After virtually every mass shooting — like Sunday evening’s Las Vegas rampage — philanthropy experts and foundation leaders have issued calls in The Chronicle for grant makers and nonprofits to take a stand on gun control.
Here’s a sampling of those pieces.
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OpinionOpinion: No Matter What Your Mission, Gun Control Matters
Instead of buying ads pushing for “bridges of dialogue,” grant makers could make a real difference by financing a broad coalition of nonprofits to take on the National Rifle Association. -
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We Can’t Pass Up This Chance to End Violence
The shooting of 20 young children has increased the urgency for foundations to join forces with others in society to push for common-sense changes in gun laws. -
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Opinion: A Month After the Pulse Shootings, Where’s Philanthropy?
Foundations have given far too little to deal with controversial issues involving sexual identity, gun violence, and bias crimes. Let’s stop ignoring these needs.
