Power Couple Giving: The 10-Year Journey of Steve and Connie Ballmer
A yin-yang approach to philanthropy has shaped the Ballmer Group. But the husband-and-wife founders have remained focused on one goal: Improving economic mobility in the U.S.
By George Anders
Contributor
Can GiveDirectly Show the Value of Universal Basic Income?
GiveDirectly has delivered more than $800 million to over 1.6 million people, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Now it is experimenting with, and learning from, cash payments to recipients in the United States.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
Are Nonprofit ‘Trusted Messengers’ More Important Than Ever? A Report From Rural America
Experts brandishing statistics aren’t always trusted in this age of polarization. So in gun-owning communities, advocates are turning to gun owners themselves to stop the increasing rate of rural suicide.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How Philanthropy Built, Lost, and Could Reclaim the A.I. Race
Philanthropy helped build artificial intelligence as a nonprofit research field. But as costs soar and corporations take over, donors and grantees are struggling to stay relevant.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
The Foundation Providing Quick Disaster Relief in L.A. and Beyond
The Emergency Assistance Foundation helps corporations provide rapid aid without needing to run their own tax-exempt entity.
By Tamara Straus
Contributor
As Nonprofits Hunt for Better Board Members, Can MBA Philanthropy Help?
A New York financier’s $25 million of support helps create nonprofit boardroom placements for students learning the realities of foster care, immigration, health care for the elderly, and more.
By George Anders
Contributor
How 70 Years of Design Philanthropy Transformed a Midwestern City
In Columbus, Ind., world-renowned architects such as Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei were picked to design churches, fire stations, and more. The legacy of industrialist Joseph Irwin Miller remains vibrant today.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Bill Conway’s $1 Billion Plan to End the Nursing Shortage
The co-founder of the Carlyle Group is using big education gifts to shore up the nursing profession.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Day After: Inside a Quiet Billion-Dollar Election Effort
Nonprofits, fueled by a post-2020 surge in funding, rallied four-star generals, social media influencers, and a battalion of lawyers to fight disinformation, prevent violence, and build trust in vote counts.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
How This Nonprofit Helps More Women Get Elected
Vote Run Lead says the 2024 election could be historic in another way — resulting in 51 percent female representation in three state legislatures.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director