What a Donor Learned After Giving $1 Million, $1,000 a Day
The foundation, which provides $1,000 grants every day of the year, recently gave out its millionth dollar. The group’s leaders reflect on what they’ve learned.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving Circles Widen Funding to Underserved Asian-American Communities
An article in the Los Angeles Times explores the role of Giving Circles in Asian-American communities, a demographic group often bypassed by traditional sources of philanthropy.
Grants Roundup: Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education
Other awards include money to improve early identification of those at risk of becoming drug or alcohol addicts.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Presidential Spotlight Boosts My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
The new nonprofit focusing on the plight of minority men and boys may become Barack Obama’s primary philanthropic interest after he leaves office.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
5 Ways to Go Beyond a Standard Gift Acknowledgment Letter
Fundraisers need to put more time and energy into thanking donors who have made generous gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Pay for Performance? 2015 Fundraiser Salary Survey
Stories, data, and analysis related to The Chronicle’s annual survey of top fundraisers at more than 300 of America’s biggest charities.
Giving Is Up 8% in First Half of 2015, Study Finds
The report from Atlas of Giving says that donations grew to $239 billion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $10M to Ohio State for Aviation and Research Facilities
Other gifts go toward an equine teaching hospital, AIDS research, fighting racism, creating new dance works, and more.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $21 Million to Cancer-Research Groups
Other awards include $15 million to 30 environmental-conservation groups from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How an Awesome Foundation Chapter Does Giving Differently
The New York Times reports on the unusual philanthropy of the Awesome Foundation, through which a rotating cast of mostly young trustees pool funds to provide $1,000 no-strings grants to applicants pursuing often-quirky cultural or community projects.
Grants Roundup: $200,000 to San Diego Zoo Supports Rhino Conservation and More
Other awards include $1 million to expand a nationwide housing program for LGBT seniors.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New N.Y. Grant Criteria Imperil Funding for Youth Charities
Changes in a New York State agency’s process for awarding substance-abuse prevention contracts could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses for youth organizations that have long received state support, writes The New York Times.
Bloomberg Fund Picks Winners of $1 Million Public-Art Grants
Bloomberg Philanthropies on Tuesday selected culture projects in Los Angeles; Gary, Ind.; Spartanburg, S.C.; and three upstate New York cities as the winning entries in its Public Art Challenge, The New York Times reports.
Grants Roundup: St. David’s Foundation Awards Nearly $27 Million to Health-Care Groups in Texas
Other awards include $20 million from the Pershing Square Foundation supporting tuberculosis research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: Houston Endowment Awards $8.2 Million to Support Needy Students
Other awards include a pledge for $3 million from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation supporting a teen pregnancy-prevention program in the Bronx.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Philanthropist Backs Effort to Train Fundraisers Like Salespeople
Some are put off by the approach, but Denny Sanford says the world of sales offers valuable lessons in how to treat donors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor