Moore Foundation’s New Leader Aims to Calm Staff Turmoil After Tough Year
Harvey Fineberg shares his thoughts on the use of consultants, why fossil-fuel divestment isn’t on his agenda, and a controversial telescope project.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
American Jewish World Service’s Leader to Step Aside
Ruth Messinger built the organization into a fundraising powerhouse and a successful advocate for hot-button causes globally.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
New Leader at Cummings Brings Experience With Family Boards
Sharon Alpert takes over the New York foundation as it seeks stability after the previous president was ousted by heirs.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
New IRS Rule Likely to Make Impact Investing Easier
The agency offers guidance to grant makers just days before Kresge announces it will commit 10 percent of assets to social investing.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
With a new CEO and last year’s Ebola crisis behind it, America’s largest grant maker is taking a more disciplined approach to health care, education, and other causes.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Sue Desmond-Hellmann has a formidable to-do list: lead the charge in wiping out polio and malaria, prevent the spread of AIDS, reduce the number of women who die in childbirth, and slash child-mortality rates.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Donors Likely to Give Less if They Stand to Benefit
A university study found that millionaires tend to be more generous when a gift is an act of pure charity.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Wooing Wealthy Donors With an ‘IPO Road Show’
An entrepreneur debuts a business-style worldwide tour to pitch nonprofits to the newly wealthy.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Gordon and Betty Moore Say Science and Measurable Results Should Guide Grants
The founders of the nation’s ninth largest foundation, who are in their 80s, offer a road map for carrying out their wishes. The fund has assets of about $6.4 billion.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
MacArthur and Ford Foundations Diverge on Strategy
While both say they will focus on a narrower set of issues, one favors quick action and the other features a more patient approach to change.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations