January 30, 2024 With a Power-Building Approach to Housing in California, a Pooled Fund Evolves and Expands January 30, 2024/ Martha Ramirez Launched in 2018, the Fund for an Inclusive California supports community-led housing justice work, with some major backers on board. The collaborative is entering a new phase and targeting overlooked regions of the state.Read More
January 24, 2024 “Central to a Just Economy.” How a Collaborative Fund is Supporting Labor Rights in Brazil January 24, 2024/ Martha Ramirez Backed by the Ford Foundation, Laudes Foundation and Open Society Foundations, the Labora Fund is working to advance workers’ rights in Brazil, where nearly half of the labor force is made up of informal workers.Read More
January 16, 2024 A New Fund Backs Civic Engagement and Power Building for Communities of Color in California January 16, 2024/ Martha Ramirez Major Golden State grantmakers have gotten behind PIVOT, a collaborative fund to resource democracy work and build community power. Its initial grants have prioritized voter organizing alongside wider movement building.Read More
January 09, 2024 A Conversation With Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Outgoing CEO of the Latino Community Foundation January 09, 2024/ Martha Ramirez We spoke with the former head of LCF about her leadership during a critical period of growth, her career in philanthropy, and her hopes for the foundation’s future as Julian Castro takes the reins.Read More
January 05, 2024 Rural Capacity Building: New Funding Gives This Appalachia-Based Ed Nonprofit Room to Grow January 05, 2024/ Martha Ramirez With backing from funders like the Ballmer Group and the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, Partners for Rural Impact is expanding the scope of its work in the underinvested field of rural education to new states.Read More
December 19, 2023 Beyond Trust-Based Philanthropy: Ms. Foundation Report Advocates for Care-Based Giving December 19, 2023/ Martha Ramirez A new report looks at the toll of chronic underinvestment on the leadership of women and nonbinary people of color, and offers a new framework for funders looking to better support these leaders.Read More
December 13, 2023 Lessons from the Four Freedoms Fund: How Philanthropy Can Support Immigrant Rights December 13, 2023/ Martha Ramirez This pooled funding initiative has been fighting for immigrant rights for over 20 years. Fund leaders point to success in key states as a template for others interested in supporting the cause — and protecting democracy.Read More
November 13, 2023 A Foundation’s Bid to Build Access and Change Narratives Around Government Spending November 13, 2023/ Martha Ramirez As a torrent of federal funding comes online, the Marguerite Casey Foundation is aiming to help shift public resources toward historically excluded communities and change the conversation around government spending.Read More
November 01, 2023 Ford Launches Global Network to Help Social Justice Groups Manage Risks and Rewards of Tech November 01, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Front-line organizations in the Global South face unique threats and challenges when it comes to digital technology. With $15 million in seed funding from Ford, the Digital Resilience Network will provide technical support.Read More
October 31, 2023 Formed Amid 2020's Racial Justice Uprisings, a Funding Collaborative Recommits to the Cause October 31, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Democracy Frontlines Fund launched as a time-limited racial justice and democracy initiative in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The collaborative is extending its mission with another $35.5 million.Read More
October 16, 2023 Five Takeaways From IP’s New Report on Giving for Rural Communities October 16, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Our new deep dive report on rural philanthropy covers a distinct, emerging field of giving. Despite misunderstandings and a lack of good data, rural places present ample opportunity for equity-forward funding.Read More
October 04, 2023 Small Funders, Big Impact: Five Takeaways from Our Coverage of Place-Based Rural Funders October 04, 2023/ Martha Ramirez We’ve been overviewing some of the many place-based funders that support rural areas in the U.S., regions that national philanthropy often neglects. Here are a few of the lessons we’ve learned along the way.Read More
September 26, 2023 A Conversation with Richard Buery, CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation September 26, 2023/ Martha Ramirez The Robin Hood Foundation is one of New York’s leading antipoverty funders. We spoke with its CEO, Richard Buery, about his experiences growing up in the city and how they led to his current role.Read More
September 21, 2023 These Five Funders Are Supporting Rural Communities in the Pacific West September 21, 2023/ Martha Ramirez As part of our continuing coverage of philanthropic funders backing rural America, here are five grantmakers to note in the Pacific West — Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii and Alaska.Read More
September 14, 2023 "It's Got to Be an Entire Organizational Shift." How Funders Can Better Support Black-Led Nonprofits September 14, 2023/ Martha Ramirez While some strides have been made, many Black-led nonprofits are still out in the cold. New insight from the Young, Black, and Giving Back Institute focuses on resourcing the smallest grassroots groups.Read More
September 06, 2023 Five Texas Funders Supporting Rural Communities in the Lone Star State September 06, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Texas has the largest rural population in the United States. As part of our series on regional rural funders, these are just some of the grantmakers supporting rural communities there.Read More
August 30, 2023 Here Are Some of the Funders Working to End Modern Slavery Around the Globe August 30, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Although some may think of slavery as a thing of the past, close to 50 million people are enslaved today. These philanthropic funders are backing work toward truly putting slavery behind us.Read More
August 24, 2023 Eight Questions for Ray Colmenar, President of the Akonadi Foundation August 24, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Ray Colmenar recently succeeded Lateefah Simon as president of the Oakland-based Akonadi Foundation. We spoke to him about his career, the notion of co-governance, Akonadi’s racial justice commitments and more.Read More
August 09, 2023 A Family Foundation's Legacy of Supporting Latino Communities Will Live on Through a New Fund August 09, 2023/ Martha Ramirez The Castellano Family Foundation, which was founded after the family behind it won the lottery, has sunsetted. But its work will live on through a new fund housed at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.Read More
August 08, 2023 Here are Some of the Rural Funders Working in the Mountain West August 08, 2023/ Martha Ramirez As part of Inside Philanthropy’s ongoing look at funders working in rural communities across the U.S., here are some of the regional foundations that serve the rural Mountain West.Read More