Leaders Face Disruption With Resilience and Resolve, Poll Finds
A survey takes the pulse of nonprofit and foundation leaders, including their outlook for the future.
By George Anders
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How an Academic Archive Became a Tech Juggernaut
Early donors built JSTOR into a giant with more than $160 million in net assets. Now comes the AI challenge.
By George Anders
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How 59 Data Points Helped Foundations Spark Elusive Change
Big foundations behind a multicity project are trying to measure the intangibles of community building. In one Akron, Ohio, neighborhood, the numbers are adding up to something good.
By George Anders
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Power Couple Giving: The 10-Year Journey of Steve and Connie Ballmer
A yin-yang approach to philanthropy has shaped the Ballmer Group. But the husband-and-wife founders have remained focused on one goal: Improving economic mobility in the U.S.
By George Anders
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This year’s list includes a few household names, but it favors emerging voices and includes leaders who are taking on new roles, people who are redefining the future, and people who are leading in stormy times.
By George Anders
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As Nonprofits Hunt for Better Board Members, Can MBA Philanthropy Help?
A New York financier’s $25 million of support helps create nonprofit boardroom placements for students learning the realities of foster care, immigration, health care for the elderly, and more.
By George Anders
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Can Ordinary Citizens Solve Our Toughest Problems?
An effort in Bend, Ore., backed by big funders looks for answers to youth homelessness.
By George Anders
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A Hollywood Director Tells How He Built a Rom-Com Around Political Strife
In a new video interview as part of the Chronicle’s The Commons, filmmaker Erik Bork explains why he chose to revisit deep tensions after the 2020 election — and how his surprising movie, “The Elephant in the Room,” could help reduce today’s polarization.
By George Anders
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The $260 Million Pivot: A Top Animal-Care Funder Recasts Its Mission
A strategy switch at Maddie’s Fund isn’t just about finding better ways to help pets and their owners. It provides lessons about funders’ hopes — and hurdles — when trying to fix the root causes of long-standing problems.
By George Anders
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Can a Lottery Winner Run an Effective Foundation? Meet Roy Cockrum
How a onetime comic actor turned $60 million of Powerball winnings into a grant-making engine that has backed ambitious theater since 2014.
By George Anders
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