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Major-Gift Fundraising

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Lands $25 Million for Pediatric Mental Health Program

Plus, the ArtCenter College of Design received a $17 million bequest from a long-time donor; and a hospital, three universities, and the education group Building African American Minds also received large gifts.

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Wayne State U. Gets $50 Million From Former Instructor Turned Auto Executive

Plus, Hollywood film producer Sidney Kimmel gave Temple University more than $27 million to support media and communications and the performing and cinematic arts, and three other universities received big gifts.

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Former Citigroup Boss Gives Weill Cornell Medicine $50 Million

Plus, Lyric Opera of Chicago landed a $25 million unrestricted gift from a long-time supporter, and a couple who are chemists and entrepreneurs gave USC’s Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute $15 million.

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Don’t Ignore Next-Gen as the Wealth Transfer Begins

Younger donors wield power even before they inherit.

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Bezoses Pledge up to $500 Million to Unicef USA’s Child Nutrition Fund

Plus, an alum left $35 million to Allegheny College to build an innovation lab, and Vanderbilt Law School will use $6.8 million to exonerate wrongfully convicted people in Tennessee.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Lands $125 Million From Comcast CEO and Wife

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Lands $125 Million From Comcast CEO and Wife

Also, the University of Delaware received a commitment of $71.5 million for its business school, and Fairfield University will use a $50 million gift to enhance academic and interdisciplinary programs.

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Billionaire David Duffield Gives Alma Mater $100 Million

Plus, Grove City College received a $70 million bequest, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts landed $10 million, and three other organizations received big gifts from supporters.

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Pivoting to Private Donors When Government Funding Isn’t There

The CEO of a social-service nonprofit and two of its major donors discuss how private support funded a key program — and helped win other grants.

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What Works Now: Rethinking Big Gifts 5 Years After the Pandemic

Three nonprofit leaders share the new ways they’re approaching major-gift fundraising in a post-Covid world — from Zoom-forward fundraising to outside-the-box events.

Fintech Investor Ross Stevens Gives $100 Million for Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Financial Security

Fintech Investor Ross Stevens Gives $100 Million for Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Financial Security

Plus, Fordham University landed $100 million, and Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, Cornell Tech, and two other universities landed multimillion-dollar gifts.

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Thomas Golisano Gave $500 Million to 125 Organizations in 2024

Much of the money went to social-services groups that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Late Goldman Sachs Partner and Wife Give $70 Million

Late Goldman Sachs Partner and Wife Give $70 Million

Plus, the reality television pioneer Jonathan Murray gave his journalism school $10 million, and Montana State University and Wabash College received big gifts.

Michigan Hospital Lands $30 Million for Emergency Room and Women’s Health-Care Services

Michigan Hospital Lands $30 Million for Emergency Room and Women’s Health-Care Services

Plus, a struggling art school in San Francisco and three universities received big gifts.

Philadelphians Catherine and Anthony Clifton Give UPenn $120 Million

Philadelphians Catherine and Anthony Clifton Give UPenn $120 Million

Plus, World Resources Institute and University of Chicago will share in a $100 million gift for global energy-transition efforts, Morehouse College landed $5 million for scholarships, and three other universities received large donations.

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What Fundraisers Can Learn From Jerry Falwell and the Conservative Movement

The Moral Majority’s long-game strategy offers a framework for fundraisers seeking sustainable success, regardless of their politics.

Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple

Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple

Plus, the Canadian American billionaire Charles Bronfman pledged $25 million to Birthright Israel Foundation to increase the organization’s endowment.