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Anti-immigrant rhetoric has become all too common in the Trump era – most recently in this week’s State of the Union address. But it’s not all talk. Last week, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Supreme Court… Read More

It’s easy to forget, in a sector where Gateses, Fords, Lillys and Hewletts dominate the discourse, that most institutional philanthropies are small, leanly staffed, little-known foundations. In any given year, roughly a quarter of all U.S.… Read More

In the aftermath of this year’s series of devastating earthquakes in Puerto Rico, local nonprofits across the island are providing crucial services to thousands of affected Puerto Ricans.  Current and former NCRP nonprofit members and coalition partners supporting recovery efforts include Taller Salud, The Center for Popular… Read More

I read with interest the recent NCRP blog post that summarized the “Let Communities Lead” session at last year’s great Upswell convening in Chicago. Because I led a session on rural funder practice at the meeting… Read More

As we head into the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday weekend, its natural – maybe even necessary -- to reflect on what we are each doing to honor the legacy that he and other civil rights… Read More

We have known for a long time that low-income families are powerful political actors regardless of election cycles. That’s why since 2012, Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) has invested more than $15 million in integrated voter engagement… Read More