Keeping a close eye on philanthropy
Every city has just six artists. Or six community leaders. Or six innovators. I’m kidding … maybe your city has seven. I make this joke because in just about every community I visit, there are about… Read More
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has worked in Detroit since 1990, investing close to $200 million in grants, loans and equity into neighborhoods in the city. Over the past five years, LISC’s work has focused… Read More
On December 15, NCRP hosted “PIMBY: Philanthropy in My Back Yard.” The webinar explored how the grantmakers that invest in the places we call home can be better partners to folks on the ground and help… Read More
The following is adapted from the Philamplify report, “Kresge Foundation: Will This Bold Grantmaker Become the Next Great Social Justice Foundation?” The city of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on July 18, 2013, the largest… Read More
“Buffalo is going through a mini-renaissance, a building boom, which is great, but we need to look at the whole story,” explained Rahwa Ghirmatzion, director of programs for People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Buffalo. “The… Read More
In May, NCRP released our Philamplify assessment, Walton Family Foundation: How Can This Market-Oriented Grantmaker Advance Community-Led Solutions for Greater Equity? The report, written by Gita Gulati-Partee, found that Walton Family Foundation (WFF) had used market-based… Read More
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