Bill Gates Takes His Antipoverty Crusade to the Nighttime TV Comedy Circuit
Wearing goofy disguises, the philanthropist appeared with Jimmy Fallon to call attention to his foundation’s annual message.
By Doug Donovan
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Foundation Assets Are Climbing, but Grants Are Still Competitive
A Chronicle survey of the wealthiest grant makers finds that assets are still at least 16 percent lower than in 2007, but that hasn’t put a crimp on ambitious new programs to deal with issues like climate change, cybersecurity, and income inequality.
By Sarah Frostenson and Doug Donovan
Calif. Nonprofits Give Wish List for New Irvine Fund CEO
Think about what California needs, urges a coalition of nonprofits in a letter to the chairman of the James Irvine Foundation.
By Doug Donovan
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CEO of Moore Foundation Resigns Abruptly
Steven McCormick, who has headed the fund started by the co-founder of Intel, had been on the job since 2008 and said he was stepping aside today.
By Doug Donovan
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Bay Area Foundation Criticized for Not Doing More for Area’s Poor
The community foundation is putting money and advocacy efforts into education, immigration, and other groups that work locally, but some say it hasn’t done enough.
By Doug Donovan
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Donors in Silicon Valley Want Flexibility in Their Giving, a Nonprofit Finds
Founders of technology companies are looking for the same kind of flexibility and ingenuity in giving that helped them build successful start-up ventures.
By Doug Donovan
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Gifts Surge From Rich U.S. Donors
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan were the most generous philanthropists in 2013, and the youngest ever to top The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 list. Gifts by living donors totaled about as much as in the previous two years combined.
By Ben Gose, Maria Di Mento and Doug Donovan
Transformed Fund Reaps Windfall
Emmett Carson’s Silicon Valley Community Foundation, recipient of $1-billion from Mark Zuckerberg, has been working to reinvent itself by expanding its focus and building more alliances with corporate donors.
By Doug Donovan
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Bloomberg Spins Off Group That Spurs Volunteerism in Cities
Bloomberg Philanthropies is providing $4.6-million to create a Cities of Service nonprofit to help mayors enlist residents to focus on obesity, neighborhood clean-up, and other challenges.
By Doug Donovan
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Pay-for-Success Projects Spread to More States
The James Irvine Foundation has committed $2.5-million for programs in California, and similar efforts are advancing in Massachusetts, New York, and Utah.
By Doug Donovan
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