Sloan Foundation Names Academic Veteran as New Leader
Adam Falk, a physicist, was once awarded a research fellowship by Sloan and has served as president of Williams College since 2010.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Jeff Bezos Says Helping the Neediest Now May Be Where His Philanthropy Goes
The Amazon founder has thus far given small sums relative to his wealth, but today he signaled that could be about to change.
By Alex Daniels and Maria Di Mento
Inside Ford’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Mission Investing
Fifteen years after putting money from its program budget into Tesla as part of its environmental and economic-development strategy, the foundation is staking a hefty chunk of its endowment on similarly mission-focused investments.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
When Government Pulls Back, Donors Don’t Always Step Up, Study Says
Upending conventional wisdom, West Virginia University researchers found that gifts to libraries declined after cuts in public funding. Still unknown: whether the findings apply to other types of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Donors Give More to Paid Fundraisers Than to Volunteers, Study Finds
People gave more often and in larger amounts when door-to-door fundraisers said they were being paid, according to new research.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Illinois Nonprofits Mount Advocacy Push as Budget Impasse Drags On
The foundation-funded effort highlights the financial toll on charities from the state’s partisan budget warfare and could provide a blueprint to fight looming federal spending cuts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Study Shows Value of Using Competition to Revive Dormant Donors
An experiment involving users of Kiva showed that inactive donors who were part of a giving team could often be prodded into contributing if faced with a challenge to help outdo other teams.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grant Makers Blanket Capitol Hill Amid Deep Worries Over Taxes and Spending Cuts
Turnout nearly doubled for this year’s Foundations on the Hill lobbying day as philanthropic leaders raised concerns about the impact of tax proposals on giving and of budget cuts on the people they serve.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations Find Different Paths to Closing Their Operations
Some put more of their endowment money into mission-related investments; others pour all of their efforts in getting their money out the door.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations Take a Stand — or Don’t — on the GOP Health Plan
Some grant makers that fought for Obamacare have changed focus, but others are digging deep to fight the new proposal.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations