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However, the balance sheets between smaller arts organizations and larger ones are worlds apart. Institutions with budgets of $5 million or more make up 2% of American arts and culture non-profits, but receive more than half the… Read More
Even philanthropic support for these communities is woefully inadequate. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy reports that per-capita grant making in the Mississippi Delta / Alabama “Black Belt” — home to the nation’s most concentrated rural… Read More
Aaron Dorfman, the president and CEO of the National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy, which has pushed foundations for decades to diversify, says: “It’s outrageous that there are still so many all-white boards in philanthropy.” Read the entire… Read More
In 2014, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) launched an innovative initiative called Philamplify, which evolved into Power Moves. It promoted open, honest feedback to challenge the culture of deference in philanthropy. Back then, we saw how lack of truth-telling in philanthropy,… Read More
On the opinion pages of philanthropy sector publications, a debate has raged about the right foundation payout rate for “this moment of crisis.” Since the 1970s, the received wisdom among many of the largest, most influential… Read More
Community foundations fund a bewildering variety of programs and organizations. But one thing they don’t fund enough are programs or organizations specifically targeting Black communities, according to a contentious new report (previously reported on in brief… Read More