Dream of Using Drones for Good Takes Flight in Rwanda
With help from UPS and other partners, the African nation hopes to make blood and vaccines quickly available to all of its 11 million residents.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Buffetts Call Philanthropy a ‘Product of Power’
In an essay published by Time, Jennifer and Peter Buffett promise to work to ensure that their charitable dollars “don’t recreate the very systems that keep women from accessing their power in the first place.”
New Nonprofit Promotes Gender Diversity in Silicon Valley
Created by prominent Silicon Valley women who’ve held posts at firms such as Google, Pinterest, and Reddit, Project Include aims to diversify technology companies, reports The New York Times.
Group Pledges $50 Million to Mitigate Gentrification in D.C.
The commitment by a national community-development nonprofit aims to protect low-income residents from displacement and other effects of gentrifications in the Washington neighborhood of Anacostia, The Washington Post reports.
Discussions About Race Heat Up at Grant-Maker Conference
Speakers shared deeply personal stories about the difficulties of navigating topics that many people don’t want to touch.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Study Aims to ID ‘Big Bets’ With Most Impact on Inequality
The Atlantic magazine examines a new report by philanthropic advisory firm the Bridgespan Group on where large infusions of philanthropic capital could do the most to move the needle on poverty and improve social mobility.
Opinion: Why a Breast-Cancer Activist Hates Charity Walks
The executive director of advocacy group Breast Cancer Action raises questions in The Washington Post about the finances of the popular springtime fundraising events put on by groups like Susan G. Komen and the Avon Foundation.
Lucas Eyes New Museum Home as Chicago Group Renews Criticism
Star Wars creator George Lucas is “seriously pursuing” a different city to host his planned museum of narrative arts after a seeming truce in the battle over a proposed Chicago lakefront location broke down Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times report.
Presidential Candidates: Stop Shouting and Start Emulating Nonprofit Leaders
Charities depend on Americans getting involved in civic life, so we need to speak out about what’s wrong with today’s political discourse.
By Susan Danish
Contributor
Chicago Group Suspends Lawsuit Seeking to Block Lucas Museum
Friends of the Park said it was dropping its court fight to clear the way for “a more direct and productive dialogue” on a Chicago site for Star Wars creator George Lucas’s planned museum, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Philanthropy Is Problem-Solving, Not ‘Giving Away Money,’ Says Sean Parker
The billionaire tech investor delves into his philosophy of “hacker philanthropy” and discusses his $250 million pledge to advance cancer immunology in an interview with the Financial Times.
Opinion: Dozens of Countries Cracking Down on Nonprofits
China’s effort to place strict controls on foreign nonprofits is part of a trend around the world of despotic and illiberal regimes restricting the activities of such groups, a New York Times editorial says.
Follow the Leaders: Learn From Charities Making the Most of Digital Giving
The Chronicle asked experts and readers to identify charities that stand out in their use of the Internet to gain support and sell their causes.
Using Cardboard and Ingenuity to Help Kids in Need
The Adaptive Design Association is spreading its model of creating affordable, custom equipment that allows kids with disabilities to experience the joys of life and higher levels of independence.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Opinion: Study Shows That in Nonprofit Support, Race Matters
A survey of Philadelphia human-service charities found significant disparities in size, financial resources, and other measures of success between white- and black-led organizations, three area African-American leaders write in a column for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Charity’s Co-Founder Risks Upending Her Successful Program
Kirsten Lodal, who helped launch the antipoverty group Lift while she was a college sophomore, says the group initially tried to be all things to all people but had better success after it narrowed its focus.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor