Don’t Let Passion Guide Giving, Peter Singer Says
Donors should use data and reason to steer their money to those most in need, and stop supporting elite causes, the Princeton philosopher says in a new book.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How Universities Are Bringing Millennial Alumni Into the Giving Fold
Many colleges are deciding that forging closer connections now is the best bet for the future.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Charities Are Missing Out on Tools That Could Give Them an Edge
Nonprofits say they are eager to experiment with approaches like design thinking and contingency planning.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Schools Are Main Focus of Collective Action but Don’t Account for the Biggest Successes
Problems of student achievement at various levels are often so great that “niche” approaches won’t work, experts say.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Intensive Joint Efforts to Solve Big Problems Are a Work in Progress
Even some advocates of the approach say it’s being overhyped when the evidence is still out on how well it works.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Grant Makers Channel More to Charities’ Operating Costs
A new study finds foundations are also resuming multiyear grants after cutting back in hard economic times.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
After a Scandal, Pearson Dissolves Foundation
It will now make grants from its corporate-responsibility arm. The move comes after an investigation found that the foundation’s activities were trying to help improve the company’s profits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Groups Take Differing Approaches to Windfalls
Some spend freely from fattened endowments, while others stick to more stodgy and sustainable giving formulas.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Foundations Struggle to Show Diversity in Hiring Money Managers
Knight’s leader Alberto Ibargüen has made it a priority to increase the number of minority-owned firms that manage the fund’s fortune.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Efforts to Outsmart Market Give Ground to Basic Investment Strategies
While rich nonprofits used to do well with hedge funds, private equity, and other alternative investments, groups that invest in stocks are faring better.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor