Tamara Straus

6 days ago | philanthropy.com | Tamara Straus

Earlier this month, Native American nonprofit leaders like Joshua Arce were disappointed but not totally surprised to learn that the Trump administration aims to cut 90 percent of federal funding for tribal colleges and universities.

2 months ago | philanthropy.com | Sara Herschander |Tamara Straus |Alex Daniels |Elizabeth Haugh

At the end of last year, nonprofits were facing a wave of program cuts, layoffs, and closures as inflation, declining donations, and other forces hit budgets. Now, the Trump administration is aggressively cutting federal funding that many organizations rely on. What is the toll on the sector as a whole?

Feb 18, 2025 | philanthropy.com | Tamara Straus

The nonprofit world was readying for changes under Donald Trump’s second term, but nothing like what has occurred since his January 20 inauguration. President Trump has signed numerous executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, government grants and contracts, immigration, LGBTQ+ people, and other nonprofit cause areas, which have led to fear and alarm for many in the sector and significant layoffs.

Jan 30, 2025 | philanthropy.com | Tamara Straus

When 80-mile-per-hour wildfires decimated much of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena on January 7, Doug Stockham was ready to give cash for whatever people needed: a hotel room, a meal, a change of clothes and underwear. But he couldn’t. Not because the Emergency Assistance Foundation, the charity he runs, wasn’t prepared to provide cash to the thousands of Southern Californians suddenly rendered homeless.

Aug 14, 2024 | philanthropy.com | Tamara Straus

Who is Bill Gates? Admiring portrayals of a tech genius and innovative philanthropist are giving way to a new crop of books that take a sterner look at the founder of Microsoft and the $77 billion foundation that bears his name. Last year saw the publication of The Bill Gates Problem by Tim Schwab, and next year we’ll have House of Gates by Nicholas Kulish.