Published in the Financial Times by advocacy group Majority Action and Service Employees International Union, the letter calls on asset managers to use their influence as corporate shareholders to change "business-as-usual practices" and help advance racial justice....

Comprising twenty-five honorees in each of four categories — foundations, nonprofits, individuals, and corporations — the list is based on both financial contributions and a "love of humankind, a desire to promote the welfare of others, and creative approaches to advancing the cause of social justice"....

Part of a $1 billion racial equity commitment announced by American Express in November, the largest-ever investment in the organization is expected to generate more than $125 million in loans to small business owners, with a focus on people of color, women, and immigrants....

The gift will support the establishment of the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity as a hub for the university's college access and opportunity initiatives as well as research and innovation in the field of college access and success....

The funding includes $1 million in support of COVID-19 vaccine outreach and access efforts by community health centers, community development organizations, and human service agencies in Detroit and $1 million in grants to be announced in the near future....

The foundation's first grants of 2021 include support for racial equity and justice programs, COVID-19 relief and response efforts, and/or organizations working to strengthen the arts, education, the environment, and their communities....

Grants were awarded to fourteen community-based organizations through the foundation's Climate Change, Health & Equity initiative, which works to advance policies and practices aimed at improving community health while helping cities mitigate and adapt to climate change….

Published concurrently in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and USA Today, the statement declares that "[f]or American democracy to work for any of us, we must ensure the right to vote for all of us...."

The grants will support efforts by Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and Morehouse School of Medicine to expand mobile unit COVID-19 vaccine operations in Black and medically underserved communities....

Uber, PayPal, and Walgreens have committed $11 million to launch an initiative aimed at providing transportation to COVID-19 vaccination sites in underserved communities....

The Equity-First Vaccination Initiative will work with anchor organizations in Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, Newark, and Oakland to deploy equity-focused, hyper-local vaccine interventions....

In response to a surge in violence against AAPI communities, the foundation will double its investments in AAPI-led power-building organizations to $100 million over the next ten years....

The report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI found that donors who give to crowdfunding campaigns are slightly younger, less religious, and more likely to be single than those who give through more traditional channels....

A survey by the Center for Popular Democracy found that 41 percent of middle and high school students felt "unsafe" or "very unsafe" when they encountered police officers at school....

The grants will enable organizations that provide mental health services to adolescents of color and LGBTQ+ youth to increase their capacity and deploy innovative solutions designed to improve access to care….

The bulk of the funds will be awarded through Open Society Foundations' 501(c)(4) affiliate, the Open Society Policy Center, to progressive advocacy groups organizing in support of policies included in the Biden administration's American Jobs Plan and forthcoming American Families Plan....

A report from the Bridgespan Group argues that high-net-worth individuals and families are uniquely positioned to pursue "impact-first" investments that prioritize social and environmental impact over financial returns....

The largest gift in the school's 117-year history will establish and endow the Gilbert Fellows program, bolster the academy's existing scholarship fund, and fund visiting faculty artists, with a focus on artists of color....