Gifts Roundup: U. of Southern California Gets $25 Million
Also included is a $5-million bequest to Northwestern University from its law school’s first female faculty member.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
3 Paths to Better Understanding a Donor
Taking the time to better understand a donor’s giving patterns and motivations is crucial, say fundraising experts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Facebook Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to Fight Poverty in Africa
Other recent gifts include $20 million for the University of Nevada, $10 million to Penn State, and $3.3 million to Eastern Michigan University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
5 Ways to Go Beyond a Standard Gift Acknowledgment Letter
Fundraisers need to put more time and energy into thanking donors who have made generous gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $100 Million to California Institute of Technology
Also included is a $25-million gift to Special Olympics from the founder of Paychex.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gates and Li Ka Shing Top List of Big Foundations Created by Wealthy People
Wealth-X ranked the foundations started by people with at least $30 million in investable assets.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Giving Is Up 8% in First Half of 2015, Study Finds
The report from Atlas of Giving says that donations grew to $239 billion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $35 Million to Notre Dame for 2 New Buildings and Football Program
Other notable gifts include $15 million to Houston Baptist University to support scholarships and its Bible museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $27 Million for Economics at the University of Cambridge
Also included is a $2-million gift to expand the neurological intensive-care unit at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Why I Give: ‘All These People Were Suffering and Dying’
Stories from displaced people working in his factories inspired Chobani Yogurt founder Hamdi Ulukaya to use new foundation to help refugees around the world.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor