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Preparing for the Skoll World Forum and Fundraising Success Back Home
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (467+ words) Wendy Paris | April 6, 2026 The annual Skoll World Forum is set to kick off on April 21 in Oxford, U.K. A high-powered, high-intensity forum bringing together "leaders, delegates and social entrepreneurs," the more than two-decade-old forum convened by tech innovator Jeff Skoll's Skoll…...
To Move Past False Choices, Housing Funders Must Embrace Supply
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (180+ words) Ned Resnikoff, Guest Contributor | April 1, 2026 Instead of trying to undermine each other, the groups that sign onto this grand bargain would work collaboratively to minimize tradeoffs between their respective priorities. AB 1482, which structures rent stabilization in such a way that…...
Immigrant Families Under Attack Get a Boost as California Funders Work with the State
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1044+ words) Martha Ramirez | April 1, 2026 In response to the crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in February a new public-private partnership between his office and three philanthropic institutions " the California Community Foundation (CCF), San Francisco Foundation (SFF) and the Sierra Health Foundation " to…...
What “Blame the Billionaires” Misses
1+ week, 5+ day ago (791+ words) David Callahan | March 25, 2026 Are billionaires to blame for most of America's problems? And are they the main obstacle to creating a fairer society? "Yes" and "yes," according to a growing chorus of progressive voices, including some critics of Big Philanthropy....
Housing Advocates Don’t Always Get Along. Funders Should Push Us To Work Together
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (303+ words) Laura Foote, Guest Contributor | March 23, 2026 As the executive director of YIMBY Action, I have a lot of thoughts, especially because I started out advocating for luxury condos and ended up married to an affordable housing developer. I've been on the…...
A Billionaire Wealth Tax Could Get a Vote in California. How Might That Impact Charitable Giving?
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (623+ words) Mike Scutari | March 9, 2026 At the time of this writing, proponents of the California Billionaire Tax Act are collecting signatures to put the proposal in front of the state's voters this November." "The key rule," said one of the billionaire tax…...
Billionaires Are Setting Up Massive 501c4s. Why?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (847+ words) Michael Kavate | March 4, 2026 After the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision lifted the limits on political spending by 501c4s in 2010, American megadonors like Laura and John Arnold, Pierre Omidyar and Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan launched so-called political advocacy arms for their…...
New Data Helps Mentorship-Focused Nonprofits Make Their Case to Philanthropy
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (315+ words) Wendy Paris | March 3, 2026 There is "no question that mentorship is one of the most cost-effective and evidence-backed solutions we have, particularly when you look at creating opportunities for upward mobility," said Artis Stevens, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big…...
Report: Nonprofit Sector Is Facing “Existential Threats”
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (640+ words) Mike Scutari | March 2, 2026 Last year, the Center for Effective Philanthropy's "State of Nonprofits 2025: What Funders Need to Know" report underscored how federal funding cuts created a domino effect across the sector." Organizations that hadn't received federal funding faced surging demand…...
Philanthropy Steps Up As Immigration Policies Threaten Basic Services
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (680+ words) Connie Matthiessen | March 2, 2026 The Trump administration's aggressive immigration policy has been applauded by some and fiercely opposed by others, and recent polls show growing public opposition. What has at times been lost in the debate is the day-to-day fallout as…...