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The organization, which has been primarily funded by Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz and wife Cari Tuna, has rebranded as both a grantmaker and philanthropic advisor.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/yh2fw57v

#CoefficientGiving #EffectiveAltruism #Philanthropy #DustinMoskovitz #CariTuna
Open Philanthropy Is Now Coefficient Giving. Here’s What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed
Primarily funded by Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz and wife Cari Tuna, the organization has rebranded as both a grantmaker and philanthropic advisor.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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All of us will get old. Here are seven major funders working to help Americans do so with dignity and care.

Wendy Paris Reports: tinyurl.com/2zfss6mb

#AgingJustice #ReframingAging #AgingInAmerica #Philanthropy #ElderCare #SocialImpact #HealthyAging #Caregiving #AgeFriendly #NonprofitSector
Power List: The Top 7 Aging-Focused Funders
All of us will get old. Here are seven major funders working to help Americans do so with dignity and care.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The $250 million Action for Women’s Health open call awarded large, often transformative gifts to organizations facing down attacks on women's health and rights.

Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/bdzvza5f

#WomensHealth #Pivotal #MelindaFrenchGates
Melinda French Gates’ Open Call Provides Vital Resources, Signals Evolving Giving
The $250 million Action for Women’s Health open call awarded large, often transformative gifts to organizations facing down attacks on women's health and rights.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Funders are backing a plan to manufacture a low-cost injectable jab that could be a game-changer for HIV treatment in Africa and elsewhere.

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#HIVPrevention #GlobalHealth #PrEP #Lenacapavir #WomensHealth #SubSaharanAfrica #PEPFAR #GatesFoundation
Gates and Others Aim to Make HIV Treatment More Accessible. What Will That Look Like?
Funders are backing a plan to manufacture a low-cost injectable jab that could be a game-changer for HIV treatment in Africa and elsewhere.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Most people support climate action but think they are a minority. Most grantmakers also do, but very few fund climate mitigation.

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/mtx3d5yf

#ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #Nonprofits #ClimateFunding #Sustainability #ImpactGiving #CleanEnergy
76% of Americans Want Climate Action. Just 2.6% of U.S. Foundations Fund It
Most people support climate action but think they are a minority. Most grantmakers also do, but very few fund climate mitigation.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.

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#HousingCrisis #CaliforniaHousing #YIMBY #AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy
Philanthropy Needs to Pick a Side on the Housing Construction Debate
Despite California’s severe housing shortage, foundations are still funding on the wrong side of the housing fight there, guest author Ned Resnikoff writes.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The Trump administration has slashed evidence-based community intervention programs that have been shown to prevent gun violence. Can funding from Everytown and others help?

Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/4u5x6h9n

#GunViolencePrevention #CommunitySafety #CVI
After DOJ Cuts, Everytown for Gun Safety Steps Up to Keep Communities Safe
The Trump administration has slashed evidence-based community intervention programs that have been shown to prevent gun violence. Can funding from Everytown and others help?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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The shutdown showed that for all philanthropy can and should do to address hunger and poverty, it’s ultimately the government that is responsible for the wellbeing of its people.

Martha Ramirez(@martharamirez.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/3aaam6m2

#FoodSecurity #SNAPBenefits #PovertyCrisis
Philanthropy’s Response to SNAP Cuts Highlights Government’s Abdication
The shutdown showed that for all philanthropy can and should do to address hunger and poverty, it’s ultimately the government that is responsible for the wellbeing of its people.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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OpenAI's restructuring gave the OpenAI Foundation a $130 billion equity stake in the new for-profit OpenAI public benefit corporation, instantly making it one of the flushest grantmakers in the country.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/3cawnn7c

#AI #OpenAI #TechPhilanthropy #AIEthics #AIFuture
OpenAI Now Has a Foundation. We Have Some Questions
OpenAI's restructuring gave the OpenAI Foundation a $130 billion equity stake in the new for-profit OpenAI public benefit corporation, instantly making it one of the flushest grantmakers in the country.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“Am I Next?” Using Art, a California Foundation Highlights Stories of ICE Abductees

Wendy Paris (@wendyparis.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/2a6hu9ja

#ImmigrantRights #StopTheRaids #HumanRights #CCF #AmINext #ProtectFamilies #CommunityPower #LACommunity #CivicAction #DemocracyInDanger
“Am I Next?” Using Art, a California Foundation Highlights Stories of ICE Abductees
The California Community Foundation just launched a massive public art campaign to stand with Angelenos grabbed by ICE agents.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Pledges from Bloomberg, a Walton, and a coalition of health funders make it seem like big funding is flowing for climate. But a closer look reveals a mixed picture.

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/2z3ar4ra

#ClimatePhilanthropy #COP30 #MethaneReduction #ClimateFinance
Big Numbers, Murky Details: Four Philanthropic Pledges From COP30
Commitments from Bloomberg, a Walton, and a coalition of health funders make it seem like big funding is flowing for climate. But a closer look reveals the picture is mixed.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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While the cost-of-living squeeze is the top challenge that Americans say they face, philanthropy is doing relatively little to help relieve these pressures.

David Callahan Reports: tinyurl.com/2dhdm4r2

#EconomicJustice #CostOfLivingCrisis #WorkingFamilies #Nonprofits #SocialImpact
What Affordability Crisis?
While the cost-of-living squeeze is the top challenge that Americans say they face, philanthropy is doing relatively little to help relieve these pressures.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A leading Los Angeles LGBTQ+ funder connects that fight to the current moment.

Wendy Paris(@wendyparis.bsky.social) Reports: https: tinyurl.com/hyn675vk

#DavidBohnett #LGBTQPhilanthropy #SocialJustice #MovementBuilding #ArtsFunding #TechForGood #LeadershipDevelopment #LosAngelesNonprofits
25 Years of Giving: 7 Questions for David Bohnett on His Philanthropy Anniversary
A leading Los Angeles LGBTQ+ funder connects that fight to the current moment.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Leaders from a half-dozen environmental organizations weigh in on how funders have responded to the Trump administration’s assault on climate policy.

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/4tyeabyx

#ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalAdvocacy #ClimateFunding
Climate Groups Speak Out on Philanthropy’s Response So Far to Trump
Leaders from a half-dozen environmental organizations weigh in on how funders have responded to the Trump administration’s assault on climate policy.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) has grown during a time of increased stresses on the country’s food system and rising food costs.

Dawn Wolfe(@drwolfe.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/djys8pnv

#FoodSystems #FoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture #ImmigrantWorkers #FoodJustice
America’s Food System is in Trouble. This Funder Collaborative is Tackling the Issues
Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders (SAFSF) has grown during a time of increased stresses on the country’s food system and rising food costs.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Federal assault on foundation independence calls for collective defense networks, not isolated resistance, Brian Byrd writes. He shares ideas on how to operationalize that.

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#FoundationIndependence #DemocracyDefense #CollectiveAction
Foundations Must Unite Against Government Pressure
Federal assault on foundation independence calls for collective defense networks, not isolated resistance, Brian Byrd writes. He shares ideas on how to operationalize that.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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The spouse of the late film critic and founder of the FECK Awards shares her story and discusses her down-to-earth approach to giving.

Ade Adeniji(@adeadeniji.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/mtffhfeh

#RogerEbert #ChazEbert #FECKAwards #Empathy #Compassion #Kindness #ArtsAndCulture
A Conversation with Chaz Ebert on Turning Empathy Into Action
The CEO of RogerEbert.com and founder of the FECK Awards shares her story and discusses her down-to-earth approach to giving.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Even as many new billionaire donors give away vast sums without hiring many staff, top legacy foundations aren't changing their ways.

David Callahan Reports: tinyurl.com/y4ch9f7x

#Foundations #BigPhilanthropy #BillionaireDonors #LeanPhilanthropy #MacKenzieScott #FordFoundation #GeneralSupport
The Age of Big Foundations Isn’t Over Yet
Even as many new billionaire donors give away vast sums without hiring much staff, top legacy foundations aren't changing their ways.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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At the October Grantmakers in Aging Annual Conference, author James Chappel discussed the "lexical chaos" impacting the field, an issue funders are taking steps to confront.

Wendy Paris(@wendyparis.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/5v4mnbry

#AgingPhilanthropy #GrantmakersInAging #OlderAdults
How Language Shapes Aging Policy
At the October Grantmakers in Aging Annual Conference, author James Chappel discussed the "lexical chaos" impacting the field, an issue funders are taking steps to confront.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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The philanthropy-backed Trust Youth Initiative demonstrated that small infusions of cash can put homeless youth on a path to stability. But can funders scale the work?

Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/bd2xhxtm

#YouthHomelessness #TrustYouthInitiative
Can Cash Move the Needle for Homeless Youth?
The philanthropy-backed Trust Youth Initiative demonstrated that small infusions of cash can put homeless youth on a path to stability. But can funders scale the work?
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November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Even as funders have spent billions to strengthen democracy, they’ve often neglected efforts that build people’s sense of agency and power. The Freedom Together Foundation wants to change that.

David Callahan Reports: tinyurl.com/2zbzzzn5

#SocialJustice #GrassrootsOrganizing #CollectiveAgency
Is This Blueprint for Better Organizing a Way Past Philanthropy’s Civic Failures?
Even as funders have spent billions to strengthen democracy, they’ve often neglected efforts that build people’s sense of agency and power. The Freedom Together Foundation wants to change that.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Funders are rewarding “relationships and reputation” over actual results, Monica DuPea of the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project writes.

Guest Contributor, Monica DuPea Reports: tinyurl.com/y25whm7c

#Nonprofits #SocialImpact #TrustBasedPhilanthropy #HomelessYouth #NevadaYouthEmpowermentProject
When Philanthropy Chooses Optics Over Outcomes
Funders are rewarding “relationships and reputation” over actual results, Monica DuPea of the Nevada Youth Empowerment Project writes.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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This is the first time since the creation of the Women & Girls Index in 2019 that giving for women’s and girls’ issues has exceeded 2% of all giving.

Dawn Wolfe(@drwolfe.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/2s4uyn3p

#WomenAndGirls #WomensEmpowerment #GenderEquity #ReproductiveRights #SocialImpact
Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Nonprofits Breaks the 2% Ceiling
This is the first time since the creation of the Women & Girls Index in 2019 that giving for women’s and girls’ issues has exceeded 2% of all giving.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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California’s special election prompted some funders to act quickly to ensure access to the polls. Maintaining and growing that support will be key going into 2026.

Martha Ramirez(@martharamirez.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/2t5t3d26

#DemocracyFund #ElectionProtection #VotingRights
Lessons from Prop 50: Why Safeguarding Elections Needs Year-Round Support
California’s special election prompted some funders to act quickly to ensure access to the polls. Maintaining and growing that support will be key going into 2026.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The Literary Arts Fund aims to put the historically under-resourced field on a path toward sustainability by granting at least $50 million to nonprofits within five years.

Mike Scutari reports: tinyurl.com/35szkaje

#LiteraryArtsFund #MellonFoundation #FordFoundation #MacArthurFoundation
7 Funders Combine Forces to Launch New Literary Arts Fund
The fund aims to put the historically under-resourced field on a path toward sustainability by granting at least $50 million within five years.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM