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Innovative Giving: Grantmaking Trends & Insight from 8 Experts

Aaron Dorfman is president and CEO of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), an organization that promotes philanthropic accountability, effectiveness, and responsiveness to the needs of marginalized communities. Dorfman, a prominent speaker and writer who joined NCRP… Read More

Remembering the Mothers of Three Iconic Civil Rights Figures

It becomes especially clear how Black women are being hurt by institutional discrimination when we focus on the current Black maternal health crisis. Black women suffer disproportionate maternal mortality rates. They experience some of the highest… Read More

California Foundations Drop $100 Million in “Black Freedom Fund”

According to participating organizations, the fund intends to correct philanthropy’s history of underinvestment in Black-led organizations and “power-building” in African American communities. For example, across the United States, only about 1% of community foundation support was… Read More

California Launches a $100 Million Fund to Support Black-Led Organizations

The funders joined forces to address a history of underinvestment in Black-led organizations. According to the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, only 1% of community foundation support was specifically designated for Black communities in recent years.… Read More

What big liberal philanthropy can no longer afford to ignore

How will big liberal philanthropy react to the 6 January attack on the U.S. Capitol? The following day Ryan Schlegel of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy tweeted, ‘My money is on ‘stunned silence’ then back to… Read More

Grassroots Group Urges North Carolinians to Pledge Stimulus Checks to Undocumented Families

According to the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, people of Latin American descent account for 34 percent of North Carolina’s confirmed COVID-19 cases, despite making up 12 percent of the state’s population. Read the entire article… Read More

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