Archive for August 2018
Much More Than Money – The Impact of Small Rural Foundations
When most people think of foundations, they think of deep pockets. That’s understandable, since the popular public perception of philanthropy has been shaped by the creation of multimillion-dollar foundations by titans of old, and enforced by the glamour of new foundations launched to much fanfare by today’s billionaires. In rural communities, the creation of big-dollar…
Read MoreMaking Investments In Rural Health: What Are The New And Old Challenges?
Fairly early in the day of November 9, 2016, the frenzy began. It was the day after Election Day 2016. Enormous swaths of rural Americans had helped to deliver a presidential candidate over the finish line who promoted ideas and plans that were antithetical to the sensibilities of a majority of health foundation boards and…
Read MoreFEATURED — Is Rural America Philanthropy’s Final Frontier?
We have been tracking the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy’s (NCRP) “As the South Grows” series closely over the past year and were excited to contribute to a piece written by Ryan Schlegel on the potential of southern health conversion foundations. Institutional philanthropy in the United States has long neglected rural communities. As recently noted…
Read MoreConversion Foundations Can Do More To Advance Advocacy And Structural Change
As someone with longtime philanthropic interests in the South, I want to recognize the singular achievement of the As the South Grows series. Nothing in recent memory has as accurately captured the voices of local southerners – from Appalachia to the Lowcountry – whose work is driven by a commitment to real change for some of the least…
Read MorePhilanthropic Funding For Equity Can’t Exclude Rural
On April 11-13, I attended the PolicyLink Equity Summit in Chicago with a sell-out crowd of about 4,200 people. In the name of advancing equity and justice, we heard from national activist leaders on a wide range of topics that included housing, economic opportunity, climate change, educational opportunity, transportation, health, community safety and just-lending practices.…
Read MoreFEATURED — Myths and Opportunities: What’s Happening in Rural Philanthropy?
PhilanthropywoRx was pleased to serve as a resource to Inside Philanthropy for their feature on the Myths of Rural Philanthropy, written by Caitlin Reilly. Allen Smart is on a mission to set the record straight on rural philanthropy. When we report on philanthropy in rural communities, it’s often to decry its scarcity. Smart says that’s…
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