Big Planned Gifts in Offing as Childless Boomers Age
Research shows donors without kids give more, both during their lifetimes and in bequests, and fundraisers are taking family status into account in shaping stewardship strategies.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
An effort by Facebook to raise money was so popular, it caused a key donation website to crash. Meanwhile, New Orleans residents are contributing money and expertise as they seek to pay back Houston for help it offered during Katrina.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofits Are Hiring, Study Says, but Business Co-opts a Recruiting Edge
The Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey found that 50 percent of nonprofits plan to hire in 2017, down from 57 percent in 2016.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Hilton Foundation Awards $2 Million Prize to Fight Cholera and Other Diseases
This year’s Hilton Humanitarian Prize recipient is the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh, which provides free treatment to 200,000 people a year.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How to Plan a Financial-Wellness Day for Your Staff
Help your employees spend time during a designated workday to create a household budget, negotiate lower bills, plan for retirement, and more.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
From Boys Town to Harvard: Big Endowments in the Cross Hairs
The exploding size of many nonprofits’ cash stockpiles has some lawmakers wondering how much is too much.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How the Chronicle Analyzed the Growth of Endowments
We examined more than 1,600 nonprofits with endowments of least $35 million.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Many Big Nonprofits Rapidly Stockpiling Endowment Cash, Chronicle Data Shows
For 253 of the more than 1,600 nonprofits studied, the dollars flowing into their endowments over six years exceeded the dollars flowing out by more than four to one.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Hundreds of nonprofits across the country are amassing huge amounts of money — many times more than they spend annually — and Congress is taking a closer look at these stockpiles of tax-exempt cash.
By Megan O’Neil and joshua.hatch
Foundation Investments Saw Solid Gains in 2016
The 10-year average still falls below 5 percent, raising concerns about grant makers’ ability to meet minimum payout requirements without eating into their endowments.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor