Trends 2025
Corporations and Higher Ed Are Backtracking on DEI. Will Foundations Fold?
As companies and universities back away from DEI policies, grant makers that focus on racial equity are bracing for litigation.
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Opinion | Dispatches
As Trump Takes Office, Philanthropy Should Adopt a Pandemic-Like Crisis Response
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Legislation
Coalition Will Fight New Taxes on Nonprofits
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Fundraising Update
Can the Way Your Group Uses A.I. Harm its Reputation?
Plus: Can remote work give your fundraising team a leg up on hiring? -
Philanthropy Today
Trends 2025: Will Philanthropy Retreat on DEI?
Plus, a new coalition will fight taxes on nonprofits; and $200 million in grants for for health equity -
Nonprofit Adviser
How to Offer Remote Work — and Attract Top Talent
Plus, join our online forum on Key Trends to Watch in 2025
Big Philanthropy
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Big Philanthropy
MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy
The maverick philanthropist, who donated to 199 organizations in 2024, is breaking some of her giving patterns and moving her investments into alignment with her social-impact goals. -
Big Philanthropy
Billion-Dollar Donations Lead the Year’s Biggest Gifts
Financial aid, especially for medical school students, got the most money, followed by gifts to private foundations and for medical research and treatment. -
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.
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To Fight Growing Militarism, Philanthropy Should Embrace a Feminist Playbook
Around the world, feminist activists have successfully combated autocracy — most recently in South Korea. U.S. grant makers concerned about Trump’s strongman tendencies should take note. -
A New Year’s Resolution for the Wealthy: Take a Sabbatical From Getting Richer
By donating any wealth accumulated after January 1, people of means can help others and enrich their own lives. -
Could Term Limits for Nonprofit Leaders Ease the Burnout Crisis?
Instituting fixed terms for executive directors would allow them to focus on their jobs, then exit before exhaustion sets in.
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Advice
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Looking to Boost Your Fundraising? Influencers Are Ready to Help
How nonprofits of all sizes are partnering with social-media personalities to reach new donors -
For Nonprofits, Remote Work Offers a Competitive Edge
Organizations that offer flexible work arrangements have a leg up in recruiting and retaining staff. The harder part is cultivating culture and in-person connection. -
Skilled, Diverse, and Engaged — 2025 Will Require More From Boards
Boards will be more important than ever as nonprofits navigate a tricky financial landscape and political uncertainty.
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The Donor Revolt May Be Behind Us, but Fundraisers Can Expect Tensions, Dust-Ups
Conflicts between donors and nonprofits become more noticeable in increasingly polarized times. -
Next for DAFs? Accounts as Tools for Regular Folks, Not Just the Wealthy
Donor-advised fund providers aim to make their products as commonplace as college savings and retirement accounts. -
5 Trends That Will Shape Fundraising in 2025
Fundraisers need to keep key issues on their radar: potential changes to tax law, artificial intelligence, DAFs, and more.
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The Commons
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Opinion
Your Secret Weapon in These Divisive Times? Fundraisers
They have the skills to break through polarization and build bridges to donors with a wide range of views — exactly what organizations need as the new administration takes office and red-blue tensions simmer. -
Interview
A ‘Powerful Journey’ Toward Racial Healing
La June Montgomery Tabron — head of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and author of two new books — talks about how organizations and communities can close the “empathy gap.” -
Opinion
How Trump Could Target Nonprofits — and How to Protect Yours
Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here’s how groups can defend themselves.
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Technology
How to Use A.I. Effectively and Protect Your Organization’s Reputation and Values
Experts say it’s critical for nonprofits to craft guidelines on A.I. use — and they offer advice on how to do it. -
Fundraising
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. -
Glossary
Cybersecurity Is Evolving Fast. Here Are Terms You Need to Know
To keep up with advancements, leaders must understand key terms and concepts, from MFA to SSO.
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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity
Plus, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy received $20 million for the Truist Cares for Western North Carolina program, and ExxonMobil gave $10 million to improve cancer prevention and education in east Texas. -
Thomas Tighe Reflects on 24 Years Leading the International Health Nonprofit Direct Relief
Tighe helped transform its operations, embracing technology and courting corporate partners, guided by the idea that a nonprofit health venture could and should run as efficiently as a commercial one. -
David and Diana Sun Give Hoag Hospital Another $50 Million
Plus, Penn State received gifts of $19 million and $1 million for engineering programs and a water garden, and the Wharton School landed $5 million to launch a program to launch an artificial intelligence lab. -
News Coverage Boosts Giving After Disasters
Five key factors affect generosity, an Australian research team found, findings that hold lessons for the California wildfires. -
Companies and Foundations Deploy Millions for L.A. Wildfire Relief
The companies that have pledged millions for wildfire relief include Google, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon, Comcast, Netflix, the NFL Foundation, and more. -
Taking on Philanthropy’s Toughest Critiques
Critics of philanthropy often start with a kernel of truth but quickly go to extremes, says Beth Breeze, director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, who has spent more than a decade examining and responding to critiques of philanthropy
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