How Aid Groups Are Dealing With Slashed USAID Funding
They are cutting staff, localizing, and coordinating better.
By Sarah Stroup and Jennifer Hadden
Tips for a Positive Leadership Transition, From Outgoing Ms. Foundation CEO
Teresa Younger talks about 12 years of impact, a $100M campaign, and her decision to step aside to model a positive leadership transition.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
Why the $130 Billion OpenAI Foundation Has Other Nonprofits on Edge
The nation’s largest nonprofit remains tightly linked to a fast-growing technology company at the center of the AI boom. Nonprofits and foundations are raising concerns about its independence and accountability.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Amid Funding Cuts, Rising Volunteerism Offers Hope for Struggling Nonprofits
Some nonprofit leaders think volunteers will be critical to helping nonprofits remain lean and nimble in these financially uncertain times.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
Big Funders Back 10-Year Campaign to Inspire Community Action
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Stand Together, and the National Basketball Association are among the members of a new effort tied to the country's 250th anniversary.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
How to Spend $100 Million to Help Victims of Wildfires
A community foundation raised the money after the LA fires. Spending it offers a singular opportunity to help survivors and a daunting challenge of where to focus resources.
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
Associated Press
Craigslist Founder Signs Giving Pledge and Narrows Focus
Craig Newmark's philanthropic strategy is shaped as much by what didn’t work as by what did — leading to an approach that favors scale, networks, and trusted intermediaries over scattershot giving.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Gates Foundation Unveils $9 Billion Budget, Plan to Cut Staff
The grant maker will maximize its spending in key areas such as global health.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
MacKenzie Scott Gives the Trevor Project $45 Million
The gift comes after years of management turmoil, layoffs, and federal funding cuts.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Under pressure from the Trump administration, some grant makers are urging nonprofits to eliminate references to race in applications.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations