The former head of the Wallace Global Fund has been one of the most successful philanthropic organizers of recent years. Here’s Dorsey on the pace of change in the sector and why “in philanthropy, we're not just any investor.”
Read MoreTalk about unrestricted grantmaking abounds these days, but are we really entering a new era of flexible funding? In this guest piece, fundraising leaders at four global human rights funds make a case that grantmakers should do more.
Read MoreLaunched in 2020, the collaborative Southern Power Fund is confronting philanthropic underinvestment in the South by moving “we see you money” and long-term support to front-line movements.
Read MoreMajor Golden State grantmakers have gotten behind PIVOT, a collaborative fund to resource democracy work and build community power. Its initial grants have prioritized voter organizing alongside wider movement building.
Read MoreDespite their crucial role at the front lines of progressive change, Black feminist leaders face a marked lack of philanthropic backing. Guest authors Tynesha McHarris and Nicky McIntyre challenge funders to step up.
Read MoreThe new Youth Climate Justice Fund, which debuted at Climate Week NYC, will channel the fundraising and organizing chops of young leaders to build the field and, hopefully, inspire a wave of similar funds.
Read MoreBhargava, a longtime insider and former grantee of the JPB Foundation, will take over from founding donor and president Barbara Picower in February 2024. We connected with him to learn more about the transition.
Read MoreFunders often struggle to back civic engagement and community power building. In this guest piece, three authors whose organizations collaboratively fund that work suggest some changes in approach.
Read MoreNick Tilsen is one of philanthropy’s leading advocates for building Indigenous power and self-determination. We chatted with him about his organization, lessons learned from 20-plus years of activism and more.
Read MoreMore progressive organizations are using a “multi-entity” approach, such as working through both a 501(c)(3) and a 501(c)(4). Guest author Deborah Barron discusses how funders can back them more boldly and effectively.
Read MoreThe Climate Funders Justice Pledge has helped shift $60 million in new commitments to BIPOC-led climate groups since early 2021. Still, despite its intentionally low bar, many top grantmakers have yet to sign on.
Read MoreInterest in funding narrative change is growing, but there’s little consensus on how to pursue that goal, or who should lead the charge. A new report dives into those questions, explicitly acknowledging that “values” are at stake.
Read MoreInstituto works through a 501(c)(3), a 501(c)(4) and a PAC to cultivate in-state funding. Here’s what it’s doing to support progressive power-building, and how it’s reckoning with the fact that demographics doesn’t always equal destiny.
Read MoreWhen it was founded in 2018, the Sex Worker Giving Circle was the first sex worker-led fund housed at a U.S. foundation. Its growth since then underscores the benefits of giving circles for marginalized communities.
Read MoreFunders for Justice got its start in the wake of Ferguson and has spent the time since ramping up its efforts to align grantmakers with social justice movement leaders. That work has garnered it some negative attention from the right.
Read MoreMosaic, a new national environmental initiative, has awarded $3 million in relatively rare movement infrastructure grants while ceding funding decisions to a diverse cross section of green nonprofit leaders.
Read MoreKresge held off on making a big racial justice pledge this summer, devoting months to hammering out a $30 million slate of new grants. The funding targets four cities, along with national groups, to support long-term movement infrastructure.
Read MoreOpen Society Foundations, a giant in the sector, is launching a climate change program focused on human rights, economic justice and movement building. OSF leadership pulls back the curtain on the new initiative.
Read MoreThe super-rich are under heavy fire from progressives, especially as they rack up billions while the nation’s vulnerable suffer. So what are we to make of mega-donors now backing justice movements?
Read MoreIP reached out to our audience and others in the field to learn about their views on what’s happening in philanthropy. Survey respondents shed interesting light on recent events, shifting strategies and resistance to change.
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