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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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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Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

Medical debt relief has become a growing public policy priority for philanthropists and lawmakers worried about the toll on Americans’ financial, mental, and physical health. The post Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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India’s Philanthropy Spending Grows, Development Goals Elusive

The NonProfit Times

Philanthropy expenditures in India have grown by an average annual rate of 13% during the past five years, reaching the equivalent of $280 billion. Family philanthropy and retail giving contributed to overall private philanthropy growth of 10%. In total, private philanthropy amounted to $15 billion during fiscal year 2023.

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Remaking the Economy: A Policy Vision from the Movement for Black Lives

NonProfit Quarterly

Bennett is co-CEO of iF, A Foundation of Radical Possibility , based in Washington, DC. Amara Enyia is director for policy and research at the Movement for Black Lives , based in Chicago. How can public policy compensate for the damage done? What policy changes are needed at the level of the federal government?

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Report Assesses Impact of Philanthropic “Big Bet” on Employee Ownership

NonProfit Quarterly

The Gates Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation, is well known for its proclivity to “swing for the fences,” with mixed results (more success in global health, less success in US education). The second area of gains is in the realm of public policy. One concerns field knowledge.

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Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s time to change public policy to do away with excessive wealth and its corrosive effects on our lives, our society, and our democracy. Conceptually, the threshold for excessive wealth would be the point at which an individual can take the government hostage or otherwise damage democratic institutions.