The Latest of MacKenzie Scott’s $12.3 Billion in Giving Shows Strong Support for Equity
Some of the recipients of her philanthropy have included Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Lego Foundation’s New Grants Competition to Help Children Displaced by Covid, War, and Other Crises
The corporate foundation is building on its other big grants that have helped Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee improve learning for the world’s youngest.
By Kristen Griffith
Contributor
The money will help build low-cost housing, increase Black homeownership, and step up the group’s advocacy to make it easier for Americans to afford homes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Airbnb Co-Founders Pledge $10 Million for Their Charity’s Ukraine Efforts
Plus, MIT lands $100 million from the Chan brothers, and five universities and the Rhode Island Foundation all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Gives Boys & Girls Clubs of America $281 Million
The charity’s national office will receive $25 million. The remainder will be divided among 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs, chosen by Scott and her advisers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Senators Issue Bipartisan Call for Restoring Tax Breaks for Donors Who Don’t Itemize Their Returns
Sen. Charles Grassley also raised questions about whether donor-advised funds require greater regulation to speed giving.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Commits Additional $300 Million for Amazon Conservation
Also, more companies and foundations commit grants to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Fundraisers Are Doing as the Pandemic Eases
A new study shows a realignment of fundraiser priorities and concern about the challenges of keeping donors — and staff members.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Economic Data Shocks Charity Officials Just as They Were Hoping for a Post-Pandemic Boom
A raft of troubling economic developments — stubborn inflation, a bear market for stocks, and sagging consumer confidence — have clouded the environment for nonprofits.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Russian Oligarchs’ Giving Has Lessons for Nonprofits
One count from the Anti-Corruption Data Collective estimates that seven Russian billionaires have given away as much as $435 million to 200 institutions in the United States over 20 years.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Donors Don’t Understand Inflation’s Impact on Charities. That’s Why Fundraisers Must Tell Them.
Because so many adults haven’t lived through inflation that’s as high as today’s, they don’t realize that costs are soaring for nonprofits.
By Gregory R. Witkowski
Contributor
Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Give to Help Ukrainian Refugees
Plus, the billionaire novelist MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to help refugee children continue their education, Barnard College landed $55 million to prepare women for STEM careers, and three other nonprofits received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Is Crypto the Next Big Thing in Fundraising? Ukraine Aid Groups Aim to Find Out
Funding war relief is becoming a test case of how cryptoinvestors work for good — and whether nonprofits fit in their charitable strategies.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Will Booking an Airbnb Help Ukraine? Why People Make Counterproductive Decisions About Charity
When confronted with a crisis, even experienced decision makers often fall for an “action bias” because doing something feels better than doing nothing. But doing nothing is sometimes the better choice.
A Wave of Grassroots Humanitarianism Is Supporting Millions of Ukrainian Refugees
A diffuse and widespread movement of millions of people that’s operating in several countries and independently of established refugee assistance institutions is apparently meeting many needs quite quickly.
Donor Collaboratives Are a New Approach That Advances Equity and Efficiency
Billions of dollars are now flowing through collaborative giving efforts led by people of color and others who have direct experience navigating an unjust world.
By Alison Powell, Simon Morfit and Michael John