Leadership
The Fight to Protect the Social Sector
The lawyers, grant makers, policy wonks, faith leaders, organizers, fundraisers, philanthropists, and advocates making a difference. Plus, see the rest of our July issue, posted online today.
Editors' Picks
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Government and Legislation
The Tax Bill Will Add New Money Woes to a Reeling Sector
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Philanthropy Today
Leaders Stepping Up to Protect the Social Sector
Plus, why philanthropy must embrace reform (opinion); and new threats to the nonprofit work force -
Chronicle Insider
Stepping Up: The Leaders Working to Protect Nonprofits
Plus, “Giving USA” has good news on fundraising; and communities fix what’s broken as Washington brawls -
Philanthropy Today
Tax Bill Is Latest Blow to a Reeling Sector
Plus, how Common Sense Media fights for kids in the age of AI; and a new leader at the Ford Foundation
PODCAST
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Explore Our New Podcast on Leading Well
Tune in as Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer asks innovative nonprofit CEOs to share their proven approaches to working with boards, managing intergenerational staffs, hiring and motivating strong senior teams, and much more. Look for new episodes on Tuesdays. -
Interview
LISTEN NOW: Reid Hoffman’s $10 Million Contest to Restore Trust in Institutions
Introducing our Commons in Conversation podcast! The LinkedIn co-founder joins Lever for Change’s Cecilia Conrad to talk about his open call to lift up new ideas — and attract funding — for reforms of government, the media, higher education, and more. -
Podcast | Nonprofits Now: Leading Today
Listen Now: How to Stave Off Burnout
A leadership coach and former nonprofit leader, Sean Goode helps CEOs learn how to become stewards of their organizations — rather than owners. He offers tips on how leaders can become more mindful, approaching their work from a sense of fulfillment, rather than scarcity.
Big Philanthropy
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Interactive
America’s Biggest Donors — the 25th Anniversary of Our Annual Philanthropy 50
Search or browse this year’s list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause. -
Philanthropy 50
America’s Mega-Donors Stuck to Their Giving Strategies in 2024
The donor backlash and MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings giving didn’t sway the country’s biggest philanthropists. -
Big Philanthropists
Melinda French Gates Is Just Getting Started
Since last spring, when she left the Gates Foundation, she’s written another book and announced a billion dollars in new funding — discovering creative ways to support women and inspiring more of them to give.
Opinion
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After Avoiding New Taxes, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Prepare for the Right’s Next Attacks
To survive future scrutiny, foundations need to reform how and where they give. -
‘I Know What It Feels Like to Lead While Funders Quietly Slip Away’
Grant makers promised to support trans nonprofits. Where are they now? -
My Grandfather Showed Me Why Protest Is Essential — and Why Funders Shouldn’t Abandon It Now
Grant makers are acting out of fear, and frontline organizations are paying the price.
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Advice
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How Feel-Good Fundraising Lifts Revenue and Spirits
Learn how an environmental group sustains a warm, wholesome online community — and raises blockbuster sums. -
Tips and Advice for Better Grant Seeking
Key concepts and advice to help organizations win grants from foundations. -
Strategies for Fundraisers Whose Donors Are Facing Tough Times
It’s critical to stay engaged with supporters, and it might be good to encourage them to move from annual to recurring gifts.
Fundraising
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Luciana Bonifacio: A Fundraiser Working With Other Nonprofits to Seek Private Gifts
The chief development officer of Save the Children is in pivot mode from government to private philanthropy. -
Can GoFundMe’s New DAF Tool Supercharge Charitable Giving?
Giving Funds are GoFundMe’s latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered. -
Raising Money From Individuals: What’s Happening Now
The experts’ takeaways from Giving USA: Fundraisers may want to encourage annual donors to set up a monthly gift, and it’s not too soon to think about the year-end giving season.
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The Commons
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Civil Resistance vs. Pluralism
In Defense of Noisy, Disruptive Movements
Efforts to pursue common ground with MAGA members aim to muzzle advocates for our most vulnerable. Yet history is filled with illustrations of how direct action is essential to social change. -
Opinion
Word Jumble: When Nonprofits Talk Fancy, America Tunes Out
Our language is packed with elite-sounding jargon. It is ineffective — and dangerous — amid today’s heightened distrust of institutions and growing hostility to the sector. -
Grant Making
As Washington Brawls, Betting on Communities to Fix What’s Broken
National funders back efforts to repair sewage, schools, civic health, and more. Is that a better investment than trying to stop polarization in politics?
Technology
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Technology
How Common Sense Media Is Fighting for Kids in the Age of AI
Support from big grant makers, an eye for earned revenue, and a CEO who both courts and critiques tech leaders have helped to fuel the group’s success. -
Fundraising
Can GoFundMe’s New DAF Tool Supercharge Charitable Giving?
Giving Funds are GoFundMe’s latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered. -
Technology
5 Key Findings From Our Nonprofit Technology Survey
The Chronicle of Philanthropy survey reveals a sector at a crossroads, where organizations that can afford to modernize are pulling ahead, while those that can’t fear being left behind.
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More News
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Former Librarian of Congress, Fired by Trump, Vows to Improve Public Information in New Mellon Role
Her new position as a senior fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation places her back at the center of the very debates over American culture that surrounded her dismissal. -
Foundation Leaders Increase Payouts and Defend Philanthropy’s First Amendment Rights
Tonya Allen, Deepak Bhargava, and John Palfrey are united in their determination to give according to their values. -
Tyler TerMeer: An Equity Champion Uniting Groups to Withstand Administration Attacks
The San Francisco AIDS Foundation chief is finding commonalities and building bridges among organizations with different missions. -
Nonoko Sato: A Leader Helping Nonprofits Plan for Uncertainty
The CEO of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits is helping nonprofits raise revenue, be good employers, and build strong boards. -
Gabriel Salguero: A Faith Leader Whose Activism Is an Extension of His Preaching
He isn’t afraid to speak out about the second Trump administration’s rippling impact on his congregation and others. -
Abigail Disney: An Heiress Who Pushes the Wealthy to ‘Fight Like Hell’ for Democracy
The philanthropist is using her “weird voice and weird position” as an heir to the Disney fortune to challenge rich Americans who are afraid to step up.
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