Philanthropy’s Job in Polarized America: Make Partners of Enemies, a New Poll Says
Many Americans see foundations as key to brokering peace and forging partnerships between opposing sides.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
What Palestine Needs From U.S. Philanthropy
Donors committed to human rights must stop turning a blind eye to the assault on Gaza.
By Muhi Khwaja
Contributor
10 Foundations Pool $200 Million for Efforts to Govern Artificial Intelligence
Plus, the Jewish Federations of North America distributed $148 million from its Israel Emergency Fund to 116 aid organizations, and Signet Jewelers has committed $100 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Student Journalists Are Under Attack. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Help
University-based reporters are critical to reversing the decline in local news, but budget cuts and political battles increasingly threaten their work, demanding greater donor support.
By Meg Little Reilly
Contributor
Climate Giving Flatlined in 2022, but Foundation Giving Rose Slightly
Despite the clear and growing threat, climate giving remained a tiny portion of all global charitable giving.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Longtime U of Virginia Donors Give $57 Million for A.I. Research
Plus, University of Kansas athletics received $25 million, and Cornell landed $10 million for research on precision nutrition.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Nonprofit World Should Embrace, Not Fear, Congressional Interest in Donor Transparency
Leading nonprofit associations have rejected efforts to expand the rules governing donor privacy. Their concern is misplaced, and the field’s legitimacy is at stake.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
John Deere Foundation Awards $19 Million to Reduce World Hunger
Also, Cincinnati Children’s received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Fed Up with How College Students are Behaving? Fund a Campus Pluralism Center
Donors frustrated with the response on college campuses to the Hamas attack on Israel should consider endowing centers that teach students how to cooperate across differences.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
NASA’s Endeavour Space Shuttle to Get New Home With $25 Million Gift
Plus, the University of Northern Iowa got $25 million for business-ethics education programs, a couple who emigrated from Ukraine are giving $17 million to advance treatment for a rare type of blood cancer, and three other nonprofits received major gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Best Hope for Ending the Israel-Hamas War? Civil Society Peace-Builders
Grant makers are reluctant to support the risky work of groups struggling to build peace in the Middle East. But they need us now more than ever.
By Perry Cammack
Contributor
How Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs Are Reshaping the World’s Wealthiest Foundation
In an interview with the Chronicle, the CEO of the Novo Nordisk Foundation discusses how the grant maker has expanded its giving and global reach.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
U.N. Warns That Gaza Desperately Needs More Aid
An emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza.
By Paul Spiegel
Contributor
Championing Capitalism and Conservative Donors: A Q&A With Philanthropy Roundtable’s New CEO
Christie Herrera, who started working at the organization in 2019, has long advocated to lawmakers on conservative issues.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
A Grant Maker Is Betting a TV Show for Teen Girls Can Help Narrow the STEM Gender Gap
Lyda Hill Philanthropies is among a growing number of funders turning to “narrative change” strategies that use the power of entertainment to shift people’s worldview.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $250 Million for Cell-Health Research Hub in New York
Also, the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation has given $20.6 million to house its Clark Scholars Program Network at the University of Maryland after the foundation sunsets in 2025, and Prologis awarded $3 million to prepare Black students at Morehouse College for careers in commercial and residential real estate.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions