With a history in Chicago going back many decades, this regional grantmaker aims to evolve from a “transactional” to a “transformational” funder, including by supporting local journalism and community organizers.
Read MoreAs the rights to free expression and assembly come under attack, guest author Rajasvini Bhansali argues philanthropic funders have an urgent role to play in protecting front-line organizers.
Read MorePublic sector policy determines what happens to immigrants in the U.S. and those seeking to enter. That’s why advocacy support is a key lever for immigrant rights funders like these.
Read MoreWith backing from institutional grantmakers and its own members, TMC provides shared access to collectively purchased database and software resources. Now, it faces the mammoth challenge of the 2024 contests.
Read MoreSeeking to avoid “siloization,” the California-based grantmaker is backing national and state-based work to weave together power-building across the immigrant rights and criminal justice reform movements.
Read MoreWith an $85 million investment, the heavyweight regional grantmaker aims to strengthen movement infrastructure statewide. Outgoing CEO Robert Ross called its board approval a career highlight.
Read MoreIn this guest piece, foundation leaders Cathy Cha and Ralph Lewin share how their organizations came to democracy work and offer some pointers for other funders unsure where to start.
Read MorePhilanthropy’s been engaged in the fight against disinformation for a while, but those efforts are even more crucial in an election year that will once again test the nation’s institutions. Here are a few key grantmakers to note.
Read MoreReligious organizations are central hubs for civic opportunity across the U.S. In this guest piece, Kristen Cambell, Aaron Dorfman and Josh Rolnick make a case for why democracy funders should take that into consideration.
Read MoreThe Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy Program Director Ali Noorani talks elections, trust, misinformation, and how to build centrist and bipartisan constituencies.
Read MoreWith LGBTQ+ rights under attack, mobilizing pro-equality voters will be crucial this year. Guest authors Fran Hutchins and Dani Martínez highlight ways funders can engage, including through a new donor organizing network.
Read MoreImmigrants need legal services, but they remain out of reach for many, including undocumented immigrants without the right to court-appointed counsel. Here are some grantmakers seeking to fill that gap.
Read MoreOne of the country’s largest LGBTQ funders is moving $4.3 million to democracy nonprofits in the lead-up to the 2024 election. It’s the latest example of a key cause-focused philanthropy embracing broader civic engagement work.
Read MoreThe All by April campaign launched by the Democracy Fund led to $127 million in commitments, giving nonprofit groups across the country an opportunity to gear up for election-related work this summer and fall.
Read MoreThis Philadelphia-based funder was launched in 2009 by John Haas, whose father established the much larger William Penn Foundation. We dig into Wyncote’s current giving, including substantial support for local journalism.
Read MoreCalifornia’s James B. McClatchy Foundation and North Carolina’s Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation both support civic engagement and democracy. Needs vary from place to place, but the urgency is a constant.
Read MoreCivic engagement is one of the many areas where philanthropy tends to shortchange rural places. Guest author Sarah Jaynes offers five reasons why funders should revisit their assumptions.
Read MoreKnown for its Golden State focus, the foundation is now expanding its voter engagement funding into Arizona and Nevada. We checked in with CEO Julián Castro about the power of engaging Latino voters this election cycle.
Read MoreAs we recognize Workers’ Memorial Day, guest author Janice Fine offers one way philanthropy can powerfully support immigrant workers: by helping them access the federal Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement program.
Read MoreIn this guest opinion, Beth Huang of Tides outlines why philanthropic funders should deploy both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) funding — and work at the nexus between them — as the election approaches.
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