Fred Rogers once said: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”

So, let's try a different angle that I do have some influence in–philanthropy. The funding challenge that has put the squeeze on so many nonprofits does not stem from a singular source. Some have not recovered in the aftermath of Covid, they are paying higher prices for everything, their need to pay living wages, and the cuts in government funding all contribute to what we are seeing at every level-national, state and local communities.  While I may not be the source of these constraints, I do believe solutions might lie in embracing these constraints.