Blockchain-Based Donation Platform Helps Donors Secure Their Data
GiveSafely aims to build trust in online giving — especially among younger donors — and address concerns people have about misuse of their personal data and potential hacks.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Growing Network Helps Nonprofits With Partnerships and Mergers
At a time when many charities are struggling to survive, the Sustained Collaboration Network provides money and support to help nonprofits pool resources and expand their outreach.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Ford and Other Funds Issue $1.2 Billion in Debt So They Can Give More Now
The unprecedented move is expected to put pressure on other foundations to give more.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Gates Foundation Backs Array of Efforts to Jump-Start Coronavirus Giving and Advocacy
A new volunteering website has made its debut and soon to come will be a project to enlist affluent Americans to give. In addition, Gates has donated $10 million to ensure funds are distributed well and pay for advocacy on health care and diversity issues.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Has Challenged Rural America (Podcast)
Lack of universal broadband in rural areas limit telehealth and home schooling.
Nonprofit Tech Firm Offers Covid Impact Tracker to Boost Giving and Volunteering
The data is gathered directly from local nonprofits, which enter information about canceled fundraising events and program-revenue disruptions.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Nonprofit Tech Outfits Offer Solutions During Pandemic
For issues relating to health care, education, counseling, and more, nonprofits that specialize in tech solutions are finding ways to adapt and serve new needs.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
GivingTuesday Launches Giving Day Supporting Pandemic Response
The day of giving, generosity, and solidarity in response to emergency needs caused by Covid-19 is scheduled for May 5.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How Philanthropy Can Test Innovative Ideas for Climate Change
More than 70 organizations have joined forces to focus on vulnerable islands, which are on the front lines of this evolving catastrophe and small and nimble enough to pursue what works to build resilience.
Ideas for Innovation That Deserve More Attention in Philanthropy
The death last month of Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen should remind donors and nonprofit entrepreneurs to pay more attention to his focus on creating disruptive change that spreads limited resources to more people.
By LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Contributor
Grant Makers Push for More Trust in Relationships With Nonprofits
Less paperwork. Simplified ways of measuring impact. More general operating support. It’s all part of the Trust Based Philanthropy Project’s plan for changing the relationship between foundations and grantees.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Data-Driven Program Evaluation Hurts Equity Efforts, Say Critics
Foundations should rethink the way they measure success if they want to achieve progress, say advocates for change.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘Philanthropy Is Something We Live’
Mark and Brenda Moore are founding donors of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, but they say Mark’s two strokes at age 46 were the beginning of their philanthropy.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Connecting Arts and Education to Help People Climb Out of Poverty
Veteran nonprofit leader Ellen Baxter champions the notion of bringing creativity and access to quality education to people living in low-income housing.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Trust in Grantees, Not Command and Control
John Esterle and Pia Infante champion an approach to grant making that give grantees more power in decision making. A growing number of foundations are taking notice.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Philanthropy Can Reshape Education in Ways That Will Stand the Test of Time
As technology transforms lives, cash and creativity can create new institutions that reflect today’s culture and will be as recognizable 100 years from now as Stanford University is today.