Nonprofit Management
How the Ford Foundation Helped Grantees With an Unusual Problem: a Surge of Cash
Staff burnout, lack of clarity about an organization’s values, and the pace of hiring are among the challenges that prompted nonprofit leaders inundated with surprise gifts to turn to consultants — and one another.
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Diversity in Fundraising
New Tool Aims to Help Fundraising Teams Improve Diversity
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The Philanthropy 50
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The 2022 Philanthropy 50: Who Gives the Most to Charity
The Chronicle’s 23rd annual ranking of America’s biggest donors features a number of people making their debut, including a professional clarinetist and the world’s richest restaurateur. Bill Gates took the top spot by giving $5.1 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. -
Philanthropy 50 Donors’ Giving to and From Their Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds in 2022
Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations or donor-advised funds last year. Here is a sampling of how much those giving vehicles received and how much they awarded to nonprofits in 2022. -
People
How Billionaires Found Joy With $1 Million Gifts to Small Nonprofits
After years of big donations to big organizations, Rob and Karen Hale showered $52 million on 75 mostly small groups, bringing some nonprofit leaders to tears. Plus: See the rest of our special report on the donors who gave the most to charity in 2022.
Opinion
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East Palestine Disaster Shows How Philanthropy Can Halt Chemical Accidents in Their Tracks
When a derailed train leaked hazardous chemicals into an Ohio community, donors and advocates helped residents get the aid and information they needed. They also demonstrated how to effectively address and prevent future catastrophes. -
What Grant Making in Russia Taught Us About How to Address the Assault on American Democracy
The recent ouster of lawmakers in Tennessee and Montana for their anti-majority-rule views shows how the authoritarian playbook works — and what’s needed to fight back. Philanthropy must take advantage of this moment to thwart autocratic behavior and bolster democracy. -
The End of the Covid Health Emergency Must Not Spell the End of Progress Toward Health Equity
Philanthropic support helped fill gaps in government funding to ensure coronavirus vaccines and care were available to everyone. Those investments are still needed to sustain the long-needed public-health infrastructure built during the pandemic — and to prepare the nation for the next health crisis.
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Fundraising Update
New Tool Can Help Fundraising Teams Gauge Diversity, Belonging
Plus, insights into online fundraising and GoFundMe donors. -
Philanthropy Today
Ford Foundation Helps Grantees Handle a Surge of Cash
Plus, how to avoid turf wars when raising money from wealthy families, and two foundations commit $100 million for low-cost housing in Atlanta -
Philanthropy Today
Data Reveals GoFundMe Campaigns Work Well and Offers Insights for Online Fundraising
Plus, religious congregations take up hammers to stem the housing crisis, and the East Palestine disaster shows how philanthropy can halt chemical accidents in their tracks.
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How to Move DEI Strategy From Paper to Practice
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are daunting and hard to implement, but creating — putting into action — a formal strategy can help your organization gain real traction. -
How to Avoid Turf Wars When Raising Money From Wealthy Families
How to deal with donors after a divorce, raising money from relatives of a longtime donor, and more. -
Fridays Off? Fewer Meetings? 10 Tips for Testing a 4-Day Week
How groups have squeezed their work — and impact — into schedules that aren’t Monday through Friday
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California Wellness Foundation Promotes Richard Tate to CEO
Also, the Cleveland Foundation has named Lillian Kuri to succeed Ronn Richard as its leader, and the National Gallery of Art will install a new administrator in July. -
Simons Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies Give $150 Million to Create New York Climate Exchange
Also, the Asian American Foundation has pledged $65 million to strengthen Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, and four foundations have pooled $11 million to drive racial equity in leadership roles at museums. -
Bonuses Can Help Nonprofits Stretch Budgets and Retain Fundraisers
Workplace culture plays a crucial role in how well incentive compensation works to draw in potential hires. -
Philanthropy Roundtable CEO Elise Westhoff Is Stepping Down
She says she wants to focus more on her family and that her efforts as CEO to raise the group’s public profile through sometimes controversial opinion articles and public appearances have appealed to the values that the group’s members share. -
Los Angeles Couple Give $50 Million for Environmental Programs at USC
Plus, the founder of Politico is giving $20 million to start a new journalism institute, and five universities landed big gifts. -
Race, Shakespeare, and a Theater’s Fight to Survive
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director — the first person of color in the role — departs amid criticism that her plan to save the American theater drove away donors and patrons. Supporters say bias and racism marred her tenure.
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