N.Y. Billionaires Leon and Toby Cooperman Pledge $100 Million to Medical Center in N.J.
Plus, the University of Alabama at Birmingham lands $95 million from Marnix and Mary Heersink to create a biomedical institute.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Giving-Local Mind-Set Reinforces the Chasm Between Wealthy People and Those in Need
When philanthropists mostly donate to causes and services in their own backyards, they perpetuate inequitable giving trends and fail to recognize historic discriminatory practices that have kept people of color out of higher-income areas.
By Davey M. Kim
Contributor
John and Tashia Morgridge Pledge $125 Million to Their Alma Mater
Plus, five universities and St. Jude Children’s Hospital received large gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy Needs to Rethink How It Supports Efforts to Rebuild Our Nation’s Infrastructure
As Congress debates a potential massive increase in federal infrastructure funding, grant makers should embrace a more expansive view of such projects — one that paves the way toward more equitable and sustainable communities.
By Katy Knight
Contributor
Chicago Couple Give Northwestern U. $480 Million Gift
The donation from Patrick and Shirley Ryan will support education and research programs in applied microeconomics, business, digital medicine, neuroscience, and global health.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropy Should Help Create Better Jobs, Not Just Better-Trained Workers
A new foundation-supported effort will promote business models that put worker and societal interests on par with profits — and shift the narrative that retraining low-income workers is the surest path to good jobs.
By Marina Gorbis
Contributor
Billionaire Banker Denny Sanford Pledges $350 Million to Sanford Health
Plus, five universities, a journalism nonprofit, and a Jewish temple land gifts ranging from $5 million to $50 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grassroots advocacy and justice organizations hold the playbook for restoring reproductive rights. But we cannot do it alone, and we cannot do it while chronically underfunded.
By Kia Guarino and Christel Allen
Philanthropy Must Confront This Era of Catastrophe With a Moonshot Response
If grant makers don’t act quickly and boldly to address the twin crises of climate change and threats to democracy, the future costs may be insurmountable. The philanthropic world needs to come together in a massive and coordinated effort to confront these existential threats.
By Loren McArthur
Contributor
Montana State U. Lands $101 Million for Nursing School
Plus, six other universities and three health systems all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropic Support for Communities of Color Is More Robust Than the Data Suggest
Recent research purports to show that philanthropy has fallen well short of what’s needed to support communities of color. But the research itself falls short by focusing on grants to groups that combat systemic racism rather than those that address day-to-day hardships.
By Howard Husock
Contributor
Bill Gates’s Personal Values and Actions Are Relevant to His Philanthropic Work
The head of CharityWatch takes issue with a recent opinion piece saying the media shouldn’t focus on the billionaire’s “personal foibles.”
Can the Gates Foundation Cede Power to Those It Seeks to Help?
Recent events, including the impending divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates, are an opportunity for the world’s wealthiest philanthropy not only to diversify its board but to let those it serves participate in the grant-making process.
By Meg Massey and Ben Wrobel
Critical Race Theory’s Growing Influence Shows Why Philanthropy Needs to Play the Long Game
An academic treatise first published 25 years ago has propelled a long-overdue reckoning with racial injustice in this country. Critical Race Theory’s journey offers lessons for grant makers on the importance of patience when it comes to changing social narratives.
By Gara LaMarche and Diane Wachtell
How Women Will Shape Philanthropy in the Decade Ahead: Watch Our Online Briefing
Liz Thompson, a major donor, and Abby Falik, CEO of Global Citizen Year, discussed how women’s giving differs from men’s and offered advice on how fundraisers can best cultivate women donors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Bucknell U. Receives $40 Million for Scholarships and Athletics
Plus, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Berklee College of Music, and others landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor