News Coverage Boosts Giving After Disasters
Five key factors affect generosity, an Australian research team found, findings that hold lessons for the California wildfires.
By Cassandra Chapman
Contributor
Companies and Foundations Deploy Millions for L.A. Wildfire Relief
The companies that have pledged millions for wildfire relief include Google, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, Comcast, Netflix, the NFL Foundation, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A New Giving Pledge? Tech Mogul Promises Accelerated Donations
Inspired by MacKenzie Scott and critical of the Buffett-Gates pact, the co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse is giving away half his wealth in five years.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Job Site Idealist and VolunteerMatch Are Joining Forces
Two nonprofit technology groups that help people find jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at social impact organizations have announced a merger.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Taking on Philanthropy’s Toughest Critiques
Critics of philanthropy often start with a kernel of truth but quickly go to extremes, says Beth Breeze, director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, who has spent more than a decade examining and responding to critiques of philanthropy
La June Montgomery Tabron’s ‘Powerful Journey’ Toward Racial Healing
The head of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and author of two new books talks about how organizations and communities can close the “empathy gap.”
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
How Will Philanthropy Respond to Trump’s Deportation Policies?
Trump’s first term triggered a wave of immigration grant making. Where the money will go this time is starting to take shape.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Zimbabwean Nonprofit Expands Its Mental-Health Model to the World
With the assistance of a team of “grandmas,” Dixon Chibanda is working to rethink and de-stigmatize mental health care.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
The Donor Revolt May Be Behind Us, but Fundraisers Can Expect Tensions, Dust-Ups
Conflicts between donors and nonprofits become more noticeable in increasingly polarized times.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Next for DAFs? Accounts as Tools for Regular Folks, Not Just the Wealthy
Donor-advised fund providers aim to make their products as commonplace as college savings and retirement accounts.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor