How Foundations Can Build Trust-Based Relationships With Grantees
Involve potential grantees in learning at the outset, and more advice from a grant maker and a nonprofit leader.
Can a Nonprofit Help Lawmakers Understand A.I.?
The Horizon Institute for Public Service aims to bridge the gap between the worlds of policy and emerging tech, like A.I., by creating a pipeline of tech-savvy public servants.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $117.6 Million to Help Homeless Families
Also, the Kalahari Resorts and Conventions commit to $50 million for clean water; and a $30 million grant for a cancer center at Health Crown Point hospital, in Indiana.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Charlie Munger, Big Donor and Warren Buffett’s Business Partner, Has Died
The influential investor gave more than $500 million during his lifetime, primarily to build university student housing.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tobacco-Settlement Lawyer Joe Rice Gives $30 Million for Law School Scholarships
Plus, Caltech got $400 million to back science research at other universities; and Perez Art Museum Miami and the Saint Louis Art Museum received big gifts
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Home Depot Foundation Commits $250 Million to Military-Veteran Causes by 2030
Plus, Northwell Health has pledged $350 million to expand access to behavioral-health services for children in New York, and the Alzheimer’s Association has awarded $100 million to organizations that are conducting research on dementia science.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Giving Is Down — Except for DAFs, Says New Report
Defying the 2022 decline in giving, contributions to donor-advised funds climbed to new heights last year, albeit at a slower pace than usual, according to a new report.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Scientist Leaves $200 Million to Boost the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Plus, Hoag Hospital in California landed a $50 million gift for dementia care, and financier Ken Griffin gave $30 million to the National Medal of Honor Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
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
Contributor
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