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The Loss of NoVo’s Unrestricted Funds Was Especially Damaging for My Domestic-Violence Nonprofit
The end of Buffetts’ funding for women and girls had a substantial impact on one nonprofit leader’s ability to use grant money in ways she knows will help her community most.
Fundraisers Do Care About DAF Regulation — but We Also Need to Work Within the Current System
A fundraiser for one nonprofit takes issue with the view expressed in a recent op-ed that professionals like her aren’t interested in efforts to regulate donor-advised funds.
Coverage of New DAF Study Misses Bigger Picture About Giving From These Accounts
A report shows large donor-advised fund investors give consistently to charity and aren’t warehousing funds, says Philanthropy Roundtable’s policy director.
Placing More Foster Kids in Institutional Settings Is Not an Acceptable Solution
A foundation leader takes issue with an opinion piece calling for more institutional care for foster children, saying it paints an inaccurate picture of the dangers and fails to highlight other successful approaches.
I Apologize for My Inartful Language but Not for My Proposal to Address Homelessness
A nonprofit leader agrees that he could have chosen different words to describe his plan for helping those who are unhoused.
People Who Are Homeless Are Not an Investment Opportunity
The head of a donor group aimed at tackling homelessness objects to a recent op-ed that proposes using endowment investments to solve the housing crisis.
Let’s Stop the Destructive Practice of Focusing on the Needs of Donors Instead of Grantees
A foundation executive is concerned about recent coverage of the priorities of big philanthropists.
What MacKenzie Scott’s Gift Means to Me and the Organization I Chair
Philanthropist Elaine Wynn finds a kindred spirit in MacKenzie Scott and hopes for a new generation of philanthropic leaders.
Council on Foundations’ DAF Recommendations Deserve a Closer Look
Members of the group that wrote new recommendations on donor-advised funds say recent coverage doesn’t convey the full scope of the proposed strategies.
Why Were Latinos Absent From Coverage of Nonprofit Leaders of Color?
Two nonprofit Latina leaders question why the issues that concern their communities are often missing from media coverage and philanthropic giving.