We cannot in good conscience jump into this newsletter without acknowledging what we're feeling in the aftermath of Charlottesville: Can this really be happening in America?! Can history really be marching, in jackboots and loafers, in reverse?

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has announced plans to expand its efforts to promote mission-aligned investing as an option for foundations and other funders.

Many questions have been asked about what is changing for foundations and their work in the context of a new U.S. presidential administration. A new CEP study tries to answer these questions involving the CEOs of the largest US grantmaking foundations

The overall giving of the top 50 philanthropists in 2016 decreased. Total donations amounted to $5.6 billion, in comparison to 7$ in 2015 and $10.2 in 2014. Phil Knight, Nike co-founder, leads the ranking

The Ford Foundation will be allocating $1 billion in mission-related investments to create synergies between its endowment allocations and grantmaking