Nonprofits Often Live on the Fiscal Brink. The Kendeda Fund Did Something About It.
In a rare move by a grant maker, the Kendeda Fund gave $8 million to 37 groups to boost their cash on hand. <b>Plus:</b> Read about why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “<a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/article/1-billion-of-trust-based-philanthropy-before-mackenzie-scott-there-was-diana-blank"><b>master class</b></a>” during her 30 years of big giving.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
$1 Billion of ‘Trust-Based Philanthropy’: Before MacKenzie Scott, There Was Diana Blank
Why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “master class” during her 30 years of big giving.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Race, Shakespeare, and a Theater’s Fight to Survive
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director — the first person of color in the role — departs amid criticism that her plan to save the American theater drove away donors and patrons. Supporters say bias and racism marred her tenure.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
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.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor