Aiming for big changes to a child welfare system that isn’t always child- or family-friendly, the foundation’s new OPT-In for Families initiative is backing prevention-oriented approaches at four sites across the country.
Read MoreThe New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Theater Project has evolved significantly over the last 10 years. We walk through some key takeaways from a report on its work with program director Quita Sullivan.
Read MoreThink of Us has a bold mission: to transform the foster care system from the ground up. The organization’s approach, which elevates those with lived experience, landed a major haul from The Audacious Project and others.
Read MoreThese legacy foundations are among the top grantmakers giving toward conservation, curbing pollution and improving agriculture in the United States. See who’s on the list.
Read MoreThe dance funding ecosystem is small compared to other performing arts, and the impacts of the pandemic on top of decades of declining public funding mean a growing role for philanthropy. Here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreA collaboration led by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is providing millions to U.S. medical schools to ensure that early-career faculty, particularly women, can balance the demands of family caregiving and biomedical research.
Read MoreThe resurgence of COVID-19 is forcing performing arts organizations to postpone or cancel performances yet again. Three funding leaders in this space offer advice for grantmakers and grantees in this relentlessly uncertain time.
Read MorePhilanthropy in the United States has shown a particularly weak response to one disease that disproportionately affects Black people. We look at the state of philanthropy around sickle cell disease, and what needs to improve.
Read MoreIt’s been a year since the murder of George Floyd spurred funders to tackle longstanding inequities in the sector. We check in with leaders in arts philanthropy to see how the space has changed and what remains to be done.
Read MoreHow do BIPOC leaders in philanthropy rate the sector’s attempts to address racial injustice over the past year? We asked several prominent figures to weigh in. Here’s what they see changing, and what still needs to change.
Read MoreThe Open Space Institute’s Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund offers a window into what may influence conservation philanthropy in the years ahead: equity for local communities and nature as a climate solution.
Read MoreAn IP survey found that performing arts professionals were skeptical about grantmakers’ efforts at reform. But all hope is not lost. Foundations and regranting organizations share how they are fast-tracking democratization efforts.
Read MoreWith backing from top arts funders, the Mosaic Network and Fund supports historically under-resourced cultural organizations. The fund presents an effective model of collaboration and participatory practices advancing equity.
Read MorePerforming arts groups are coming to the realization that it may be at least another year before things return to “normal.” Harkness Foundation for Dance’s Joan Finkelstein offers insights into how the field can navigate the road ahead.
Read MorePerforming arts organizations are in need of funding and guidance in uncertain times. Maurine Knighton, director of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s arts program, explains how funders can be responsive and advance equity.
Read MoreFoundations have clung to 5% payout for decades, but an escalating debate over how much they give has become the “defining question in philanthropy today.” We explore the aligning forces pushing the sector to move more money.
Read MoreWhile many global health funders zero in on specific dread diseases like malaria, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has taken a more structural—and challenging—approach to improving health outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.
Read MoreA rare opportunity to conserve a large swath of land led the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to make a large and unusual program-related investment. But the sustainable forestry model behind this move is not without its critics.
Read MoreFundraisers have stepped up efforts to show how the arts can drive meaningful social impacts in an effort to engage key groups of donors. A new tool backed by the Mellon Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Trust provides compelling evidence to help them make the case.
Read MoreThe Southern Cumberland Plateau is a biodiversity hotspot in the South that’s uniquely suited to support species in a changing climate. We dig into a successful conservation push in the region.
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