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The Chronicle of Philanthropy Magazine

October 2024

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The Nonprofit Helping Women Fight Climate Change

The Women’s Earth Alliance trains, funds, and supports local environmental leaders.

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Why Your DAF Donor May Not Be Anonymous After All

Charities aren’t getting the information donors want them to have thanks to less-than-clear digital interfaces, mistakes, and confusion in the development office.

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Getting Anonymous DAF Donations? 7 Things to Do

Fundraisers and experts share their secrets for relationships with mystery donors.

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Meet the New Stealth Donors

DAFs and other new giving vehicles promise anonymity for the busy and the privacy-minded. That’s introducing new tensions to the nonprofit-donor relationship.

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What the Fearless Fund Settlement Means for Philanthropic Freedom

The case underscores the urgent need for policies that protect a nonprofit’s right to address social inequities.

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The A.I. That’s Already Raising Money

A new start-up is testing autonomous fundraisers that will interact directly with donors. Some tech experts have questions.

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Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Plea to Philanthropy: Don’t Let Pandemic-Era Tutoring Programs End

Individualized support helped our own children. We’re committing $25 million to Oakland schools so all students have the same opportunity.

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Two Decades In, Google.org Reimagines Its Role in the A.I. Era

Google.org’s artificial intelligence pivot echoes the $2 trillion company’s quest to become more A.I.-centric.

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Sabbaticals and the Case for More Rest for Leaders of Color

Social change isn’t possible when nonprofit leaders are exhausted. Extended paid leave helped me — and can help others.

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By Overlooking Women, Nonprofits Are Leaving Billions on the Table

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott have become two of the biggest donors in the country. More women could join their ranks as they inherit large fortunes.

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Can 50 Nonprofits Really Build Something Together? A Hopeful Idea Begins to Spread

Inside an effort dubbed “mutual aid on steroids” that’s getting a tryout in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, and Lexington, Ky.

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‘We Can Save Our City’: The $100 Million Plan to Revive East Oakland

With Rise East, longtime residents aim to write a new chapter for East Oakland, starting with $100 million.