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Category: Community Philanthropy

Philanthropy is Entering a New Era of Engagement with Native Communities

April 26, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Institutional philanthropy is starting to recognize the strengths, challenges, and needs that Indigenous people bring to many of our sector’s most pressing areas of work.

Expanding the Definitions of Philanthropy and Philanthropist

January 18, 2022

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The overlapping challenges of a global pandemic and inchoate racial reckoning have provided an opportunity to redefine our conceptions of philanthropy.

Philanthropy on the Blockchain: Giving DAOs and the Next Generation of Giving Circles

December 14, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Emily Rasmussen explains the rise of DAOs — decentralized autonomous organizations — what they are, and how they are an important and innovative part of the evolution of collective giving.

Native and Muslim Americans: Two Marginalized Communities Find Similar Hurdles in Engaging Philanthropy

July 27, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Muslim and Native American leaders collaborate to remove systemic barriers that have historically prevented organizations in their communities from accessing equitable opportunities and funding.

There’s a Gap Between Giving Circles and Social Justice — Philanthropy Together’s Newest Project Wants to Fix That

June 30, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

New research from the Social Justice Giving Circle Project reveals critical opportunities for social justice giving circles and a need for greater accountability to movement leaders.

From International Grantmaking to the Globalization of Philanthropy

May 11, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Philanthropy is globalizing — a dynamic process in which actors exchange ideas and practices and engage in shared learning to find forms of giving that are authentic for different cultural contexts.

Good Growth: Driving a New Community-Ownership Paradigm in Cleveland

April 28, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Organizations in Cleveland have partnered to forge a new growth paradigm through real estate ownership in predominantly Black and Latinx neighborhoods — those that have been systematically shut out of wealth-generating opportunities.

Giving Circles: A Way Forward for Democratizing Philanthropy

April 20, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Michael Layton draws parallels between the Gilded Age and current challenges in philanthropy, and argues that giving circles offer valuable insights about how to democratize philanthropy.

How a Study on Giving Circles Led to the Launch of Philanthropy Together

March 9, 2021

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Guest author Isis Krause shares how a 2016 study on giving circles sparked the creation of a new infrastructure organization, Philanthropy Together.

Mexican President Targets U.S. Philanthropy, but It’s Mexican Civil Society That Could Take the Hit

September 16, 2020

By Johnson Center for Philanthropy

Layton addresses recent allegations made by Mexico’s president about grants from U.S. foundations in opposition of a controversial infrastructure project.

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