How the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund is Working to Mobilize Voters and Build Power

How the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund is Working to Mobilize Voters and Build Power

Asian American and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing group of eligible voters in the nation. This funder collaborative is looking to mobilize AAPI voters in order to build a multiracial democracy that works for all.

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Toward a More Equitable South: Meet a Funder Where Rural Grassroots Leaders Call the Shots

Toward a More Equitable South: Meet a Funder Where Rural Grassroots Leaders Call the Shots

Launched in 1994, Atlanta's Southern Partners Fund is led by community members hailing from regional grassroots organizations. We dig into its unique governance model, how it used a MacKenzie Scott grant and more.

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The Blank Family Foundation Reflects on the Past, Plans the Next Generation of Giving

The Blank Family Foundation Reflects on the Past, Plans the Next Generation of Giving

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation recently passed a major milestone — $1 billion in giving since it started in 1995. At 81, Arthur Blank looks back on years of support for democracy, the environment, Atlanta and more.

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The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI

The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI

The Heising-Simons Foundation’s CEO Fund allows the head of the foundation to choose a priority area to support. Sushma Raman reflects on why she chose to focus on AI, and on her first year as head of the foundation.

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This Funder is Zeroing in on Underrepresented Voters — and ID-ing Insurrectionists

This Funder is Zeroing in on Underrepresented Voters — and ID-ing Insurrectionists

Public Wise is working with organizations around the country to give a voice to overlooked voters, while building movement infrastructure. The group is also on the lookout for those who could undermine democracy.

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How Will Philanthropy Impact the 2024 Election? Here's a Bird's-Eye View

How Will Philanthropy Impact the 2024 Election? Here's a Bird's-Eye View

The 2024 presidential election is already flooded with political donations, but nonpartisan philanthropic funds will also play an major role. Here’s an overview of how philanthropy will shape this year’s election.

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It’s Already Happening: Unpacking the Authoritarian Threat to U.S. Philanthropy

It’s Already Happening: Unpacking the Authoritarian Threat to U.S. Philanthropy

Threats to civil society from the authoritarian far right are only ramping up, warn guest authors Peter Teague and Mike Berkowitz. But philanthropy still has the tools it needs to safeguard American democracy — and itself.

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Steve Phillips Talks Progressive Philanthropy, the Sandler Legacy, and More

Steve Phillips Talks Progressive Philanthropy, the Sandler Legacy, and More

The author and political strategist reflects on his long career in progressive giving — including the early days of the Democracy Alliance, the Obama years, and working with his late wife Susan Sandler to back racial justice leaders.

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A Conversation With Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Outgoing CEO of the Latino Community Foundation

A Conversation With Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Outgoing CEO of the Latino Community Foundation

We spoke with the former head of LCF about her leadership during a critical period of growth, her career in philanthropy, and her hopes for the foundation’s future as Julian Castro takes the reins.

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Formed Amid 2020's Racial Justice Uprisings, a Funding Collaborative Recommits to the Cause

Formed Amid 2020's Racial Justice Uprisings, a Funding Collaborative Recommits to the Cause

Democracy Frontlines Fund launched as a time-limited racial justice and democracy initiative in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The collaborative is extending its mission with another $35.5 million.

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“A Pathway to Restoring Local News.” Field Leader Sue Cross on the State of Journalism Philanthropy

“A Pathway to Restoring Local News.” Field Leader Sue Cross on the State of Journalism Philanthropy

Sue Cross will be stepping down as the head of the Institute for Nonprofit News at the end of the year. She walks us through what she’s learned during her tenure about how philanthropy can support local news and much more. 

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Sending Up the Bat Signal: What Philanthropy Must Do To Ensure That Democracy Wins in 2024

Sending Up the Bat Signal: What Philanthropy Must Do To Ensure That Democracy Wins in 2024

The outcome of the 2024 election will have a huge impact on many of the goals advanced by philanthropy, but groups on the ground are seeing major funding shortfalls. Billy Wimsatt from Movement Voter Fund has a plan.

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This Year at the UNGA, Philanthropies Unite Behind Democracy and Locally Led Development

This Year at the UNGA, Philanthropies Unite Behind Democracy and Locally Led Development

Reflecting sector-wide trends, philanthropies threw their weight behind two collaborative global development efforts, seeking to bolster citizen engagement and shift power to those close to the ground.

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Affirmative Action Counteraction Requires Philanthropy to Step Up

Affirmative Action Counteraction Requires Philanthropy to Step Up

In this guest article, Equal Justice Works CEO Verna Williams makes a case for funders to sustain and step up their support for diversity and inclusion, giving people of color a better chance to enter fields like the legal profession.

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This Megadonor’s Attempt to Curtail Ohio Voters’ Rights Is a Symptom of Our Larger Problem

This Megadonor’s Attempt to Curtail Ohio Voters’ Rights Is a Symptom of Our Larger Problem

An effort in Ohio to raise the vote threshold needed for a state constitutional amendment failed, despite a big push from a wealthy conservative donor. It’s yet another reminder of the inescapable influence of wealthy donors.

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As Book Banning Campaigns Spread, this Funder is Defending the Right to Read

As Book Banning Campaigns Spread, this Funder is Defending the Right to Read

Across the country, conservative groups are working to ban books. The American Library Association is standing up to these challenges, with a big boost from Solidarity Giving, founded by billionaires Brian and Tegan Acton.

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