Despite a swiftly rising global female prison population, funding remains scarce for work with and for incarcerated women and girls. Guest authors Isabella Cordua and Sabrina Mahtani unpack the problem.
Read MoreIP’s State of American Philanthropy project recently published an in-depth report on giving for violence prevention, an underfunded field. The report’s author shares some of the key points from her research.
Read MoreGiving to organizations working on criminal justice reform has soared in recent years, expanding the work of existing organizations and seeding the creation of new groups. But fundraisers are wondering how long this trend will last.
Read MoreFor the latest in our ongoing series on family philanthropy, we get to know the Roy + Patricia Disney Family Foundation, run by upward of a dozen Disney family members. Board Chair Susan Disney Lord gives us the rundown.
Read MoreCollaborative funding is gaining steam, and the Fund for a Safer Future has been at it longer than most. Guest authors Tim Daly and Scott Moyer share lessons from 10 years of collaborative grantmaking for gun violence prevention.
Read MoreOpen Philanthropy, a leading funder of criminal justice reform, just announced that its program will now be an independent fund building on its work to date. The fund has already picked up some big donors.
Read MoreIn 2020, major foundations established a short-term, rapid-response fund for the pandemic’s hardest-hit. Now, the Families and Workers Fund has launched an effort to shore up protections for American workers.
Read MoreCriminal justice reform is a growing area of giving, offering a wide array of strategies. One billionaire couple’s philanthropy is supporting leaders who are formerly incarcerated or otherwise directly impacted by the legal system.
Read MoreThe Michigan Justice Fund, which got its start when several advocates and funders joined forces for criminal justice reform, just made its first round of grants. Leaders hope the fund’s impact lasts long after its six-year plan.
Read MoreNo fewer than 13 big-name funders have lined up behind a new federal collaborative to reduce violent crime. The aim is to boost community violence intervention efforts, a promising alternative to heavy-handed law enforcement.
Read MoreMeet the Sozosei Foundation, the recently established philanthropic arm of Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. Its first priority is decriminalizing mental illness, starting with support for the mental health emergency hotline.
Read MoreThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is one of the few funders devoting substantial giving to education for people in prisons and jails. Its higher ed giving for incarcerated Americans is part of a larger overture to social justice.
Read MoreThe pandemic and heightened concern about systemic racism prompted a huge surge in giving to criminal justice reform groups. We spoke with several fundraisers to learn how the past year impacted their work—and what’s next.
Read MoreThe Joyce Foundation made its last strategic shift just three years ago. This time around, it’s doing what it has already been doing in a more thorough way, in what it describes as a “refresh, not an overhaul.”
Read MoreSurvivors of human trafficking and slavery have often been excluded from leadership roles in anti-trafficking work. Survivor Alliance wants to change that, and it’s looking to change philanthropy along the way.
Read MoreThe Dutch lottery is, in fact, one of the largest private donors in the world. It also embraces forward-thinking practices like long-term, flexible funding. We take a look at its unique model and a recent human rights commitment.
Read MoreAccountability for the murder of George Floyd is a small step, and one that cannot invite complacency. We reflect on the ways philanthropy confronted racism in the past year, and pose the question: Will funders stay in the fight?
Read MoreWith $350 million to spend over the next five years, the new Justice Accelerator Fund has big plans to “supercharge” the resources going to reform work and to build stronger coalitions of “unlikely allies.” Its leader, Ana Zamora, fills us in.
Read MoreStigmas around criminal convictions cause lasting personal and financial pain for individuals—and cost the economy billions. Funders are supporting an effort to wipe records clean. Some staff have a personal connection to the cause.
Read MoreThe Blue Shield Foundation of California and PolicyLink’s Alliance of Boys and Men of Color are going after the root causes of domestic violence with a unique initiative that supports healing rather than punitive approaches.
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