$53 Million Fund Blends Philanthropy and Investing for a Big Bet in Education
Reach Capital pools dollars from Silicon Valley moguls and traditional grant makers to back ed-tech companies.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Leader Seeks to Break Crisis-Response Pattern After Shootings by Police
Susan Taylor Batten, head of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, works to help grant makers understand — and address — the systemic racism underlying police killings of unarmed African-Americans.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Sibling Engineers ‘Crowdfund’ Health Data to Improve Lives
Harnessing the power of the breakout ideas behind Facebook and Kiva, Jamie and Ben Heywood see huge potential in a model for sharing medical information.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Rebuilding With a New Blueprint
A Wisconsin community foundation abandons tradition and takes a prominent role in revitalizing the local economy after devastating job losses.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Spreading the Entrepreneurial Gospel to Christian Social Ventures
Praxis offers a corporate-style “accelerator” program to help faith-grounded nonprofits and social enterprises grow and attract investment while staying true to religious principles.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
New Philanthropy’s Biggest Stars
These 17 creative thinkers are finding new ways to fight poverty, support artists, and adapt business practices and other ideas to do good.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Why Gender Gap in Nonprofit CEO Pay Just Might Be Closing
A Chronicle analysis of compensation found that median pay for women leading private universities was 93 percent of what their male counterparts made. The divide at social-service organizations was even smaller.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Nonprofit CEOs See Small Pay Increases, Except in Big Cities
GuideStar’s annual compensation survey shows the median pay for top nonprofit executives increased only 2.6 percent in 2014, the sixth straight year gains fell short of 4 percent.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Mission Trumps Revenue for Catholic Sisters in Mo.
How a St. Louis group known for its environmentalism turned away from a reliable fundraising event — yet found a way to deepen its work.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Inspirational-Gifts Officer? Charities Buck Tradition on Job Titles
A growing number of nonprofits are moving away from “development” and “advancement” in fundraisers’ titles. Here’s what they’re using instead.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects