Silicon Valley Donors Ignore Local Needs, Report Finds
Philanthropy is burgeoning along with the region’s wealth, but the tech-sector elite pays relatively little attention to charities in its own backyard, according to a new study.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
University Trust Lets Donors Do the Grant Making
The University of Virginia’s Jefferson Trust invites donors to give $100,000 each and then decide as a group how to spend the money to strengthen the student experience.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Tech Wonders and Dilemmas Explored at Innovation Conference
Donors explore the implications of technology aimed at creating a better world at a conference organized by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
$30 Million Bloomberg Program Helps Culture Groups Improve Cities
An infusion of money, mentoring, and management training aims to put small and midsized arts groups in a stronger position to improve the social and economic health of urban areas.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Partnership Makes $401 Million in Loans Available to Rural Areas
The Department of Agriculture, seven foundations, and Bank of America join forces to make it easier for capital to reach distressed communities.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New ideas about philanthropy are springing up from all sorts of places. Meet some of the innovators who are helping nonprofits break the mold.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
New Venture Connects Socially Minded Artists With Cash
Laura Callanan worries that “new philanthropy,” which tends to focus on creative investments in education and social-service nonprofits, will leave cultural causes behind.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Former Rabble-Rouser Works With ‘the System’ to Cut Recidivism
A Boston-area nonprofit leader and investors like Goldman Sachs and the Kresge Foundation gamble on the nation’s largest pay-for-success program, with seven years to show results.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Small Firm Cuts Big Deals to Fight Global Problems
Tiny Geneva Global attracts Wall Street types to neglected international causes by focusing on results and sharing data with donors.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
$53 Million Fund Blends Philanthropy and Investing for a Big Bet in Education
Reach Capital pools dollars from Silicon Valley moguls and traditional grant makers to back ed-tech companies.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Leader Seeks to Break Crisis-Response Pattern After Shootings by Police
Susan Taylor Batten, head of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, works to help grant makers understand — and address — the systemic racism underlying police killings of unarmed African-Americans.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Sibling Engineers ‘Crowdfund’ Health Data to Improve Lives
Harnessing the power of the breakout ideas behind Facebook and Kiva, Jamie and Ben Heywood see huge potential in a model for sharing medical information.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Rebuilding With a New Blueprint
A Wisconsin community foundation abandons tradition and takes a prominent role in revitalizing the local economy after devastating job losses.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Spreading the Entrepreneurial Gospel to Christian Social Ventures
Praxis offers a corporate-style “accelerator” program to help faith-grounded nonprofits and social enterprises grow and attract investment while staying true to religious principles.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
New Philanthropy’s Biggest Stars
These 17 creative thinkers are finding new ways to fight poverty, support artists, and adapt business practices and other ideas to do good.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Pledges $3 Billion for Science Research
The Facebook co-founder and his physician wife draw praise from Bill Gates, among others, as they outlined plans to tackle big goals and fund research that other grant makers consider too risky.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor