Dave Eggers, a Voice of Witness

Interested in learning more about Voice of Witness's work?  Check out their upcoming Voices From Burma event in New York City or their Inside this Place, Not of It event in San Francisco.

This past August, the acclaimed author and educator Dave Eggers—best known as the author of seven books including  What is the What, as well as the founder of both McSweeney's and  826 Valencia—visited the Tides Learning Community for a  conversation with Tides CEO Melissa Bradley.  Eggers focused on a more recent...

Show Me the Money: Nonprofits Talking Taxes

Editor's note: This post comes from Kim Klein, co-founder of Klein & Roth Consulting and author of Fundraising for Social Change, and Anne Ryan of CompassPoint.

Did you walk on the sidewalk, drive on a road, eat in a clean restaurant, or drink clean water from your faucet today?

Were you thinking: “What a great day to be a taxpayer!”?

We often forget the structures and services we depend on everyday are paid for by taxes.    However, over the past several years, with this year being the worst, the...

30 Years of Fighting HIV/AIDS

This blog post was written by Kathy Bolts, Tides Center Program Manager in Environment & Health, and Harris Kornstein, Tides Communications Specialist.

As many LGBT Pride celebrations take place around this summer (I myself participated in San Francisco, and for the first time, in Madrid), people around the globe also marked the 30th anniversary of the first diagnoses of HIV/AIDS—a milestone that serves as a reminder not only of the millions of lives lost, but also the powerful communities that are still standing up...

Join Melissa Bradley at the 2011 Bioneers Conference

Join Melissa Bradley at the 2011 Bioneers Conference—October 14-16, 2011— to explore the forefront of positive change in deeply inspiring keynote talks, panels, workshops and intensives.  Tides is pleased to host the following session, aimed at connecting our 2011 priority issue areas of Racial Justice and the Environment:

The Tides Foundation hosts a conversation examining the nexus between race and environment. What has worked and not...

Melissa Bradley in Forbes: A Convener of Ideas, People, and Investments for Social Change

We're pleased to share that Tides CEO Melissa L. Bradley was recently interviewed by Rahim Kanani for the Forbes blog.  In the interview, Melissa reflects on Tides' leadership in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector over the last 35 years, and also offers her analysis of the changes the sector has faced and her vision for how Tides will grow to meet new challenges and opportunities.  Here's a preview of the interview:

Rahim Kanani: Separate from more capital and manpower, or other tangible assets, what are some...

A Pathway Home for Veterans

We're thrilled to share two recent news stories about one of our 200+ projects, The Pathway Home, a unique program that supports veterans as they return home to their families and communities.  Studies show that 1 in 7 soldiers returning from war will experience Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which can manifest in alcoholism, violence, or even suicide.  To combat the long-lasting effects of the trauma of war, The Pathway Home has helped more than 200 veterans from all over the United States through a blend of...

Melissa Bradley Talks Gender Equity at the Aspen Ideas Festival

As part of Tides’ 2011 focus on Gender Equity, CEO Melissa Bradley recently spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival on a panel entitled Women on the Rise: Why Invest in America's Women? The panel focused on women’s roles in the economy and workforce, and how changes in policy and culture are needed to improve the lives of diverse women and their families. Also on the panel were Anne Mosle, executive director of Ascend; Joan Dempsey, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton; David Leonhardt, economics columnist at the New York...

Support the Social Safety Net, Preserve Charitable Deductions

Tides CEO Melissa Bradley recently signed on to a letter initiated by our colleagues at Independent Sector, and signed by leaders from the nation's leading foundations and non-profit organizations, urging President Obama and Congress to preserve the tax incentives for charitable giving.  As our elected officials in Washington discuss reductions in spending to lower the national debt, the signatories argue against sacrificing our nation's social safety net and entitlement programs, and caution against jeopardizing the...

Listen: Harvest of Empire

On May 26, Tides was pleased to host our first Tides Learning Community event, Harvest Of Empire: Community Briefing on Immigration, in conjunction with Atlantic Philanthropies, Demos, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations.  The event was held at the Demos office in New York City and gathered a packed audience from diverse backgrounds in philanthropy, advocacy, journalism, and others.  Panelists included Eduardo López of EVS Communications, Deepak Bhargava of the Center for Community Change, Anthony Romero of...

Breaking Down Barriers on the Road to Prosperity at Netroots Nation 2011

Keynote: Breaking Down Barriers on the Road to Prosperity Friday, June 17th 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Keynote, General Session Hall A Panel: www.netrootsnation.org/node/1842 Video: www.netrootsnation.org/node/1897

The Declaration of Independence aims high: it declares every individual should be able to pursue his or her happiness. But we’ve gummed up our economy--which should propel us in this hot pursuit--with roadblocks, keeping many of us from moving ahead, particularly young...