Cover Story
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity Is Not Enough in Fundraising Offices
Nonprofits have been talking about diversity for a long time. But making sure fundraisers feel included and nurturing a sense of belonging require a level of intention most haven’t mustered.
Highlights
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Work and Careers
Nonprofit Created Its Own Fundraising Pipeline
A summer “boot camp” helped the All Stars Project train diverse, early-career fundraisers. -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
What Nonprofits Are Doing to Increase Diversity in Fundraising.
A number of groups offer internships, mentoring, educational programs, and more to support pathways to leadership for people of color. Here is a sampling of programs.
Features
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Finance and Revenue
Grant Makers Use $3 Billion in Bond Offerings to Pump More to Charities
The California Endowment is among the latest entrants taking advantage of historically low interest rates to spend more now on grantees’ urgent needs. -
Giving
Bloomberg’s Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good?
In September 2019, Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire philanthropist, and Matthew Myers, president of the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, unveiled a $160 million, three-year campaign to end what they described as an epidemic of e-cigarette use among kids. -
Grant Making
For Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tobacco Is a Social-Justice Issue
The grant maker has given $10 million largely to help poor people, rural whites, and people of color.
Departments
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The Face of Philanthropy
Robotic Devices Donated to VA Hospitals Help People With Spinal-Cord Injuries Walk
Robotic exoskeletons have benefits beyond mobility, including an emotional boost. -
Ask an Expert
How to Connect With Prospective Major-Gift Donors Now
Three veteran fundraisers offer advice about how to build relationships at a time when meeting face-to-face is still tricky. -
Grant Making
Foundation Helps Nonprofits Boost Social Media Fundraising With Expertise and Matching Grants
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund offered grantees crash courses in how to use Twitter and Facebook to boost fundraising. The results for nonprofits, such as the Jacksonville Humane Society, were impressive.
Opinion
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Opinion
Do the Math: Foundations Can Afford to Advance the Nation’s Covid Reset
Solving big problems revealed by a year of cascading crises demands a surge in grant making. Fortunately, endowments have swelled enough in the past year to enable steady increases in giving. -
Takeaways From a Pandemic Year
Sharing Power and Curbing Racial Inequities: How Grant Makers Can Commit to Real Change a Year After Covid
A year ago today, foundations and donors committed to new ways of operating to help organizations survive the health and economic crises. In 2021, there’s much more for all of us to do.