"Your Agenda Is Making Houston Better." How the Houston Endowment Backs Its Home City

"Your Agenda Is Making Houston Better." How the Houston Endowment Backs Its Home City

We take an on-the-ground look at the Houston Endowment, which has been engaged in local giving for nearly a century. From the arts and parks to successes in reducing homelessness, its influence spans the city.

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IP Briefing: What's Going on with Philanthropy in the Southwest?

IP Briefing: What's Going on with Philanthropy in the Southwest?

Philanthropy in the Southwest is dynamic and varied, with oil-rich families, recent transplants, and community foundations all playing their part. Our latest briefing offers a rundown, with plenty of links to past coverage.

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Behind Ford’s Bold Effort to Back Arts Groups Serving Communities of Color

Behind Ford’s Bold Effort to Back Arts Groups Serving Communities of Color

Ford and partner funders are committing more than $156 million to support BIPOC arts groups disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Ford’s Margaret Morton fills us in on the America’s Cultural Treasures initiative.

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Stop Relying on Philanthropy to Fix Bad Government: A Timely Viewpoint From Texas

Two presidents of the largest philanthropies in Houston argue that philanthropy can’t (and shouldn’t) close gaps or solve problems created by poor public policy choices. So what's the solution?

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