Opinion
Service After Serving: Why Veterans Are So Well-Suited for Nonprofit Roles
This Veteran’s Day and beyond, organizations should recognize and tap the unique skills that those who served bring to the table.
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Post-Election Responses
Trump’s Victory Sparks Anguish, Elation in the Nonprofit World
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Nonprofit Adviser
Post-Election Roundup; Plus, How A.I. Helped One Nonprofit Bring Back Donors
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Philanthropy This Week
Nonprofits and a New Trump Administration; and a Transition in Foundation Leaders
Plus, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus has died; and a nonprofit uses A.I. for a quick fundraising campaign -
Philanthropy Today
Why Nonprofits Should Recruit Veterans (Opinion)
Plus, talking to Sam Gill of the Doris Duke Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation appoints four new vice presidents.
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.
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Elections, Springsteen, and the American Spirit
Our nation is more than who sits behind the Resolute Desk. A new Bruce Springsteen documentary offers hope for democracy and civil society. -
How Elon Musk’s Election Antics Harm Philanthropy
Musk’s interference in the presidential race represents the obliteration of philanthropy’s political red line and is a signal flare for the field. -
Dreams for My Daughter — and Our Democracy — on Election Day
The fight for a multiracial democracy where all people can fully participate must continue long after Election Day.
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Advice
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Rage Giving 2.0? Some Nonprofits See a Bump in Giving After Trump Win
Organizations whose missions are likely to be at risk in the new administration need to tell donors what they plan to do and how that will help, fundraising experts advise. -
How and Why to Incorporate Equity Into Evaluation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has published a guide to help foundations and their grantees make evaluations more equitable. -
Barking Up the Right Tree: A.I. Helps Tiny Team at Humane Society Win Back Donors
It used the technology to quickly create a campaign written from the perspective of Max and Whiskers, a dog and cat aided by the organization.
The Commons
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Election 2024
The Day After: Inside a Quiet Billion-Dollar Election Effort
Nonprofits, fueled by a post-2020 surge in funding, rallied four-star generals, social media influencers, and a battalion of lawyers to fight disinformation, prevent violence, and build trust in vote counts. -
Opinion
In This Moment of Division, Signs of Unity on Issues That Matter to Nonprofits
Americans want nonprofits and foundations to lead on some of the country’s toughest challenges, a new survey says. Here are four strategies to answer that call. -
Opinion
The ‘Other Side’ May Win the Election. But Funders Can Still Spark Change
National politics are paralyzed by polarization. Individual Americans, however, can drive the social change grant makers want.
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Appoints Four New Vice Presidents
Also, the embattled CEO of PEN America will now lead Freedom House, and the CEO of the Clinton Foundation has departed. -
Next-Generation Donors Find Their Way, Plus Research on Social Giving
A study that tracked young philanthropists over the course of 20 years provides insights on how nonprofits cultivate and retain these givers. -
U. of Chicago Receives $75 Million for the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion
Also, the MassMutual Foundation committed $25 million to expand the reach of nonprofit community development financial institutions, and the Moody Foundation gave $25 million for neuroscience research. -
Mega Philanthropist and Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus Has Died
The Atlanta billionaire gave $2 billion to a range of causes and threw his support behind many Atlanta nonprofits during his lifetime. -
How This Nonprofit Helps More Women Get Elected
Vote Run Lead says the 2024 election could be historic in another way — resulting in 51 percent female representation in three state legislatures. -
A Neighborhood Approach to Boost Learning in Detroit — and Beyond
The organization is taking its program to Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Pontiac, Mich. Another 31 cities are on a waiting list.
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