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Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving

Dive into the evolving world of education funding across both philanthropy and individual donors to find out what’s changing, including why the share of overall grant and donation dollars to education nonprofits is shrinking.

By Lauren Brathwaite (she/her)

December 9, 2024

The power of small grants and deep listening to fund the ‘unfundable’

Find out why small grants unlock critical funding that help nonprofits lacking any funding sources to get their cause off the ground, especially when combined with deep listening and trust-based philanthropy funder practices.

By Natanja Craig Oquendo (she/her)

December 2, 2024

How does grantmaker CEO compensation compare with grantmaking?

Explore the relationship between foundations’ CEO compensation and their annual grantmaking by type, tenure, gender, and race to learn how resources are distributed within these organizations.

By David Wolcheck (he/him)

November 27, 2024

Asking better questions to create more equitable outcomes

Find out why asking better questions in funder research and program evaluation holds the key to unlocking more equitable outcomes for the people that nonprofits serve–and get expert guidance on how to do so in practice.

By Kimberly Spring (she/her)

November 26, 2024

Shifting power: How the Ford Foundation’s DEI commitment is transforming culture and impact

Get an inside look into Ford Foundation’s DEI, including their staff culture that embodies diversity, equity, and inclusion and the intentional steps they took to build it.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her) and Bess Rothenberg (she/her)

November 25, 2024

Equitable intermediary organizations are building roads and bridges

Learn what intermediary organizations are, the role they play in advancing equity in the sector, and how funders can best support intermediaries’ work to provide vital infrastructure for today’s nonprofits and causes.

By Lisa Pilar Cowan (she/her) and Lourdes J. Rodríguez (she/her)

November 18, 2024

What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving

Find out why Nebraska ranks among the top five states for per capita funding for nonprofits, including how a Midwestern culture of giving and billionaire Warren Buffett’s altruistic influence factor in.

By Kyoko Uchida (she/her)

November 12, 2024

To lead in DEI: Disrupting inequality requires disrupting culture

Learn what it creating a culture of DEI requires in practice based on learnings and insights from the Ford Foundation’s journey to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the cultural fabric of their grantmaking organization.

By Diane Headley Samuels (she/her)

October 30, 2024

How collaborative data can transform charitable giving

Discover what collaborative data makes possible and reveals about charitable giving trends and shifts in the U.S. across both individual donors and institutional funders in the 2024 report, Dollars and Change, created in partnership with and published by Candid, GivingTuesday, and Network for Good.

By Ann Mei Chang (she/they), Asha Curran (she/her), and Abby Ross (she/her)

October 28, 2024

What megadonors miss about health-focused nonprofits

Learn how today’s ultra-high net worth individuals and megadonors can better ensure their gifts to health-focused nonprofits meaningfully improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for people and communities across the U.S.

By Natalie S. Burke (she/her/hers)

October 21, 2024

Supporting Native communities is about listening and relationships

Discover why supporting Native communities takes listening, relationship-building, and partnership based on learnings from Northwest Area Foundation’s journey to fulfill their commitment to fund 40% Native-led organizations and causes.

By Wayne Ducheneaux (he/him) and Kevin Walker (he/him)

October 15, 2024

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