A New Award Puts the Focus on How Philanthropy Can Do More in the South
Social-justice organizations in the region can compete for a prize that offers $30,000 in cash and $15,000 in pro bono communications and strategy.
What’s the Giving Pledge? A Philanthropy Scholar Explains.
The effort may have helped some very wealthy people like MacKenzie Scott articulate their ambitious philanthropic agendas.
LGBTQ leaders of color have led efforts for years to improve abortion access and care at the state level. Now is the time for grant makers to recognize their work with much greater investment.
By Amoretta Morris and Dani Martinez
Also, Activision Blizzard pledges $30 million to help military veterans find meaningful work.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New Effort Seeks to Make It Easy for Big Donors to Give to Small Charities Advancing Social Change
The push comes from a group of wealthy philanthropists who failed to persuade Congress to force the rich to donate more.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Despite controversies swirling around donor-advised funds, efforts aimed at speeding money from DAFs are of minimal interest to most fundraisers. On a recent well-attended webinar on managing and using gifts from the funds, the subject didn’t even come up.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
We All Lose When Charities Compete With Each Other. They Should Join Forces.
Research suggests that greater fundraising competition among nonprofits marginally increases total donations but reduces average donations per organization. Meanwhile, fundraising costs escalate with greater competition. The authors offer some alternatives.
Airbnb Co-Founder Brian Chesky Gives $100 Million to Help Students Who Want Public Service Careers
Participants in the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service will receive money for college and travel and the opportunity to connect with a network of leaders.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Samford U. Lands $100 Million From Late Alumnus Marvin Mann
Plus, two universities, two medical centers, and the New World Symphony all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Digital Giving Grows in Britain and Brazil as Donors Seek Greater Transparency
Two new studies of giving in Brazil and Britain show that trust in institutions remains a significant barrier to giving, as is the case generally worldwide, and that digital forms of fundraising can improve the level of trust between donors and recipient organizations.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Here’s How Philanthropy Can Protect Access to Abortion in a Post-‘Roe v. Wade’ World
Grant makers who have avoided funding abortion access in the past no longer have an excuse to sit on the sidelines. This is an all-hands-on deck moment that will require massive resources from every corner of philanthropy.
By Jonathan Wittenberg and Wendy Sealey
For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have relied on prisoners to fight wildfires. These men and women are trained to perform grueling work while earning just a few dollars, sometimes as little as $2 a day.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
3 Grant Makers Give $20 Million to Establish the Detroit Home Repair Fund
Also, Amazon has committed $55 million for low-income housing in Northern Virginia, and the James M. Cox Foundation awarded $30 million to complete a network of 22 miles of urban trails in Atlanta.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Giving People Money With No Strings Attached Is Good for Their Health, Dozens of Studies Indicate
Surveys of individuals who received unconditional cash payments found that they were less likely to have been sick in the previous two weeks to three months compared with individuals who did not received the money.
Living With Fire: Donors Want to Focus on Reducing Risk, Not on Disaster
Wealthy donors and foundations worried about wildfires are exploring ways to put the focus on resilience and risk reduction instead of disaster response.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Some Funders Are Embracing ‘Trust-Based Philanthropy’ by Giving Money Without Lots of Obligations
Nonprofits have long complained about cumbersome grant-reporting requirements. A growing number of foundations are listening — and changing their ways.