Dawn Wolfe

3 weeks ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

Woods Fund Chicago President Michelle Morales. Credit: Woods Fund ChicagoWoods Fund Chicago is far from one of the country’s largest philanthropic funders, but it may very well be one of the boldest, from its unapologetic focus on ending racial inequities to its amped-up 14% payout rate (with plans to bump that to 15% next year) and a definition of fiduciary responsibility that puts it at odds with the vast majority of U.S. foundations.

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

The whole city buys tickets to feed the one-winged eagle, and the stranger asks why I went to prison, and everyone just wants to see the mistake, to fascinate on a free thing flightless, to squeeze a small fish and feed a big appetite. Everyone except the little girl in line. She demands to know what fish crime deserves this, this dying, this dying slowly, for a show. The adults ignore her, but fish hears.

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

Imagine running through a hostile gauntlet of angry protesters when you arrive for a healthcare appointment. Or going to work every day not knowing if yet another extremist, or group of extremists, will invade your office — and whether or not, this time, they have guns. Imagine being able to talk about the most intense bomb scare your workplace has received. Not the only one — the most intense one.

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

Kate Kendall, CEO of the Gill Foundation. Credit: The Gill FoundationOne of the LGBTQ movement’s most impactful advocates has rejoined the struggle for equality under the law for sexual minorities.

1 month ago | insidephilanthropy.com | Dawn Wolfe

The current damage being perpetrated by a federal administration that’s largely dominated by billionaires has done nothing to hurt the popularity of the “eat the rich” meme. However, it would be a mistake to assume that the top income bracket is nothing but a monolithic wall of self-interest. There are actually several organizations by and for the rich dedicated to causes including philanthropic reform, redistribution of wealth and higher taxes.