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Against Jargon: The Growing Call to Change How Philanthropy Talks About the World

Garance Franke-Ruta | October 17, 2025

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How Are Funders Responding to the Administration’s Threats to the Sector?

Connie Matthiessen | October 9, 2025

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Three More Foundations That Got Much Larger in 2023

Mike Scutari | October 7, 2025

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Trolls Are Coming for Nonprofits and Funders. Here’s What to Know and What to Do About It

Dawn Wolfe | October 7, 2025

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Three Newly Major Foundations from Texas, Nebraska and Delaware

Michael Kavate | October 6, 2025

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Free Speech Is Under Attack. Here’s What Funders Are Doing — and What Else Is Needed

Martha Ramirez | October 2, 2025

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How the New Orchestrators Blend Capital, Soft Power and Systems Thinking

Luis Alvarado, Guest Contributor | October 1, 2025

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Anti-Hate Summit Highlights the Funding Struggle As Violence Escalates

Dawn Wolfe | September 30, 2025

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Meet Three Foundations That Got Dramatically Larger in 2023

Michael Kavate | September 30, 2025

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How Should Funders Respond to an “Existential Threat?”

David Callahan | September 30, 2025

Since the Trump administration took office in January, it has posed two distinct threats to philanthropy: first, that it would roll back many of the gains that foundations have helped achieve over the past half-century across a broad range of issues. … [Read more...] about How Should Funders Respond to an “Existential Threat?”

Targeting OSF, Trump Aims for a Chilling Effect on Liberal Funders

Connie Matthiessen | September 26, 2025

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No Time Like Now: “Giving in Time”

Jeff Raikes, Guest Contributor | September 24, 2025

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5 Things to Know About Brian Eule, the Heising-Simons Foundation’s Incoming President

Michael Kavate | September 23, 2025

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Building Bridges Is Good. Building the Power to Counter Extremists Is Better

David Callahan | September 23, 2025

Over the past week, nonprofit groups that work to bridge partisan divides and lower America’s political temperature have swung into high gear. I mentioned a few of these groups last week, including Braver Angels, Living Room Conversations, and … [Read more...] about Building Bridges Is Good. Building the Power to Counter Extremists Is Better

How Might the Trump Administration Target Ford, OSF or Other Nonprofits?

Michael Kavate | September 19, 2025

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Philanthropies and Nonprofits Speak Out Against Attacks on First Amendment

Dawn Wolfe | September 19, 2025

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Funders Push Back as the Trump Administration Targets Philanthropy

Connie Matthiessen | September 18, 2025

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Funders Have Supported Narrative Change When It Mattered Most. We Must Do It Again

Sadé Dozan, Guest Contributor | September 18, 2025

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Meet Another Billion-Dollar Foundation, Courtesy of the Subway Sandwich Fortune

Wendy Paris | September 17, 2025

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Seven Women’s Giving Circles and Networks to Know

Martha Ramirez | September 17, 2025

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How Community Foundations Can Help Local Public Media Withstand Federal Funding Cuts

Mike Scutari | September 16, 2025

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Beyond Bill Gates: A Practical Playbook for Activating More UHNW Giving

Alex Johnston, Guest Contributor | September 16, 2025

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A Few Thoughts at an Ominous Moment

David Callahan | September 15, 2025

Over the past eight months, as the Trump administration has closely followed an authoritarian playbook, it has seemed only a matter of time before weaponized federal agencies are turned against foundations and top donors. Trump himself has served … [Read more...] about A Few Thoughts at an Ominous Moment

To Support Civil Society, 4 Traps for Foundation Leaders to Escape

Vivian Tseng and Mike Pratt, Guest Contributors | September 12, 2025

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Will Philanthropy Get a Cut of the $3.3 Billion Murdoch Succession Deal?

Michael Kavate | September 10, 2025

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More Stealth Foundations: 5 Mega Foundations That Lack Websites

Michael Kavate | September 8, 2025

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Book Review: John Studzinski’s “A Talent for Giving” Offers Vision of Entrepreneurial Philanthropy

Wendy Paris | September 8, 2025

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Larry Ellison Wants For-Profits to Solve Big Problems. Here’s What That Mindset Overlooks

Philip Rojc | September 3, 2025

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A Rapidly Growing Network for Democracy Funders

Sarah Henry | September 3, 2025

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How 2 Efforts to Defend Nonprofits Tiptoe Around the Elephant in the Room

Dawn Wolfe | August 22, 2025

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