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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.

What Giving Tallies Miss: New Report Finds Significant Charitable Activity Outside of Nonprofits

What Giving Tallies Miss: New Report Finds Significant Charitable Activity Outside of Nonprofits

Many gifts of cash and goods aren’t counted because they don’t go to formal charities.

An Aid Group Mends the Heartbreak of Ukraine With Sutures and Medicine

An Aid Group Mends the Heartbreak of Ukraine With Sutures and Medicine

Project Hope, which has worked in Central and Eastern Europe since 1974, is providing medical supplies to Ukrainian hospitals and helping refugees who are fleeing the war-torn country.

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At the Nature Conservancy, a New Position Brings Focus to DEI Work in Fundraising

Thomas Brackeen leads the environmental group’s quest for a more diverse and inclusive donor pool, staff, and approach to seeking support.

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Big Gifts Only, Please: Social-Service Group Runs Capital Campaign Targeted Solely at Major Donors

At the campaign’s close, the organization will invite longtime annual supporters to join campaign donors at a celebration and ask them to consider making a planned gift.

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Inside 2 Capital Campaigns Upending Big-Donation Traditions

Some nonprofits are attracting big gifts while rethinking relationships with big donors. Plus, read about a <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/article/big-gifts-only-please-tenn-group-runs-capital-campaign-targeted-solely-at-major-donors">capital campaign targeted solely at major donors</a> and see our special report on <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/a-new-day-in-fundraising-how-donor-relationships-campaigns-and-staffs-are-changing">how donor relationships, campaigns, and staffs are changing</a>.

One Response by Fundraisers to Racial Reckoning: an Affinity Group for Black Donors

One Response by Fundraisers to Racial Reckoning: an Affinity Group for Black Donors

The antipoverty organization hopes the group will strengthen its ties to supporters and help them connect with one another.

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Why Philanthropy’s ‘Free College’ Programs Don’t Always Live Up to Their Promise

New college scholarship programs aim to do what’s proved elusive so far: generate benefits for communities as well as students.

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Is Crypto the Next Big Thing in Fundraising? Ukraine Aid Groups Aim to Find Out

Funding war relief is becoming a test case of how cryptoinvestors work for good — and whether nonprofits fit in their charitable strategies.

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Once a Cryptocurrency Novice, Tree-Planting Group Lands Big Digital-Cash Gifts

How the cryptocommunity became a critical part of fundraising at Trees for the Future.