March 10, 2023 These Health Research Funders Are Facing Down the Next Pandemic Threat — Whatever It May Be March 10, 2023/ Paul Karon The Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Open Philanthropy are collaborating under a partnership called Pandemic Antiviral Discovery, funding research to develop treatments that may be needed for future pandemics.Read More
February 08, 2023 Foundations May Be Backsliding on COVID-Era Flexibility. Are Grantees Getting Fed Up? February 08, 2023/ Dawn Wolfe A new survey from Technology Association of Grantmakers suggests some funders who relaxed restrictions in 2020 are reverting to old practices. That raises tough questions about the grantee-funder relationship going forward. Read More
January 04, 2023 Literary Arts Groups Weathered a Pandemic, but Finances Remain Just as Precarious January 04, 2023/ Mike Scutari A new report based on data from 410 literary arts nonprofits that applied to Mellon Foundation-funded Literary Arts Emergency Fund provides a concerning snapshot of the state of the field. We explore some key takeaways.Read More
December 19, 2022 Is Tutoring the Answer to COVID Learning Loss? These Funders Want to Find Out December 19, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Pandemic-related learning loss threatens to widen the achievement gap. Arnold Ventures and other funders are backing an ambitious research project to determine if and how high-intensity tutoring can help.Read More
December 12, 2022 Can Futurism Change the World? This "Philanthropic Futurist" Thinks So December 12, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Trista Harris uses the tools of futurism to help nonprofits and foundations make better decisions. We check in with her about how she came to this work, and how organizations can apply futurism to navigate turbulent times.Read More
September 08, 2022 Informed By COVID, a Coalition of Funders Backs Community Health Workers in Africa September 08, 2022/ Liz Longley The Africa Frontline First Catalytic Fund is setting its sights on compensating and training community health workers, who play a crucial role in addressing public health problems. Two major foundations have already signed on.Read More
August 25, 2022 “Our Next National Health Disaster.” Boosting Research into Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome August 25, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen The Open Medicine Foundation supports research into Long COVID, ME/CFS, and other complex, chronic conditions, but research dollars are few and the fallout of these conditions is devastating.Read More
August 25, 2022 Nonprofit Survey Holds Lessons for Funders Looking to Curb Persistent Racial Disparities in Giving August 25, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2022 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey found that racial disparities in funding continued into 2020 and 2021. Responses from participating nonprofits offer promising advice for funders. Read More
August 24, 2022 Though Giving Remained Strong Amid Crisis, COVID, Inflation and Other Woes Gutted Many Nonprofits August 24, 2022/ Holly Hall Record levels of charitable giving allowed most nonprofits to persevere during the pandemic, but the layered challenges of recent years have proven too much for many, especially smaller groups and service providers.Read More
August 23, 2022 Funding Better Assessment Can Help Kids Recover from COVID-Era Learning Loss August 23, 2022/ John Overdeck, Guest Contributor The pandemic disrupted learning and widened preexisting achievement gaps. In this guest post, John Overdeck of the Overdeck Family Foundation explains how funding next-generation learning assessments can help.Read More
June 29, 2022 Report: Four Trendlines in Corporate Philanthropy June 29, 2022/ Liz Longley As the pandemic drags on and debates around DEI practices continue, here are four trends in corporate giving to keep an eye on, drawn from an annual survey by Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP).Read More
June 07, 2022 Mixed Results: Assessing Philanthropy’s Year Two Response to the Pandemic June 07, 2022/ Mike Scutari A new report found that funders dialed back COVID-related support in 2021, although total grantmaking increased over the previous year. Two years into the pandemic, most of this support still takes the form of restricted funding.Read More
May 25, 2022 Can Philanthropy Give Underdog Cities a Leg Up as They Compete for Federal Funding? May 25, 2022/ Philip Rojc A collaboration backed by Bloomberg, Ford and more will help smaller cities access more than $1 trillion in federal infrastructure funding. It’s one way philanthropy can magnify its impact by influencing where public money goes.Read More
May 18, 2022 A Private-Public Partnership Takes a “Test-and-Treat” Approach to Curbing COVID-19 Globally May 18, 2022/ Paul Karon A collaboration of Open Society Foundations, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and other global health organizations and companies aims to augment vaccination efforts with the use of COVID antiviral medicines.Read More
May 09, 2022 Funder Spotlight: How the Schultz Family Foundation Backs Young People and Veterans May 09, 2022/ Ade Adeniji Here’s an overview of longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s family foundation, and how it’s working to foster greater opportunity among veterans and youth, as well as respond to the pandemic.Read More
May 04, 2022 What's Going on with Philanthropy for Global Health? May 04, 2022/ IP Staff Philanthropy represents only a fraction of global health spending, and large foundations dominate U.S. giving for global health. Still, COVID-19 has led to an uptick, both from established funding leaders and others.Read More
May 02, 2022 Good Reporting on Science and Health Is Becoming Ever More Vital. Who’s Supporting It? May 02, 2022/ Paul Karon Threats like pandemics and climate change underscore the crucial importance of accurate science and health reporting. Here are some of the funders supporting journalists in that work.Read More
April 27, 2022 California Foundations Look to Ensure Billions in Government Aid Are Allocated Equitably April 27, 2022/ Martha Ramirez With California on the verge of receiving billions in public funding, a new initiative is looking to make sure this investment is distributed equitably to nonprofit organizations and underserved communities in the state.Read More
April 01, 2022 Success Is Bittersweet as Global Humanitarian Relief Charities Rake in Record Fundraising April 01, 2022/ Sandra Lundgren A raft of national and global crises have led to surges in giving to humanitarian relief organizations. We spoke to fundraisers at four charities about how they’re navigating an evolving landscape.Read More
March 29, 2022 How Northern California Charities Have Grappled With the Pandemic, Other Fundraising Challenges March 29, 2022/ Holly Hall Northern California’s charities face a set of unique challenges, made all the more difficult by the ongoing pandemic. We spoke with several fundraisers in the region to see how they have fared in tough times. Read More