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COVID-19 represents a war on two fronts—a public health crisis that has already killed over 400,000 people, and an economic one that has…
In late March, one of the family foundations I advise reached out to their grantees to check in and see how the organizations and their…
In late 2019 I completed my doctoral research on how multi-generational families in Canada govern their giving. This was before most of us…
Dear Community Members: The National Center for Family Philanthropy joins with other national philanthropy serving organizations to stand in…
When I began writing this blog, I hoped to share some of your colleagues’ advice on managing through the social, health, and financial crises brought on by COVID-19. Just as I was finishing my conversations with a few of you, America faced another crisis triggered, once again, by the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of law enforcement. Today we must confront not only the racism within our law enforcement and criminal justice systems but the individual and systemic racism so pervasive in every facet of our culture. While I thought to scrap the paper entirely and, with it, the wisdom I discovered in my conversations, I realized that wisdom may very well be helpful in an even more turbulent world. I hope you agree.
Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their work. In lieu of our standard updates, this…
Centuries old racial inequity has been laid bare. 111,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19. 21 million people are out of work. Communities…
Photo credit: Franceska Gámez ( Trust Your Struggle Collective) & Nathanial Baysa This article was originally published by The Libra…
Dear Community Members: This is a sobering time. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black…
Even in times of good health, nonprofits operate under tight financial and human capital constraints. As the devastating effects of COVID-19…