Major Gifts
Less Than 2% of Philanthropic Giving Goes to Women and Girls. Can Melinda French Gates Change That?
Her $1 billion commitment, announced Tuesday, and the momentum generated if others join her, could break through that ceiling.
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Technology
The Nonprofits Leading the A.I. Revolution
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Philanthropists
OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Husband Among New Giving Pledge Signers
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Featured Newsletters
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Philanthropy Today
Lessons for Building Coalitions, From an Activist Who Found an Ally in Her Adversary
The story of how an unlikely alliance forged change, until it didn’t -
Philanthropy Today
Will Melinda French Gates Spark a Philanthropic Movement for Women and Girls?
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Fundraising Update
Solving the Giving Crisis Would be Good for Democracy, Too
Plus, the leader of AFP announces that he’s stepping down.
Big Philanthropy
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The Philanthropy 50: an Exclusive Chronicle Ranking of Who Gives the Most to Charity
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg gave $3 billion to charity last year to take the top spot. -
Philanthropy 50
Michael Bloomberg Tops the List of America’s Biggest Donors in 2023
The 50 donors gave a median of $100 million and a total of $11.9 billion. -
Big Philanthropy
Big Surprises as MacKenzie Scott Announces ‘Open Call’ Winners
The billionaire philanthropist announced 361 winners — and $640 million in giving.
Opinion
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The PEN America Crisis, Free Speech, and the Future of Big Tent Organizations
Foundations that fund organizations focused on free speech and bridging ideological divides must ask themselves which ideas are worth defending. -
Which Pro-Democracy Initiatives Work? Philanthropy Has No Idea
Clear answers will require investments in solutions-focused research — and an easily accessible evidence base. -
A Trip to Alabama, Lessons About Race, and the Payoffs of Out-of-the Box Grants
Visiting the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice helped grantees better understand America’s history of racial injustice while promoting empathy and awareness.
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Advice
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Charity:water Breaks a Fundraising Taboo and Talks About Division — Sort of
“These days, it seems so easy to hear opinions of what people are against,” wrote CEO Scott Harrison. “But there’s also something powerful about being for something good.” -
How to Create a Culture of Fundraising on Your Board
You shouldn’t assume trustees know how to raise money simply because they joined your board, experts say. Here are nine ways to build a board that prioritizes fundraising — and help them succeed. -
Leaders’ Advice for Other Leaders
Nonprofit chief executives share their secrets for managing stressful jobs and staying motivated.
The Commons
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Opinion
The Exodus of Everyday Donors Is Bad for America. Here’s How to Stop It.
The decline in charitable giving by average Americans threatens democracy. Among the solutions: pooled micro-donations, giving incentives, and a focus on the donor relationship. -
Opinion
A New Lawsuit Could Erase the Red Line Between Politics and Charity
If successful, the suit brought by a small nonprofit would damage the charitable world’s legitimacy and fuel partisan divisions. -
Opinion
Why My Nonprofit Relies on the Ideas of an 83-Year-Old Scholar
A champion of interfaith cooperation says “Bowling Alone” author Robert Putnam has answers to our crisis in loneliness and despair. Yet no one is listening.
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Who’s Really Funding Campus Protests?
Although student protest groups have received funding from foundations and large donors, organizers maintain that a rapidly growing and decentralized network of young activists has propelled the protests forward. -
Impact Investing Is On the Rise, With a Big Foundation’s $325 Million Commitment
Robert Wood Johnson’s specialists look to generate both social and financial returns -
Mozilla Foundation Names Executive Director to Guide Advocacy and Philanthropy
Also, a new vice president of programs will join the Houston Endowment in July, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute has named its next leader. -
An Activist and an Adversary Found Common Ground. Making Change Proved Harder
Leah Garcés ran hard-hitting animal-rights campaigns. Craig Watts raised 700,000 chickens on a factory farm. Their partnership can be celebrated, but collaboration has its limits. -
California Endowment Awards $85 Million to Bolster Community Organizing
Also, the Nationwide Foundation commits $100 million to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the ArtsFund and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation jointly give $10 million in unrestricted grants to 811 arts organizations in Washington state. -
Nonprofit Helps Families Find Home in the Midst of War in Ukraine
The humanitarian nonprofit started by providing food, toiletries, mattresses to people in shelters, then helped them move into apartments.
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