Michael Bloomberg’s New $1 Billion Gift to Johns Hopkins Matches the Year’s Biggest So Far
The media mogul’s donation is the latest aimed at making medical school tuition-free.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Major Funders Bet Big on Rural America and ‘Everyday Democracy’
Takeaways from a new $50 million venture with national grant makers investing in philanthropy-starved rural America: “No one is coming to do this work for us.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The nonprofit Big Sunday is defying the downturn in volunteerism as it pursues founder David Levinson’s dual mission: community service that builds community.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
6 Ways a Volunteer Program Can Burst the Bubbles We Live In
One tip from a charity leader with a 25-year track record of success: Ask those on the receiving end of charity to help, too.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Hopeful New Way to Pursue Racial Equity
The Chronicle talks to social-justice advocate john a. powell and structural-racism scholar Stephen Menendian about how philanthropy can help end society’s marginalization of “others.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
“These days, it seems so easy to hear opinions of what people are against,” wrote CEO Scott Harrison. “But there’s also something powerful about being for something good.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Opponents as Allies: The Thorny Proposition of a First-of-Its-Kind Foundation Gathering
Grant makers at the National Council on Foundations annual meeting consider how to find the common ground to build broader coalitions for efforts in education, the environment, health, and more.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The Donor Revolt Comes to Annual Giving: Israel, Gaza, and Campus Unrest
As colleges prep for commencement and reunion season, rank-and-file supporters issue ultimatums, pledge to withhold donations, and boycott events.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
‘Young People are Better at Leading Revolutions’
Celebrated social scientist and ‘Bowling Alone’ author Robert Putnam talks with Citizen University’s Eric Liu about how to address America’s civic malaise.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The ‘Better Together Film Festival,’ a Tongue-in-Cheek Tour of Our Divides, and Other News
A roundup of new reporting, research, and discussions about America’s divides featuring commentary, news, reports, podcasts, and more.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects