Urban Institute

For Research By CNP About The Charitable Response To The Coronavirus And Its Historical Precedents

Amount

$65,000
Program

Effective Philanthropy
Date Awarded

3/27/2020
Term

6 Months
Type of Support

Project

Strategies

Knowledge for Better Philanthropy

Overview

This grant will support research by the History of Philanthropy Program at the Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, led by Benjamin Soskis. Among the work that program undertakes is editorial and curatorial work on HistPhil, the web publication devoted to the history of philanthropy co-edited by Benjamin Soskis, Maribel Morey and Stanley Katz. The program also undertakes research and writing highlighting how history inquiry can inform contemporary practice. With this grant, the program will study philanthropy’s responses to past pandemics to inform us about our work today as the world reacts to the Covid-19 pandemic.