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Daniel Kemmis explores the sometimes-fraught relationship between philanthropy and democracy in this updated report. Beginning with a wide-ranging stroll through the shared history of philanthropy and democracy, Kemmis examines the current post-Citizens United landscape and asks whether philanthropy can and should do more to strengthen the infrastructure and practices of democracy.
In an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Karen Wolk Feinstein, president of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation, stresses the importance of the WIC program and how it can be improved with additional state funding.
After last year’s apparent murder-suicide of an elderly Port Vue man and his adult son with disabilities, United Way of Allegheny County convened leaders in the public and private sectors to strate
NCRP reports that the current practice of strategic philanthropy typically favors short-term metrics, is largely disconnected from grantees and the communities these nonprofits serve, and usually lacks authentic feedback to inform the strategies. Unless grantmakers explicitly address the needs of underserved communities and invest in policy and community engagement – strategies long practiced by social justice philanthropists – they are unlikely to achieve their goals.
The Pittsburgh Foundation shared a new report on their survey findings to nonprofits on how the pandemic has affected their work.
Convergence Partnership is a national partnership of foundations working together on building healthy equitable communities.
ChangeLab Solutions is a legal solutions technical assistance resource to help folks understand the nuances of state and local pol
The legal staff at the Packard Foundation, Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation and Moore Foundation developed this free, first-of-its-kind resource, which covers the basic legal rules around what
