Billionaire Robert Toll Gives UPenn $50 Million for Public-Interest Program (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, four other universities and a healthcare system landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy Can Help Americans Understand Why Stomping Out Racism Benefits All
Too often people fear they will lose benefits when others gain. The exact opposite is true, as data proves, so it’s time for foundations to drive that message home.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
Blackbaud Now Says Some Social Security Numbers and Bank-Account Information Was Accessed in Breach
For months, the company told clients that the ransomware attack earlier this year only compromised personal information such as names, addresses, phone numbers, and giving history.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Philanthropist Urges Congress to Force More Giving From Donor-Advised-Funds and Foundations
A detailed proposal comes as the pandemic, recession, and growing inequality are raising questions about whether philanthropy is hoarding assets.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
To Help the Formerly Incarcerated, Support Change at the Intersection of Health and Justice
If philanthropists are genuinely committed to anti-racism, improving public health, and ensuring justice for all, helping formerly incarcerated people integrate successfully into communities is an excellent place to start.
By Paula Thompson and Victoria Palacio
Without Big Events, a Ronald McDonald House Charity Learns to Reach New Donors Online
Despite some online fundraising success, the Chicago area nonprofit expects at least a 25 percent shortfall in fundraising revenue this year.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
Lilly Endowment Splits $62 Million Among Every College and University in Indiana (Grants Roundup)
Also, the bank Truist has given $40 million to create a new fund that will support nonprofit community development financial institutions, and the Grainger Foundation has committed $32 million to the U. of Wisconsin at Madison’s College of Engineering.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Your Questions About Winning Gifts From Major Donors During Socially Distant Times
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer reader questions about how to stay in touch with major donors in meaningful ways and how to ask for gifts at a time when traditional face-to-face fundraising practices have been upended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Twitter’s Co-Founder Is Giving on a Grand Scale
Recipients have called Jack Dorsey’s grants game-changing, and they come swiftly, with few if any reporting requirements.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Former Atlantic Records Executive Gives $50 Million for a New Medical Campus (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, four universities received big gifts, and a Johnson & Johnson heir left $5 million to a science center.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fundraisers Hold the Key to Diversifying the CEO Ranks at Nonprofits (Letter to the Editor)
The Chronicle’s study of the lack of diversity at big nonprofits shows that current efforts aren’t working. If nonprofits did more to identify people of color with the power to give, that would have a domino effect that would lead to real change.
Crises Prompt Greater Interest in Volunteering, Poll Finds
While only 36 percent say they volunteered within the last year, 60 percent say they are interested in doing so, and 73 percent said volunteering is more important than ever.
By dan.parks
Contributor
No More High Fives and Handshakes: Charities Relaunch Street Canvassing for the Pandemic World
There’s much for a nonprofit to consider before it sends street canvassers back out into the field — chiefly, how to keep fundraisers and donors safe in a job that traditionally includes physical contact and close conversation.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
New Report Shows Spike in Will Creation and Charitable Bequests During Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic is driving a major increase in the number of Americans who create wills and the number who leave a bequest, according to a new report from FreeWill, a company that provides free online estate-planning tools.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Citi Foundation Will Spend Another $100 Million on Jobs Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, 3M commits $50 million to advance racial equity in Minnesota and beyond, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation distributed $24 million in emergency grants to 12 midsize arts museums.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Black Donor Silence Is a Call to Action — Not a Retreat
When Black donors don’t respond to solicitations, fundraisers generally assume they’re uninterested or disengaged. This is a faulty and dangerous interpretation — and it needs to change.
By Tyrone McKinley Freeman
Contributor