October 26, 2026

The Roadmap to Progressive Power Starts by Funding the South 

Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Guest Authors Hillary Holley of Women's Donors Action and ada smith of Backline Alliance call on progressive power builders for investment in Southern...

September 8, 2026
Advancing Justice Collaboratively: Borealis Philanthropy’s 11 Years of Cross-Movement Funding

NCRP continues its Climate Justice Funder Intermediary Series with Nikki Brown-Booker and Sadé Dozan of Borealis Philanthropy. They urge philanthropy to shift power and resources to frontline communities. The...

August 24, 2026
Reconnecting with My Reproductive Justice Story at LTAS Conference 2026

NCRP Editorial Manager Suhasini Yeeda reflects on her first time at SisterSong’s Let’s Talk About Sex (LTAS) Conference and dives into the ways the past ancestors, the present movement leaders,...

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August 12, 2026
A Long Lineage: Donors, Intermediaries, and Accountability in Action 

This Black Philanthropy Month, Guest Author Amoretta Morris reflects on the long lineage Black philanthropists, organizers, and community-rooted stewards have created through traditions of accountability, trust and, care.

NCRP in the News

June 16, 2023
CHANGE coalition: Philanthropy’s Bridge Bends Toward Justice, Not Cooperation

As a coalition of philanthropic networks working together to strengthen bridges across funders and communities, CHANGE Philanthropy has issued a statement against what some have labeled “new philanthropic pluralism.”...

Brennan Center For Justice
February 9, 2022
Abortion Funds Enable Access: The Time to Invest in Direct Aid Is Now

Despite the clear and present need for the services they provide, a January 2021 report issued by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy found that foundation support for abortion funds occupies...

January 10, 2022
Philanthropic Advisors List Five Biggest Issues in America Today

The problem is vast, but if you want to address health-care inequities in your community, says Aaron Dorfman, president of the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy, start with your local...

Press Releases

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October 20, 2026
New Brief Calls on Nontraditional Funders to Invest in Power and Prosperity for Immigrant Communities

The Infrastructure of Welcome, published by NCRP in partnership with World Education Services and the WES Mariam Assefa Fund, urges funders to strengthen the pro-immigrant ecosystem at a moment...

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September 17, 2026
NCRP Announces Election of Three New Members to Board; Thanks Outgoing Members for Combined 33 Years of Service 

NCRP Announces Three New Members to the Board: Amaha Kassa - African Communities Together, Jennifer Ng'andu - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Alfonso Wenker - Saint Paul & Minnesota...

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April 30, 2026
NCRP Supports Southern Poverty Law Center and Decries ‘Outrageous and Hypocritical’ Actions of Fidelity Charitable

NCRP's Statement on Fidelity Charitable's decision to cease processing donations for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

Unpacking Philanthropy

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January 25, 2024
Unpacking Philanthropy Ep. 3: Philanthropy’s Role in Racial Healing (Transcript)

Episode 3 of NCRP’s video series, Unpacking Philanthropy, focuses on racial healing and why honest truth-telling is a first step towards healing and living in a more equitable world....

February 23, 2022
Unpacking Philanthropy Ep. 2: What We Can Learn from the Otto Bremer Trust Debacle (Transcript)

Episode 2 of NCRP’s new video series, Unpacking Philanthropy, focuses on oversight, the Bremer Trust & what happens when Trustees go astray.

February 2, 2022
Unpacking Philanthropy Episode 1: Can Philanthropy Help Save Democracy? (Transcript)

Episode 1 of NCRP’s new video series, Unpacking Philanthropy, focuses on the philanthropy, democracy and the common Good.

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