The Future of Fundraising Is Here
The new crop of fundraisers is questioning everything. Can they reconnect with the donors nonprofits have lost?
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Save the Music Foundation Looks to ‘Go Indie’ to Expand Its School Education Support
The nonprofit will cut ties with Paramount and seek donations from various sources, including individual donors.
By Krista Niles
Senior Social Media and Audience Manager
Strengthen Your Donor Communications and Raise More: Here’s How
A collection of advice from experts to help you stay in touch with supporters throughout the year, keep them inspired, and meet revenue goals.
New York Hospital Lands $7.5 Million to Build Surgical Center in Florida
Plus, USC’s engineering school received $5 million to endow a professorship in computer science and health, and Tulane got $3 million to support women’s reproductive rights.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Former Scholarship Student Leaves $50 Million to Private School
Plus, Lodi Community Foundation lands $30 million bequest, and the Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation gets millions from a New York management consultant.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donors More Optimistic About Economy, Survey Finds
Just weeks after the presidential election, everyday charitable donors are expressing newfound economic optimism — but that confidence hasn’t translated into plans for increased giving.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
David and Diana Sun Give Hoag Hospital Another $50 Million
Plus, Penn State received gifts of $19 million and $1 million for engineering programs and a water garden, and the Wharton School landed $5 million to launch a program to launch an artificial intelligence lab.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy’s 2025 Buzzwords: Concerns About Power Will Dominate the Nonprofit World
From “accelerationism” to “weaponize,” this year’s words reflect who has influence over the people nonprofits serve and the field as a whole.
By Lucy Bernholz
Contributor
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
Your Secret Weapon in These Divisive Times? Fundraisers
They have the skills to break through polarization and build bridges to donors with a wide range of views — exactly what organizations need as the new administration takes office and red-blue tensions simmer.
By Jason Lewis
Contributor
Looking to Boost Your Fundraising? Influencers Are Ready to Help
How nonprofits of all sizes are partnering with social-media personalities to reach new donors.
By Jie Jenny Zou
Contributor
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
ALS Research Gets $20 Million Windfall From Businessman Who Lost Wife to the Disease
Plus, Project Healthy Minds, the Trevor Project, and the University of Montana received big gifts to support mental health services, advocacy, and youth in crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Funds for the Newest New Yorkers Award First Grants to Aid Immigrants
Also, the Lilly Endowment granted $95 million to strengthen the leadership of Christian churches in rural areas and small towns, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation gave $8.1 million for historic sites on Long Island.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions