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Change begins with funding for women at the local level

Written by: Sophia Cole

Date: March 08, 2018

"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights." – Gloria Steinem, American feminist, journalist and… Read More

5 important strategies for funders to support power-building in the urban South

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: February 28, 2018

Atlanta is the philanthropic center of the South, and is known as a city of prosperity and inclusiveness. Unfortunately, that reputation is not the reality for all residents of the Metro Atlanta region, as many of… Read More

NCRP response to GEO’s call for a new definition of effectiveness

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: February 15, 2018

The last few years have been complicated and challenging ones for the country. The three and a half years since the Ferguson Uprising have brought a renewed national focus on the depth, breadth and cost of… Read More

Calling for grantmakers to step up to help secure a positive future

Written by: NCRP

Date: February 08, 2018

Many working for a fair, equitable and just future for our communities are bracing for a tough year ahead. Divisive rhetoric will continue, as will attempts to rollback progress on critical social, economic and environmental issues.… Read More

Will philanthropy sit on the sidelines as the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty fights to eliminate capital punishment?

Written by: Troy Price

Date: January 23, 2018

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. “The American people, fully informed as to the purposes of the death penalty and its liabilities, would in my view… Read More

Wealthy donors and grantmakers: You can no longer hide behind neutrality after the terrorist attack in Charlottesville

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: August 14, 2017

Now is not the time for the philanthropic sector to hide behind a false perception of neutrality. Some foundation staff and leaders may decide this weekend’s events and others like them are irrelevant to their grantmaking,… Read More

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