Donor Privacy Is Essential. Stop Asking Lawmakers to Force Disclosure.
Escalating calls to force charities to say who’s supporting them may lead to harassment of donors and dampen charitable giving.
8 Job-Seeking Tips From a Veteran Nonprofit Recruiter
A veteran recruiter of nonprofit leaders offers insights, tips, and pitfalls to avoid when working with a recruiter, or during any hiring process.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
From TV’s ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Fight for Reparations: Lessons for Philanthropy in 2024
What binge watching a popular television show taught me about philanthropy’s ongoing efforts to move away from antiquated notions of charity.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Gives $165 Million for Ukraine Aid
Also, Pivotal Ventures gave $14 million to offer health-care services in schools, and the Golden Globe Foundation awarded $5 million in grants for film schools and journalism programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Fundraisers Reach for A.I. to Boost Productivity
Some tools suggest whom fundraisers should contact when, based on previous giving patterns or evidence of their connection to the organization.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
What I Learned About Donor Power From Trying to Hire Nikole Hannah-Jones
I was dean at UNC-Chapel Hill when a donor pressure campaign blew up the appointment of the 1619 Project author. Clearer donor guidelines would have prevented this.
By Susan King
Contributor
Minnesota’s Richest Man Gives Land Worth $172 Million to Benefit Nonprofits in the State
Plus, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Ehlers-Danlos Society, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and an Outward Bound education program all received large sums.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofits That Host In-Person and Hybrid Events Raise More Money
Donors seem to appreciate the chance to gather in-person again; 44 percent of respondents to a survey said their supporters attended only in-person fundraising events.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
5 Trends Fundraisers Need to Watch in 2024
Among the forces that will shape development this year: artificial intelligence, the explosion of DAFs, and the culture wars.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Education Success Starts With Family Involvement. Why Aren’t Donors Funding It?
Addressing post-pandemic learning loss should include far greater support for programs that involve parents and caregivers in their kids’ educations.
By Ambika Kapur and Stephanie Sharp
McGovern Foundation Awards $66 Million to Advance A.I. for the Public Good
Also, MathWorks committed $25 million to protect and restore land throughout Massachusetts, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute promised $15 million to six research universities to bolster student success in the STEM fields.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gifts From Warren Buffett and Phil Knight Top the List of 2023’s Biggest Donations
Among the recipients: Harvard, Henry Ford Health, and the 1803 Fund to revive a once-thriving Black neighborhood in Portland, Ore.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The 10 Best-Read Articles in the Chronicle in 2023
Giving is down, leading a nonprofit has become nearly impossible, and A.I. looms on the horizon: Here are the stories that philanthropy and nonprofits cared about in 2023.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
Ta-Nehisi Coates Spearheads New Fund Combating Sexual Violence
Inspired to action after singer R. Kelly’s trial, author Ta-Nehisi Coates is teaming up with two nonprofits to create the Courage Fund.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Donors shouldn’t try to control a charity through their gifts after the fact, and charities should reject gifts that are offered with strings attached that they aren’t happy about.
By Ellen P. Aprill and Jill Horwitz
Education Cannot Wait Commits $500 Million to Serve Refugee Students and Teachers
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $146 million to six colleges and universities in Indiana for community-development projects, and the U. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions