A new fund at the Economic Security Project is channeling money from some big-name grantmakers to promote publicly run businesses as a way to keep local markets competitive and to channel federal funding.
Read MoreAs a torrent of federal funding comes online, the Marguerite Casey Foundation is aiming to help shift public resources toward historically excluded communities and change the conversation around government spending.
Read MoreTwo major climate-related pledges recently featured several names not before seen on such lists — both legacy foundations and the funding vehicles of living billionaires. Are we seeing a new set of climate funders emerge?
Read MoreWith the launch of BuildUS, another intermediary fund enters an increasingly crowded field of regrantors, in the climate space in particular. We learned more about how this one will work, and the rationale for its creation.
Read MoreThe Marguerite Casey Foundation recently doubled down on its efforts to support social justice academics whose ideas can help shift power. We take a closer look at how the Seattle-based funder is approaching this work.
Read MoreHispanics in Philanthropy acts as an affinity group, a donor network, a grantmaker, a crowdfunding platform, and more, and a big portion of its work serves communities in Latin America. Here’s how this work is evolving.
Read MoreThrough its Freedom Scholars initiative, the Marguerite Casey Foundation recognizes academics whose work both supports and channels activist movements pushing for social justice.
Read MoreIn IP’s weekly briefings, we provide an overview of what’s happening in a particular area of philanthropy, loaded with links to our past coverage and State of American Philanthropy research. This week: U.S. democracy.
Read MoreIn a panel convened by the National Center for Family Philanthropy, moderated by IP’s David Callahan, the heads of the Barr, Libra and Marguerite Casey foundations talk about how their institutions—and the sector—have evolved.
Read MoreStalwart grassroots progressive funder Marguerite Casey Foundation has a new president with ambitious goals for power-building in marginalized communities. We catch up with Dr. Carmen Rojas to find out where she’s taking MCF.
Read MoreAmerican democracy is facing multiple attacks, from denial of voting rights to criminalization of protest. In this guest post from September, two foundation leaders urged the sector to take rapid action in support of those protecting democratic institutions.
Read MoreThe Marguerite Casey Foundation has been paying attention to immigration issues at the border for years, starting long before the 2016 election. We talk to its CEO about what it's doing now and philanthropy’s role in this urgent area.
Read MoreMore and more funders are talking about inclusive, bottom-up philanthropy these days. The Marguerite Casey Foundation is a 17-year veteran in that space. We dig into how it approaches its work.
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