RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Dear reader,  The last issue of “Responsive Philanthropy” celebrated NCRP’s 45 years and asked what philanthropy should look like in the next 45. This issue celebrates philanthropy now and looks at what this sector is doing to build the future that we want. It’s actually something… Read More

[caption id="attachment_19735" align="alignright" width="239"] Pablo Eisenberg[/caption] Pablo Eisenberg  Senior Fellow, Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University   NCRP Board Chair, 1976-1990  “NCRP began as a force to challenge philanthropy, and it actually broke, I think, the dominance of foundations and… Read More

Jara Dean-Coffey, Director, The Equitable Evaluation Initiative, Founder and Principal, Luminare Group  [caption id="attachment_19756" align="alignright" width="195"] Jara Dean-Coffey[/caption] “I increasingly find myself going to the origins of words, ideas and actions to better understand what twists and… Read More

We are at a moment of national reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic, its disproportionate impact on Black and brown communities and the horrific murders of Black people that ignited protests last summer have laid bare the deep injustices that define this country.   In these times, the corporate… Read More

Fundamentally, NCRP exists to ensure that philanthropy is responsive to those with the least wealth, power and opportunity in American society, and that it serves public purposes rather than the interests of those who control the… Read More

Dear Reader,  In 1976, a group of courageous nonprofit leaders decided they would attempt to hold philanthropy accountable to the needs of communities who had been marginalized in society. They made the important decision to transition from an ad hoc coalition,… Read More