The Cost to Protect Democracy Has Skyrocketed – So Why Haven’t Grants Kept Up?

Analysis from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

It examines how current voter registration and civic engagement costs have unreasonably shot up and why funders dedicated to strengthening democratic institutions and systems must boldly expand their investments to meet the moment.

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Strengthening Response in Real Time

This Rapid Response Report serves as a testimony to how Minnesota’s philanthropic ecosystem organized during a critical moment in state history. It offers vital lessons, structural insights, and

Guide to Fiscal Sponsorship

As fiscal sponsorship continues to become a more widely used tool for charitable impact, it is important that 501(c)(3) organizations acting as a fiscal sponsor are doing it right.

Immigrant Rapid Response Fund: Briefing Series

Between Christmas 2025 and February 2026, Operation Metro Surge brought roughly 2,000 federal immigration agents to the Twin Cities. More than 4,000 people were arrested. Two Minnesotans were killed.