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Investing public dollars for the public good

Learn how private philanthropy can support ensuring public funds–or government funding–are used for providing public services that equitably benefit communities across the U.S.

By Dr. Carmen Rojas (she/her/hers)

October 2, 2024

Dollars and Change: What 8 years of giving data mean for fundraisers

In the Dollars and Change report, nonprofit fundraisers can get the bigger picture that eight years of giving data from Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good reveals on giving trends, priorities, and predictors across individual donors and institutional funders.

By Lakai Newman (he/him)

October 1, 2024

How America gives: Who funds what causes and where?

What does giving look like in the U.S.? Find out by delving into data from Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good in the new report, Dollars and Change: A look at Individual and Institutional Giving across the United States from 2015 to 2022.

By Mantin Diomande (she/her) and Edward Moore (he/him)

September 24, 2024

Why are grantmakers stuck in separate siloes?

Why do private and corporate grantmakers operate in silos when they share so much in common? Explore the powerful possibilities that collaboration between institutional and corporate philanthropy could unlock.

By Sam Caplan (he/him)

September 17, 2024

Human rights funding pivots in crisis: Tradeoffs, gaps, and lessons learned

Human rights funding peaked in 2020; delve into Human Rights Funders Network’s research findings to find out where it went and the gaps that still remain.

By Rachel Thomas (she/her) and Kellea Miller (she/her)

September 12, 2024

Can nonprofit arts organizations survive inflation and revenue woes?

Nonprofit arts organizations face existential challenges due to post-pandemic inflation and declining revenues; find out why a diversified funding strategy is critical to the cultural sector’s recovery and survival.

By Katie Ingersoll (she/her) and Zannie Giraud Voss (she/her)

September 10, 2024

Investing in fair, inclusive data

As data powers the rise of new technology, discover why corporate and philanthropic funders should invest in data equity to avoid exacerbating AI biases and societal inequities that the nonprofit sector is hard at work to address.

By Zaki Barzinji (he/him/his)

September 9, 2024

The kids are not alright. Here’s how philanthropy can help

Rates of chronic absence have skyrocketed since the pandemic; find out how funders can invest in reversing this troubling trend to ensure kids in the U.S. are able to benefit from regularly going to school.

By Lisa Hamilton (she/her)

September 5, 2024

Backing feminist movements, driving equitable grantmaking

Funding for women, girls, and gender-expansive people remains under 2% of total philanthropy; discover why more support of feminist movements is critical to creating a more equitable world for all.

By Vanessa Thomas (she/her/hers)

September 4, 2024

Trusting community organizers to build a multiracial democracy

Learn how grassroots power building helps advance economic and racial equity in California–and why funders’ long-term partnerships and investments in these community-led efforts are key to unlocking transformational change.

By Judith Bell (she/her) and Amado Uno (he/him)

September 3, 2024

Investing in public interest law to power community change

Learn how public interest law works to bridge the ‘justice gap’ in the U.S.–and why investing in public interest attorneys plays a key role in serving communities in the greatest need of legal aid.

By Verna L. Williams (she/her)

August 28, 2024

5 takeaways from the 2024 DAF Fundraising Report

Understand how today’s donor-advised fund landscape is evolving using five key takeaways from the “2024 DAF fundraising report” and discover recent trends in DAF donors, gifts, revenues, and more.

By Kyoko Uchida (she/her)

August 27, 2024