How Foundations Are Using AI to Vet Grantees
Program officers at nearly 200 grant makers are using a new artificial intelligence tool to assess the financial health of prospective grantee organizations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Women Funders Are Building a Gender-Equity Movement
Female philanthropists say they are increasing donations to nonprofits affected by anti-DEI policies, per a new survey from Women Moving Millions. They also have tips for doing so.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
How Feel-Good Fundraising Lifts Revenue and Spirits
Learn how an environmental group sustains a warm, wholesome online community — and raises blockbuster sums.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
From $100,000 to $185 Raised: The Toll of Job Losses, Federal Cuts on Fundraising
Large numbers of donors in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta have lost jobs because of federal cuts and companies that have lost business. Fundraisers’ experiences in those cities might be a preview of what nonprofits elsewhere will face if the country slides into a recession.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Lurie Family Gives $50 Million to Back Autism Research
Plus, Vassar College received $28 million for its music programs, a Chicago art collector sold her collection to back quantum science, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center got $50 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tips for Winning 6-Figure Grants in a Competitive Climate
This year, the competition for large foundations’ attention is fierce. Here are key strategies to stand out in a crowded field.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Colgate U. Lands $105 Million for Student Housing Campus
Plus, the widow of the founder of Cintas gave the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra $60 million, and the Heinz History Center and two universities received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Lambda Legal, a Nonprofit Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights, Exceeded Fundraising Goal by $105 Million
The group is set to hire more attorneys, coordinate pro bono representation from major law firms and hold public trainings about the rights of LGBTQ+ people.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Attracting Monthly Donors and Keeping Them
Key concepts and advice for establishing or expanding a monthly giving program at your organization.
MIT and Other Institutions to Share $90 Million Gift
Plus, construction projects at three universities attracted more than $35 million from private donors, and nursing students at an HBCU will benefit from a $1 million windfall.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Small Nonprofits Can Run a Strong Capital Campaign: 8 Tips
Nowadays groups of all sizes are pulling off multiyear drives. Here’s what you need to know to succeed and how to get started.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
4 Strategies Fundraisers Can Use to Boost DAF Donations
One piece of advice: Tap into your inner Nancy Drew.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Nonprofit Leaders Face Tough Choices on Staffing, Fundraising as Federal Cutbacks Continue
In a Center for Effective Philanthropy survey of 585 of nonprofit leaders, a majority said they were confronting unprecedented financial and other challenges that included the politicization of their work.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
$50 Million Gift Launches New Women’s Health Program
Plus, hedge fund investor Ken Griffin gave $10 million to NYU Langone Health to create a center that will offer programs focused on women’s health and well-being, and three other universities landed big gifts for health-care programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Why the Quiet Collapse of a Crowdfunding Platform Should Alarm Philanthropy
Nonprofit crowdfunding platforms get money to the people and places big for-profit platforms ignore, but they need funding themselves to survive.
By Roger Doiron
Contributor
Move Over, Mega-Donor: Why America Should Embrace Collective Giving
The co-founder of the Donors of Color Network argues that giving circles and mutual aid are the real change-makers.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor