Funders, now is the time to move in solidarity with nonprofits, mobilize money, and nurture possibility. Sign the philanthropic commitment, share this with peers, and join the growing community of grantmakers and donors taking trust-based, courageous action on behalf of our sector.| Trust-Based Philanthropy
Phil Buchanan examines the assumptions some U.S. foundations are using to navigate the current context - and why they may be wrong.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Foundation leaders offer insights into how funders can respond quickly and bravely to support nonprofits and communities in a needful moment.| The Center for Effective Philanthropy
We invite all charitable giving organizations to join us in this effort to protect our freedom to express ourselves, to give, and to invest in our communities. Please sign on to the statement below to show your support.| Council on Foundations
On August 3, 1857, Frederick Douglass delivered a “West India Emancipation” speech at Canandaigua, New York, on the twenty-third anniversary of the event. Most of the address was a history of British efforts toward emancipation as well as a reminder of the crucial role of the West Indian slaves in that own freedom struggle. However shortly after he began Douglass sounded a foretelling of the coming Civil War when he uttered two paragraphs that became the most quoted sentences of all of hi...| BlackPast.org