The Hill: Job Creation Must Be About Quality, Not Just Quantity
By Patrick Duggan In today’s economy, the prevalence of quality jobs is diminishing. This has been the case since America’s job market bottomed out at the close of the Great Recession.…
Inside Philanthropy: Grantmaking to Champion Impact Investing
It took them some time to come around, but the Surdna Foundation continues to be a big proponent of foundation involvement in impact investing. Last year, we saw the foundation make a $100…
Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood wasn’t America’s only Black Wall Street
"On this centennial of the brutal Tulsa riots, let’s remember other cities where Black wealth was decimated. In building the future of Black wealth, it’s important that we ground it in the…
F. Javier Torres Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director, Thriving Cultures Program
The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its recent hire of F. Javier Torres as Program Director of the Thriving Cultures program. Javier will lead a $9 million grantmaking portfolio, sharpen…
Center for Effective Philanthropy Blog: Family Foundations, Family Ties & Good Governance
Inspired by the Andrus family’s governance practices, we approached the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to identify common practices of good governance that have sustained and nurtured…
Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation
The Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation was created in 1997 in memory of John E. Andrus and enhances the Andrus family's longstanding commitment to Westchester County, New York. Taking into…
A Call to Action: Philanthropy’s Commitment During Covid-19
Surdna is proud to join a growing number of foundations acting with fierce urgency to support our nonprofit partners and the people and communities hit hardest by COVID-19. The rapid spread…
This Foundation Let Youth Organizers Decide Where to Give its Money
By Kristin Toussaint | Originally published by Fast Company In a typical room where nonprofits do the work of grantmaking—deciding which programs and solutions to fund with their…
Racial Representation in Community Development: The Vital Importance of Trust
Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly This article is the first in a new article series—Community Development: National Leaders’ Visions—that NPQ, in partnership with the CEO Circle,…
Building Trust Through Practice: A Shared Journey Toward an Inclusive Economy
There's a lot of talk in philanthropy about racial justice, trusting and centering grantees, sharing power, and enabling the risks necessary for innovative ideas to launch, succeed, or fail. But…