Fundraising

Financier and Wife Give $25 Million to Work-Force Development Charity

Plus, Ken and Kathryn Chenault give $1 million to help formerly incarcerated people, and three universities and an art museum in Michigan land big gifts.

By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor

Google.org Commits $10 Million in Cash Transfers to Homeless People

Also, the Robert M. Rogers Foundation granted $10 million to the University of Texas at Tyler for mental and behavioral health education through its School of Medicine, and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria gave $4.3 million to endow two faculty chairs in Native American law at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Dolly Parton Among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Winners

The country superstar has supported vaccine research, among other causes. Other awardees include Lyda Hill, Manu Chandaria, and Lynn and Stacy Schusterman.

How One Tiny, All-Volunteer Nonprofit Raised $57 Million for Ukraine

Razom for Ukraine has made $3 million in grants to grassroots relief efforts and spent $38 million on its own relief efforts. Chief among them: assembling and shipping tactical medical kits to Ukraine.

By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor

Texas A&M Athletics Lands $25 Million From Houston Energy Mogul

Plus, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum receives $15 million for arts education, and a science organization, an Urban League, and two universities all got big gifts.

By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor

‘Rage Giving’: Charities Can Get a Boost From Current Events, Such as Controversial Supreme Court Rulings

Donors can experience an emotional release by channeling their feelings into something they consider positive.

By Katrina Miller-Stevens and Jennifer A. Taylor

Fundraising Leadership at the Biggest Groups Still Has a ‘Shocking’ Lack of Diversity Despite Racial Reckoning

America’s nonprofits have promised to make their staffs look like America itself. Yet diversity remains elusive in the ranks of top fundraisers at the biggest organizations, despite significant turnover.

By Drew Lindsay
Contributor

IKEA Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Cut Greenhouse Gases From Cooling Appliances

Also, the MetLife Foundation has awarded $25 million through its first round of giving from its $150 million pledge for charities that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Plus, PetSmart Charities will give $15 million to expand access to veterinary care for pets in need.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Silicon Valley Real-Estate Mogul and Wife Give UC-Berkeley $30 Million

Plus, three donors give big gifts to support mental-health programs at two universities and at a treatment center.

By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor

Heifer International’s Crypto Move and What It Might Mean for Everyday Donors

As cryptocurrency values plunge and some groups pull back on digital-cash giving programs, the development group doubles down with a crowdfunding platform it believes has lessons for all fundraising.

By Drew Lindsay
Contributor

Bloomberg Philanthropies Pledge $115 Million to Curb Heart Disease Deaths; 9 Grant Makers Commit $30 Million to Create Science and Tech Organization

Also, UnitedHealth Group will give $25 million to create inclusive mixed-use developments near public transportation in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Inflation and the Possibility of a Recession Have Fundraisers Worried

There haven’t been big shifts in behavior yet, but development professionals are already thinking about how they’ll change their approaches if they start to see a drop in giving.

By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor

SPCA Monterey County, Calif., Lands $22 Million Bequest From Longtime Supporter

Plus, Bill Gates gives his foundation $20 billion, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest receives $10 million, and three nonprofits get big gifts for psychiatry and mental health and wellness.

By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor

Bill Gates Gives $20 Billion and Plans to Increase Foundation’s Annual Giving by 50%

In announcing his plans, Gates said that he hoped other billionaires would follow suit to give generously as the world deals with continuing crises like climate change and recovery from the pandemic.

By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor

Mellon Foundation Awards $13.4 Million to Expand the National Park Service Mellon Humanities Fellowship

Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $54 million for human services and Christian theological schools, and Apple has given $10 million to improve cybersecurity at nonprofits that study, expose, and prevent mercenary spyware threats.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

9 Ways to Forge Stronger Connections With Supporters

With rates of giving declining, here are tips for how to better engage everyday Americans.

By Drew Lindsay
Contributor