Alcoa Foundation Names New President
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Prest Alcoa Foundation Caroline Rossignol has been named president of the Alcoa Foundation, which makes grants for conservation, education, and job skills.
Legislative Tracker for Tennessee Nonprofits - Education
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.
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Nonprofit Leadership Center Welcomes Four New Board Members
NonProfit Leadership Center
JANUARY 26, 2024
Brody is the chief strategy officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. Petersburg.
Movements Are Leading the Way: Reenvisioning and Redesigning Laws and Governance for a Just Energy Utility Transition
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 18, 2024
These structures go beyond the physical infrastructure of poles, wires, and pipes to encompass the culture, laws, institutions, and power structures that shape who gets to live today and who gets to live—and even thrive—in the coming decades. As one example, the Reimagined Energy For Our Communities U.S.
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Appeals Court Rules Funding Process A Contract, Not A Grant
The NonProfit Times
JUNE 5, 2024
The full ruling is available here: [link] “The majority ruled that an 1866 law designed to provide economic freedom to newly-freed slaves actually prohibits the Fearless Foundation from providing grants to Black women. We disagree,” attorney for the Fearless Foundation Jason C. The ruling from the U.S.
“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle
NonProfit Quarterly
JULY 26, 2023
We have largely presumed that higher education is an inherent public good, most clearly marked by its tax-exempt status. Because higher education institutions provide the public good of education to surrounding communities, their property holdings are exempt from taxation in all 50 states.
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Anti-DEI Lawsuits Threaten Nonprofits, Philanthropies
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 19, 2024
“A lot [of] our clients, whether they are nonprofits or for-profit companies, are facing a really different political landscape with regard to legal liabilities,” says Ann O’Leary, an attorney for the Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block, whose practice includes advising nonprofit organizations on these legal questions.
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Progressive Organizations Must Speak Up about Palestine
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 1, 2023
As a Muslim executive director of a national racial justice organization and a Jewish former foundation executive, we find that most organizational leaders and activists we talk to are horrified by the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza, the killing of Palestinian civilians, and the repression of Palestinian solidarity movements in the United States.
5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs
Candid
MAY 9, 2023
For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? In fact, for every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average HBCU. HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Focus Your Fundraising On Foundations, Funds, Trusts, and Endowments
iMarketSmart
MAY 9, 2022
Private family foundations. What about private foundations? These foundations, funds, and trusts are kind of a big deal. Charitable foundations, funds, and trusts attract huge donations. But with foundations, funds, and trusts, things aren’t so simple. Foundations, funds, and trusts. In the U.S.,
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Civil society and the splitting of the US
Philanthropy 2173
MARCH 29, 2023
Other national groups with branches include US Parents Involved in Education (50 chapters), No Left Turn in Education (25), MassResistance (16), Parents’ Rights in Education (12), Mary in the Library (9), County Citizens Defending Freedom USA (5), and Power2Parent (5). It is both a c3 and a c4.
Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JANUARY 30, 2024
By 1948 Cafritz had amassed such wealth from real estate development that he incorporated a foundation bearing his and his wife’s name. It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.”
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Child Care Is a National Emergency
NonProfit Quarterly
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
When the pandemic upended routines, including in-person education going remote, a shocking 4.2 Add to this equation the fact that according to census data analyzed by the National Women’s Law Center , on average, full-time working mothers are paid 75 cents for every dollar working fathers make. That gap is worse for mothers of color.
10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Others, like the Ford, MacArthur, and Hewlett Foundations, and Omidyar Network, have focused on building the capacity to address the risks and opportunities posed by a wide range of technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence. But generative AI is—like the internet itself—a foundational tool.
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Getting to Know Mark Jordan, Momentum Nonprofit Partners' Board Chair
Momentum Nonprofit Partners
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
In a conversation with Carrie Burke with the Kemmons Wilson Foundation , she talked about a new organization with a new vision for supporting the nonprofit organizations in the Memphis area. Also the meeting at the Bluff City Day on the Hill to make our state law makers aware of the needs of our sector. Connection!
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20 Leaders Selected for 2023 Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship
NonProfit Leadership Center
AUGUST 7, 2023
” Jerrica Peets, LEAP Program Manager and FAAME Project Manager, LEAP Tampa Bay “As a Black woman in higher education and mental health consultancy, I’ve experienced first-hand the need for greater racial and gender diversity in leadership roles.
The Case for Reparations in Philanthropy
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Elsewhere, large philanthropic organizations such as the MacArthur Foundation have provided unrestricted grants to organizations doing reparations work. The Bush Foundation, based in Minneapolis, also committed $100 million in 2021 to atone for its ties to slavery and land theft.
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The State of Prison Reform: A Conversation with Nazgol Ghandnoosh
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
I don’t want them to be able to have access to a level of education that, if I’m not incarcerated, it’s hard for me to get. That hasn’t become law, but that’s the momentum that’s happening around that issue. People thought, well, I don’t want people in prison to have decent things.
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership Announces Nominees for the 30th Annual Heart of Marin™ Awards
Anedot
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Volunteer of the Year (Sponsor: Harbor Point Charitable Foundation ). Hanson Bridgett LLP JAMBAR Kaiser Permanente San Rafael-Petaluma Marin Independent Journal Redwood Credit Union San Marin Animal Hospital Volvo Cars Marin. Excellence in Innovation (Sponsor: Potrero Group ). Youth Volunteer of the Year (Sponsor: Redwood Credit Union ).
Black Girl Freedom Week Seeks to Amplify Underrepresented Voices
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Couvson received critical acclaim for her 2016 book, Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools , which exposes the policies and practices that push Black girls out of the education system and into the school-to-prison pipeline. Foundation for Women. “We Foundation for Women. The work of these leaders is crucial.
Why Do Wheelchair Repairs Take So Long?
NonProfit Quarterly
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The group is documenting these experiences in the hope of making legislative change, similar to a law passed in Colorado in 2022. As Christina Mills, executive director of the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers and a wheelchair user, told the Los Angeles Times , “My wheelchair is my legs.
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Where Does the Money Go in Environmental Grantmaking?
NonProfit Quarterly
AUGUST 10, 2023
Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 How Location Affects the Foundation-to-Grantee Pipeline Most foundations are located on the coasts of the United States—mainly in New York and California.
California Embraces Employee Ownership: Will Other States Follow?
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Leading co-op and labor organizations in the coalition include A Slice of New York , a Silicon Valley-based employee-owned pizza restaurant; the California Center for Cooperative Development ; Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West ; and the Sustainable Economies Law Center , based in Oakland, California.
Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting
Get Fully Funded
JULY 16, 2023
Take Your Nonprofit Board Meeting Back to the Basics Before we get to the meeting itself, let’s back-track to some basic foundational pieces that will make everyone’s lives easier. It’s your job to educate and manage your Board — especially if they don’t know what to do. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings?
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Why You Shouldn’t Start a Nonprofit
The Charity CFO
JANUARY 12, 2024
There are completely different laws, norms, and obligations that frequently take well-meaning founders by surprise. This donor pool consists of individuals, corporate giving programs, private foundations, and government grants. Nonprofit founders can easily find themselves facing emotional and financial burnout.
Undoing Housing Segregation: An Interview with Leah Rothstein
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 7, 2023
Recently, with her father Richard Rothstein, she coauthored a book called Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. Leah Rothstein: My father, Richard Rothstein, wrote The Color of Law in 2017, a book that basically debunked the myth about why our communities are racially segregated.
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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
The original group of three founders and other volunteers worked with a local attorney and a research team from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to draft the co-op’s original bylaws. Such donations by foundations are not common. But that, Dallum said, would have left power with the foundation.
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Keeping the Child at the Heart of the Circle: Supporting Native Child Welfare
NonProfit Quarterly
AUGUST 3, 2023
ICWA, a federal law, was enacted to protect the best interests of Native American children and to promote the stability and security of Native tribes and families. That law was upheld in June by the US Supreme Court in a 7–2 decision in the case of Haaland v. ICWA, in short, remains the law of the land.
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10 Awesome LGBTQ Organizations You Should Support This Pride Month
EveryAction
JUNE 6, 2018
GLSEN (pronounced "glisten") is a the leading national education organization that works to transform K-12 schools into safe and affirming environments and ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment. Transgender Law Center. Gill Foundation The.
Investing in Systems Change Capacity
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JANUARY 24, 2024
While communities in Merced and Long Beach both used “uniform complaint procedures” to hold their districts accountable for violations of laws or regulation, their capacities were different. The Garfield Foundation offers a different example of how networks with capacity achieve systems change that evades individual groups.
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64 Online Stores That Benefit Nonprofits and the Greater Good
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. 7) Electronic Frontier Foundation Shop :: supporters.eff.org/shop. 17) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop.
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The Big RE Awards: Take The Lead Honors Excellence In Equity Leadership, Philanthropy, Business
Fundraising Leadership
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
For the last 15 years the Michael Stars Foundation has “been finding pathways to gender and racial equity” in programs around the world focusing on organizations that cater to women and girls. “ Insight earned a perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation corporate equality index.
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Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 4, 2024
When I started at Justice Funders, the majority of philanthropic assets were held in private foundations where a family board made decisions about how resources should be allocated.” “But These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities.
Everything You Need to Know About SEO for Lawyers
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
APRIL 21, 2023
Everything You Need to Know About SEO for Lawyers Creating an effective and long-lasting SEO strategy is essential for Law Firms. In the past, law firms tended to serve clientele in their immediate area who knew of them through word of mouth around town. Check out why and how to start Implementing SEO tactics today.
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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap Â
Candid
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
tax-exempt organizations file annually, are a major source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the United States. Before the pandemic, Candid usually received comprehensive IRS 990 data about nonprofits and foundations about 1.5–2 The delay is worse for data from private foundations (who file 990-PF forms).
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Transforming Our Housing System
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Casey Foundation. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. While the foundation’s mission covers much more than just housing, it cannot achieve this mission without helping to ensure families have safe, stable, and affordable housing.
100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board
Nonprofit Tech for Good
APRIL 3, 2022
Offer to write letters of intent or grant requests for the organization and possibly even submit them to foundations or companies. For example, many charities like churches and synagogues will pay a stipend for educational programming. Help the organization by researching and compiling information on foundations in your area or state.
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Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 9, 2024
At around the same time that study was released, the Washington Area Women’s Foundation published a study of 36 Black women leaders’ experiences in the Washington, DC, area nonprofit sector. In many cases, Lauren is less educated than many of the Black women around her, but she doesn’t need high levels of formal education.
Nonprofit Statuses: 501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(4) and more!
The Charity CFO
JULY 10, 2023
They’re focused on “public good” activities, like: Educational Scientific Religious Sports Public safety Etc. Federal tax law gives these groups an advantage by making donations to them tax-deductible, allowing donors to reduce their tax liability while helping these nonprofits stay afloat.
Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 5, 2024
The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Companies Taking Action B in Action was launched in 2022 by two initiatives of the Beijing-based Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation.
What Is Social Justice Philanthropy? A Donor Network Asks Hard Questions
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 3, 2023
As NPQ has previously covered , Resource Generation defines itself as a “multiracial membership community of young people (18–35) with wealth and/or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power” whose focus is to educate, organize, and agitate. Sometimes foundations also apply a similar lens.
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Nonprofits as Battlegrounds for Democracy
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 20, 2023
Johnson’s War on Poverty, which “expanded individual benefits related to health, education, and welfare and doubled down on the idea of working with nonprofit organizations.” And over time, private foundations emerged and issued grants in a similar way.
Building the Solidarity Economy by Boosting Black-Owned Co-ops
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Interning at the Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, I got a bird’s-eye view of the cooperative ecosystem and what cooperatives could do. Understanding that preexisting relationships are key to sustaining Black-led cooperatives, I first enlisted the friends I had made during law school. Photo courtesy of Repaired Nations.
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The Power of Collective Investing: How to Start an Investment Club with Friends and Family
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Beyond financial gains, investment clubs offer a platform for education and networking as members share insights, research, and experiences. This foundational step ensures that all members are aligned in terms of investment philosophy, risk tolerance, and financial expectations.
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