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Grant Makers Join Together to Learn About — and Fund — Racial Justice

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Marc Gunther New pooled funds seek grants from foundations or individuals, aggregate the money, and give it away. The efforts aim to drive fundamental change by building Black nonprofits’ public-policy muscle.

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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By 1948 Cafritz had amassed such wealth from real estate development that he incorporated a foundation bearing his and his wife’s name. It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.”

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How Much Do Americans Trust Nonprofits? It’s Complicated.

NonProfit Quarterly

Trust in philanthropy remains lower than trust in nonprofits, and trust in private foundations and high-net-worth individuals remains much lower than in 2020, the first year for which we have data (8). Trust in philanthropy remains steady at 33%, lower than trust in nonprofits. The stakes, Independent Sector notes, are high.

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Remaking the Economy: A Policy Vision from the Movement for Black Lives

NonProfit Quarterly

Bennett is co-CEO of iF, A Foundation of Radical Possibility , based in Washington, DC. Amara Enyia is director for policy and research at the Movement for Black Lives , based in Chicago. How can public policy compensate for the damage done? What policy changes are needed at the level of the federal government?

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Is Community Engagement or Awareness Essential? Depends on Your Mission.

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Over 70% of nonprofits working in Other Public Benefit Research or Advocacy; Environment and Animals; and Human Services, Housing, Food, and Jobs said community engagement was a high or essential priority for 2017 (left side of the graph). Barely 50% of philanthropy or grantmaking nonprofits feel the same way (right side of the graph).

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

Medical debt relief has become a growing public policy priority for philanthropists and lawmakers worried about the toll on Americans’ financial, mental, and physical health. The post Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

NonProfit Quarterly

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”