Sept. 1, 2020

Foundations are putting unprecedented billions into racial equity, but some grant makers worry that too little is going to grassroots movements.

Foundation money fuels social movements but also holds them back, experts say.

New research on how foundations solve big problems demonstrates that meaningful and deliberate coordination is the key to success, a lesson that needs to guide philanthropy’s response to today’s crises.

The notion persists that investing in grassroots organizations headed by people of color is inherently risky. Here are five ways to challenge that thinking from two experts on nonprofit finance.

In the past year, seven new CEO’s were appointed to top jobs at the nation’s biggest charities. Only one was not white and three were female. Still, top nonprofits have more diverse leadership than the nation’s largest companies.

Restarting in-person services safely is complicated and expensive — and no amount of planning eliminates all the risks.

It has almost felt like normal in one part of the Chronicle’s editorial operations these past few weeks. Michael Theis, our data journalist, was working with our summer interns, Karenna Warden and Eleanor Walsh, on two important projects that we usually kick off in July or August. The only…

College Track’s mission is to help students of color as well as low-income and first-generation college students earn undergraduate degrees. The Oakland, Calif., charity starts working with young people in ninth grade to help them prepare. Then, when they get into college, the group provides…

It’s a reverse from recent years, when the demand for fundraisers outstripped supply.

Fundraising experts share nine ways to show appreciation, stay in touch with, and even inspire greater giving from supporters amid the pandemic.

Boldness, innovation, scale, and speed are all required. Here are some ideas and approaches that could make a difference, says the former president of the Rockefeller Foundation.

The pandemic has revealed the power of our public parks, plazas, and trails to provide social connection and a respite from our homebound lives. But it has also magnified enormous disparities in quality and access to these spaces, say the leaders of a philanthropic effort to transform the nation’s civic commons.