Author: By Lisa Pilar Cowan
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Who Holds Philanthropy Accountable for Racial Justice? (Dispatches)
The Movement for Black Lives is doing something new by getting grant makers to call their peers. Now we need a bigger push to ensure weâre all working every day to advance change, writes Lisa Pilar Cowan of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Charitable giving in 2019 up 4.2 percent, 'Giving USA' finds
According to Giving USA 2020, charitable giving in 2019 rose 4.2 percent (2.4 percent adjusted for inflation) to an estimated $449.64 billion, the highest level on record, driven largely by giving by individuals…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nonprofit Leaders Get Used to the Uncertainty and Focus on the Big Picture
Staying nimble and recognizing that best-case scenarios will not be normal is key, but nothing is more important than focusing on mission, writes Al Cantor, a nonprofit leadership consultant. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Northwestern receives $15 million for institute of epigenetics
The gift will establish the Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics and support the institute’s operations, recruitment of investigators, and seminar and symposium programs…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Shubert Foundation awards $32 million in performing arts grants
General operating support grants ranging from $10,000 to $325,000 were awarded to nonprofit theater and dance companies, professional theater training programs, and related service agencies…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Southeast Louisiana nonprofits hit hard by COVID-19
A study commissioned by the Greater New Orleans Foundation found that 67 percent of respondents said they anticipated having cash-flow problems over the coming months, while 57 percent said they had postponed a major fundraising event — resulting in, on average, a 34 percent hit to their annual revenues…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Young African Americans More Hopeful About Social Change Than Whites, Survey Shows
Seventy two percent of African Americans believe that rallies, petitions, and other actions taken to address racial inequality, discrimination, and social injustice will be effective, compared with 58 percent of whites. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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African-American foundation leaders call for action on racism
Organized by ABFE, the joint statement outlines a set of “imperatives” for ensuring the well-being of Black communities and guiding the philanthropic community’s response to the COVID-19 crisis…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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After the Protests, Will Philanthropy Do the Right Thing This Time Around? (Opinion)
The well-meaning response to 1960s civil unrest by foundations and nonprofits too often failed to produce the desired results. Now we have a chance to do a better job. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Leading foundations to boost grantmaking by $1.725 billion
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have announced a joint commitment to increase their grantmaking by $1.725 billion over two years…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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June 2020 open thread
Our goal with hosting quarterly open threads is to give blog readers an opportunity to publicly raise comments or questions about GiveWell or related topics (in the comments section below). As always, you’re also welcome to email us at info@givewell.org or to request a call with GiveWell staff if you have feedback or questions you’d…
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Islamic Charities Scrambled to Raise Money During a Socially Distanced Ramadan
Much of their budgets often come from donations collected in person during the holy month. This year, many groups moved their fundraising efforts online with mixed results. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Universal Music Group commits $25 million for 'meaningful change'
In a letter to employees obtained by Rolling Stone, the co-chairs of the newly created Task Force for Meaningful Change announced a $25 million Change Fund, a list of priorities, and steps being taken to support “the ongoing fight for equality, justice, and inclusion….” Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Statements About George Floyd Are a Start, but How Will Organizations Live Their Values?
The leader of a group that promotes equity in philanthropy talks about how the nonprofit world was thinking about racial diversity and equity when the pandemic struck â and how that might change in the wake of mass protests against police violence and racism. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Accountable and Thus Legitimate? A Comparative Study of Philanthropists
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article takes a comparative qualitative approach to explore the intertwined external accountability and legitimacy attempts of independently wealthy philanthropists. By comparing accountability forums and institutional logics stated by philanthropists, it is investigated to whom they are externally accountable and how they legitimate their controversial funding of…
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Sony Music commits $100 million to social justice, anti-racist efforts
The company, including all its recorded music and content divisions as well as its music publishing company, will create a fund in support of organizations working to advance equal rights around the world…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nonprofits That Rely on Foundation Grants Fare Better Than Others Amid Pandemic
Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Mastercard commits up to $40 million for COVID-19 response in Africa
The funding will be used by the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) to purchase a million test kits, train and deploy ten thousand community healthcare workers, and support contact tracing efforts…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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William & Mary receives legacy gift of art from alumna
The planned gift of a hundred works to the college’s Muscarelle Museum of Art from Sybil Shainwald — who devoted her law career to protecting women’s health — includes mostly works that portray women, many of them by female artists…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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The Perceived Differences: The Sector Stereotype of Social Service Providers
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. What difference does “nonprofitness” make is a fundamental question for nonprofit research. Although being held as the basic assumption of the contract failure theory, the sector difference perceived by individuals remains as an open question for multiple methodological problems. Here, we present evidence from three experiments for…