$1,000 for Every Baby: Can Philanthropy Shape the Impact of ‘Trump Accounts’?
The new policy echoes decades of donor-backed work — but philanthropy is divided on its potential.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofits Press Trump to Keep Politics Out of Church
More than 1,000 organizations have signed a letter asking the Trump administration to keep politics out of houses of worship.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Is the Giving Pledge Living Up to Its Potential?
Only 13 percent of U.S. billionaires have signed the Giving Pledge, and almost 80 percent of the original signers’ gifts have gone toward their foundations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
8 Things a Mega-Donor Did Right to Engineer a ‘Miracle’
How $160 million from Netscape pioneer Jim Barksdale — a newcomer to social-change philanthropy — helped make schools in his native Mississippi a source of pride, not shame.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt Believes Science and Immersive Media Can Inspire Action for the Planet
Extended-reality technology can get people’s attention, the philanthropist says, and expose them to the “most wonderful things they’ve ever seen that are here on this planet.”
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
Will the New $2,000 Tax Break Bring Back Everyday Donors?
Some experts are optimistic that a deduction for people who don’t itemize can reverse a long-term decline in donors.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Darren Walker on Philanthropy: ‘We Don’t Take Enough Risk’
In an exit interview, the president of the Ford Foundation talks about why his new book is still hopeful despite growing inequality.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
More Funders Announce Long-Term Support as Federal Cuts Deepen
Foundations are shifting their spending strategies, particularly for groups affected by Trump administration policy changes. Among them is a $1 billion initiative to support economic mobility for low-income Americans.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
The Tax Bill’s Champion for Nonprofits? A Former Christian Camp Director
How 15 years running a nonprofit camp helped shape Sen. James Lankford’s legislative priorities.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
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
Contributor