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
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.
GivingTuesday Is Now an Independent Nonprofit
Eight years after it was started by the 92nd Street Y, the global generosity movement spins off into its own organization.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Clotilde Dedecker used her organization to convene talks about racial equity and brought a powerful education ally to the city. The results: an impressive spike in graduation rates and an influx of new jobs.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
National Philanthropic Trust Adds Impact-Investing Portfolios for Donors
New options for DAF holders to make socially and environmentally-responsible investments.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Kids Choose Their Donors in a Twist on Sponsorships
The program, called Chosen, is an effort to empower beneficiaries and reinvigorate donors whose giving has been flat.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Raise More Than $275 Million in Joint Campaign
The Cleveland institutions teamed up to raise money for a new health education campus to bring together students from many disciplines.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor