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Drew Lindsay

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Drew is a former Chronicle of Philanthropy editor and writer. He previously worked at Washingtonian magazine and was a principal editor for Teacher and MHQ, which were both selected as finalists for a National Magazine Award for general excellence.

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Ford Foundation Creates First-of-Its-Kind Fund to Tackle Disability Bias in Technology

Expanding its work on disability rights and inclusion, the Ford Foundation Tuesday announced a first-of-its-kind national fund targeting discrimination in technology against people with disabilities.

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Turkey-Syria Earthquake Hits a Region in Crisis U.S. Donors Have Long Neglected. Will That Change?

The U.S. charitable response to the disaster offers a mixed forecast of giving in the long run.

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What’s Next for America’s Biggest Donors

This year’s Philanthropy 50 ranks tops donors by their giving in 2022. Here’s what some of these philanthropists plan to do in 2023 and beyond.

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Meet the ‘Everyday Megadonor’: 2022’s List of Top Philanthropists Includes a Host of New Names

The number of people worth at least $50 million has nearly quadrupled in the past decade. Meet the big givers hiding in plain sight.

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America’s Top Donors Are Helping to Shape the Future in an Old-Fashioned Way

Many of 2022 largest donors hewed closely to decades-old conventions of philanthropy. Two areas that attracted significant support: scholarships and medical research. <b>Plus</b>: See our entire <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/2023phil50"><b>special report</b></a> on the Philanthropy 50.

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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. <b>Plus:</b> See the rest of our <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/2023phil50"><b>special report</b></a> on the donors who gave the most to charity in 2022.

New Names Join Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg on List of Charity’s 50 Biggest Donors

The roster includes not-so-typical megadonors — among them a professional clarinetist, a Ph.D. in meat science, and a lawyer who regularly argues before the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus: See the rest of our Philanthropy 50 special report and our entire February issue.

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Recovering From the Pandemic, Groups Make Use of Covid-Relief Money That Keeps On Giving

Organizations are availing themselves of a nearly three-year-old tax credit that Congress revamped to make more businesses and nonprofits eligible.

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How the Columbus Zoo Tests the Fitness of Its Fundraising Program

The nonprofit revved up small-gift donations with a free data-analytics product offered by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project.

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MacKenzie Scott Giving Priorities Revealed in New Data: Education, Equity, and the South

An unusually large share of her giving is going to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring. Plus: Scott’s giving across 53 issues