Putting Racism on the Table
When grantmakers in the Washington, DC area grappled with the national scourge of police-involved killings, they found something much deeper: A model for philanthropists to understand racism and work for racial justice.
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Shaping Young Lives
through the Arts
The Cleveland Foundation has a bold vision: To make the arts as accessible as sports in every Cleveland neighborhood. For many of the city's underserved young residents, the impact has been profound.
Fostering Philanthropy at Work
A partnership between MailChimp and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta offers employees an intensive course in corporate citizenship, and is helping shape a new generation of philanthropists to address the city's inequality.
Training Vets to Inspire Kids
A partnership between the Miami HEAT and Up2Us Sports trains military veterans as coaches and mentors for kids in underserved urban communities. It's scoring big points for both.
Healing Gun Violence
In California, an innovative collaborative of funders and community leaders is united around a common goal: to stop the state's gun violence epidemic and elevate community solutions that can be replicated across the country.
Aligning Business And Values
A father of the social investment movement reflects on decades in the field, and the ongoing promise of changing the world through responsible financial choices.
Rebuilding After Disaster
How three community foundations helped residents pick up the pieces in the aftermath of natural disaster.
Activating Civic Leadership
Boston’s “Green Ribbon Commission” is helping the city meet ambitious goals to fight climate change.
Promoting Earthquake Readiness
In Oregon, Washington State and California, an early warning system helps citizens and officials better prepare for and respond to earthquakes.
Saving a City in Crisis
How an unprecedented coalition of 12 regional and national foundations helped save the City of Detroit.