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Drew Lindsay

Senior Editor, Special Projects

Drew is a longtime magazine writer and editor who joined the Chronicle of Philanthropy in 2014. 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. In 2005. he was one of 18 journalists selected for a yearlong Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan.

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Fridays Off? Fewer Meetings? 10 Tips for Nonprofits to Test a 4-Day Week

How groups have squeezed their work — and impact — into schedules that aren’t Monday through Friday

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Nonprofits Stick to Their Tweets Even as They Worry That Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Toxic

Most charitable groups remain on the platform despite concerns that the social-media giant’s content is increasingly noxious.

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Foster-Care Veteran Gets $47.5 Million From Audacious Project to Redesign Child-Welfare System

Sixto Cancel argues that people who have experienced the child-welfare system are the ones to make it better. Now some of America’s biggest philanthropists are betting that he’s right.

The Post-Covid Nonprofit: Burnout, Chaos, and the Grinding Hunt for Staff and New Revenue

The “new normal” is wreaking havoc on staffing, business models, and peace of mind. How the job of leading a charity has become a crisis that never ends. Plus, see the rest of our April issue.

How the Pandemic Left Some Nonprofits Stronger Than Before

Despite forecasts of doom at the start of Covid, many nonprofits emerged fiscally stronger, thanks in part to government and foundation emergency relief as well as a surge in individual giving. Plus, see the rest of our special report on how nonprofits are rebuilding after Covid.

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Ripple Effects From the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Failures — and How Nonprofits Can Avoid Them

Damage to nonprofits appears limited so far, but charity leaders and experts urge groups to protect assets amid fears about the banking industry’s health.

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Inflation and Labor Costs Squeeze Nonprofits as Pandemic Relief Wanes. Is a Fiscal Cliff Ahead?

Pressures spun up from Covid are cutting into revenue, as foundation and government funding dwindles and a possible recession looms.

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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.