartisan initiative to address hate-fueled violence, launched by a group of former White House officials. More than 50 community foundations have joined the effort, which seeks to elevate local solutions.Read More
November 10, 2022 The Boston Foundation’s Reproductive Health Fund Sends a Message: Access is a Mainstream Issue November 10, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe When Roe v. Wade was overturned, Massachusetts became a sanctuary state for abortion care. The Boston Foundation also started a fund for abortion access that, while small, is a bold move for a community foundation. Read More
September 27, 2022 Seven Questions for Amy Freitag, the New York Community Trust’s New President September 27, 2022/ Mike Scutari In July, Amy Freitag assumed her role as only the fourth president in the New York Community Trust’s 97-year history. Freitag discusses the job so far, her influences, and her vision for what community foundations can accomplish.Read More
April 14, 2022 Seven Questions for California Community Foundation President and CEO Antonia Hernández April 14, 2022/ Mike Scutari In 2004, the trailblazing attorney Antonia Hernández took the helm of the California Community Foundation. We recently checked in with her to discuss her career, how philanthropy is changing, and much more.Read More
April 12, 2022 The Many Sizes, Shapes and Strategies of Community Foundations April 12, 2022/ IP Staff The term “community foundation” applies to hundreds of grantmaking institutions in the United States, but no two are quite the same. Here’s an overview of what these funders do and a tour of the many varieties.Read More
May 05, 2021 From Microgrids to Wind Farms, the Nation’s First Community Foundation Is Acting on Climate May 05, 2021/ Michael Kavate The Cleveland Foundation began taking steps in recent years to address climate change in its community while also taking on racial inequities. It’s one of several local funders in unexpected locations taking the issue head on.Read More
March 25, 2021 To Support an Equitable Recovery, Donor-Advised Funds Should Look Beyond Grantmaking March 25, 2021/ Tracy Palandjian and Danny Grossman, Guest Contributors An equitable recovery from the pandemic demands financial support that goes far beyond grantmaking. Tracy Palandjian and Danny Grossman share new research on how DAFs can use their investments to make an impact.Read More
January 05, 2021 Community Foundations Are Helping an “Extraordinarily Red” Florida County Go Green January 05, 2021/ Michael Kavate In overwhelmingly Republican Sarasota County, two community foundations have led the way on energy efficiency and solar energy pilot projects, hoping to spur further climate action.Read More
December 02, 2020 How a Community Foundation Is Helping a Tiny Utah Mountain Town Lead on Climate December 02, 2020/ Michael Kavate Park City, Utah, is a tiny mountain town with a big national presence. Aided by the Park City Community Foundation, the town has become a national leader on climate change, and offers a potential model for other funders.Read More
June 30, 2020 Community Foundation Leaders Talk Rapid Response and Evolving Roles During Crisis June 30, 2020/ Mike Scutari Community foundations have provided critical support during the pandemic due to their intimate understanding of the regions they serve. We chat with two community foundation CEOs to discuss lessons learned and the road ahead.Read More
April 20, 2020 At the Pandemic’s Epicenter, Here is What Grantmakers Are Doing in the Tri-State Area April 20, 2020/ Alyssa Ochs As part of our ongoing investigation of how funders are responding to the pandemic in different parts of the U.S., we take a look at the huge amount of activity that’s been unfolding in New York and nearby hard-hit states. Read More
April 01, 2020 Community Funders Begin Planning for a Post-Pandemic World April 01, 2020/ Paul Karon Local funders have mobilized hundreds of millions to protect vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 crisis, and across the U.S., grants are starting to flow. These foundations are also imagining their sector after the pandemic.Read More
November 21, 2019 Aiming for Greater Impact, a Community Foundation Gets Behind Social Movements November 21, 2019/ Philip Rojc The East Bay Community Foundation is doing something that’s unusual for philanthropy and even rarer for a community foundation: backing local movement groups and supporting them in their political advocacy—legally, of course. Read More
November 05, 2019 For the San Diego Foundation, Climate Change is a Local Issue November 05, 2019/ Tate Williams San Diego’s vulnerabilities to climate change include drought, wildfire and coastal flooding. The region’s community foundation—like a growing number of local funders elsewhere—has been working to address the climate challenge.Read More
November 01, 2019 “There Is No Manual.” Inside a Community Foundation’s Response to a Mass Shooting November 01, 2019/ Thomas Boyd When tragedy struck in August in Dayton, Ohio, the local community foundation there had to figure out how to create and administer a fund to help the victims—navigating a kind of giving that it had never practiced before. Read More
October 23, 2019 After Disaster, a Community Foundation Evolves from Emergency Response to Climate Resilience October 23, 2019/ Tate Williams The Puerto Rico Community Foundation has played a big role in the long recovery from 2017’s hurricanes. Since the devastating storms, it’s also become a champion for island resilience and community-based clean energy.Read More
July 01, 2019 Local Efforts to Scale up Impact Investing in Affordable Housing Are Gaining Steam July 01, 2019/ Philip Rojc Two top community foundations have recently gotten behind public-private efforts to ease the housing squeeze. And a Seattle nonprofit is crowdfunding affordable housing investments. Can this new wave of local investing move the needle?Read More
June 21, 2019 Lighting the Spark: A Community Foundation Looks to Small Grants to Catalyze Big Change June 21, 2019/ Alyssa Ochs It’s not always the size of a grant that determines its impact on a community. Here’s how the Vermont Community Foundation focuses its attention on hyper-targeted efforts to help catalyze larger change. Read More
June 10, 2019 Corporate Funders Flock to This Community Foundation's Housing Investment Fund June 10, 2019/ Philip Rojc More community foundations are getting behind impact investing, often with housing on the agenda. Recently, the Foundation for the Carolinas has attracted major corporate backing with a fund designed to boost affordable housing in the region. Read More