The Face of Philanthropy
Nonprofit Stays for the Long Haul After Disasters
A humanitarian group called IsraAID remains in disaster areas long after the news cameras leave, working with community leaders and local organizations to help people recover and build resilience.
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The Philanthropy 50
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The 2022 Philanthropy 50: Who Gives the Most to Charity
The Chronicle’s 23rd annual ranking of America’s biggest donors features a number of people making their debut, including a professional clarinetist and the world’s richest restaurateur. Bill Gates took the top spot by giving $5.1 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. -
Philanthropy 50 Donors’ Giving to and From Their Foundations and Donor-Advised Funds in 2022
Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations or donor-advised funds last year. Here is a sampling of how much those giving vehicles received and how much they awarded to nonprofits in 2022. -
People
How Billionaires Found Joy With $1 Million Gifts to Small Nonprofits
After years of big donations to big organizations, Rob and Karen Hale showered $52 million on 75 mostly small groups, bringing some nonprofit leaders to tears. Plus: See the rest of our special report on the donors who gave the most to charity in 2022.
Opinion
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Philanthropy’s Divisions Reflect America’s Politics — Not Its People
Nonprofits and foundations have spent weeks debating and deconstructing an essay on pluralism that most Americans wouldn’t bat an eye at. That kind of response raises questions about how the social sector can ever succeed at healing the nation’s divides. -
People-Powered Movements Helped Our Grandfathers Push Through the New Deal. They Can Save Those Programs Now.
House Republican budget proposals over the debt ceiling threaten many programs put in place by FDR and his vice president, Henry A. Wallace. The answer, say their grandsons, is to support social movements that hold those in power accountable. -
East Palestine Disaster Shows How Philanthropy Can Halt Chemical Accidents in Their Tracks
When a derailed train leaked hazardous chemicals into an Ohio community, donors and advocates helped residents get the aid and information they needed. They also demonstrated how to effectively address and prevent future catastrophes.
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Philanthropy Today
Alvin Herring Plans to Leave Post as CEO of Faith in Action Next Spring
Plus: This nonprofit stays for the long haul after disasters. -
Philanthropy Today
6 Ways for Nonprofit Leaders to Navigate Economic Uncertainty
Plus, volunteerism in America has been declining for years, though with some bursts of growth — here’s how it’s changing and why -
Fundraising Update
How to Segment Your Donors to Raise More Money
Plus, LGBTQ+ groups receive less than 1 percent of all funding
Advice
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Tips for Segmenting Donors and Tailoring Your Outreach — to Raise More
Getting this right takes good donor data, a smart strategy, and time. But the most important thing is to try, experts say. -
How to Move DEI Strategy From Paper to Practice
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are daunting and hard to implement, but creating — putting into action — a formal strategy can help your organization gain real traction. -
How to Avoid Turf Wars When Raising Money From Wealthy Families
How to deal with donors after a divorce, raising money from relatives of a longtime donor, and more.
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Aviation-Law Expert John Hoyns Gives Colgate University $20 Million
Plus, a lumber heir left a large bequest to two Bangor, Me., hospitals, and Los Angeles philanthropist Wallis Annenberg is giving $10 million to a Beverly Hills performing-arts center she helped to launch 10 years ago. -
Why It Isn’t Surprising That the IRS Grants Tax-Exempt Status to Extremists, Including an Oath Keepers Foundation
Authorities sometimes struggle to draw the line between which organizations deserve to operate as nonprofits and which don’t. -
Biden Economic Adviser Joins Arnold Ventures; Giving Compass Names New CEO
Also, the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Indianapolis Foundation have chosen new leaders to replace Brian Payne, who is retiring after leading both groups for 23 years. -
Ballmer Group Awards $42.5 Million to Help More Than 100 Black-Led Groups Expand
The grants will support organizations that are less than two years old and focused on improving economic mobility. -
New Tool Aims to Help Fundraising Teams Improve Diversity
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education created the assessment to help university development departments take stock of their diversity and inclusion efforts, but any nonprofit with a fundraising team can use it. -
Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations Commit $100 Million for Low-Cost Housing in Atlanta
Also, the Walton Family Foundation gave $34 million to build a new theater for opera in Arkansas.
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