Transitions
California Wellness Foundation Promotes Richard Tate to CEO
Also, the Cleveland Foundation has named Lillian Kuri to succeed Ronn Richard as its leader, and the National Gallery of Art will install a new administrator in July.
The Latest
-
Letters to the Editor
Thanking Donors Is Not Drudgery
-
Work and Careers
Bonuses Can Help Nonprofits Stretch Budgets and Retain Fundraisers
ADVERTISEMENT
The Philanthropy 50
-
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 restauranteur. 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
-
What Grant Making in Russia Taught Us About How to Address the Assault on American Democracy
A dissident lawmaker is expelled by the legislature’s majority for supporting a popular protest movement. The lawmaker argues that the move was politically motivated following his participation in a protest. Outside experts call the expulsion a dangerous sign of increasing authoritarianism. -
The End of the Covid Health Emergency Must Not Spell the End of Progress Toward Health Equity
Philanthropic support helped fill gaps in government funding to ensure coronavirus vaccines and care were available to everyone. Those investments are still needed to sustain the long-needed public-health infrastructure built during the pandemic — and to prepare the nation for the next health crisis. -
What Was the Philanthropic Pluralism Manifesto Really About?
A recent call by philanthropy leaders for greater civility and respect of those with different views appears to be an opening response to critics, especially those in Congress, who want to reform laws governing the field.
Featured Newsletters
-
Philanthropy Today
California Wellness Foundation Names New CEO
Plus, thanking donors should not be relegated to a chatbot (letter to the editor) -
Philanthropy Today
A Small College Switches Its Fundraising Approach and Wins a $500 Million Pledge
Plus, nonprofits are still struggling to bridge the digital divide, and what grant making in Russia shows about how to address the assault on American democracy (opinion) -
Fundraising Update
Can Bonuses Help You Attract and Retain Fundraisers?
Plus, 10 tips to help you find prospective donors.
Advice
-
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. -
Family Dynamics and Fundraising: Pitfalls to Avoid
Tips for fundraisers on navigating philanthropic families, from a donor who heads a family foundation. -
Fridays Off? Fewer Meetings? 10 Tips for Testing a 4-Day Week
How groups have squeezed their work — and impact — into schedules that aren’t Monday through Friday
ADVERTISEMENT
More News
-
Philanthropy Roundtable CEO Elise Westhoff Is Stepping Down
She says she wants to focus more on her family and that her efforts as CEO to raise the group’s public profile through sometimes controversial opinion articles and public appearances have appealed to the values that the group’s members share. -
Los Angeles Couple Give $50 Million for Environmental Programs at USC
Plus, the founder of Politico is giving $20 million to start a new journalism institute, and five universities landed big gifts. -
Race, Shakespeare, and a Theater’s Fight to Survive
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s artistic director — the first person of color in the role — departs amid criticism that her plan to save the American theater drove away donors and patrons. Supporters say bias and racism marred her tenure. -
Philanthropy Helps Boost Manufacturing in Areas With High Job Vacancies
In Cleveland, where communities have been left behind as plants have closed or moved to the suburbs, a nonprofit network is investing millions to train adults for jobs and provide high-school internships. -
How Cleveland Foundation’s Leader Has Worked to Revitalize the City’s Economy
Ronn Richard, who is retiring from the fund, says one key to success has been hiring foundation staff from the business world — and using the organization’s clout and assets to revive troubled neighborhoods. -
Nonprofits Are Still Struggling to Bridge the Digital Divide
Eighty percent of organizations in a new study said they are not able to achieve their missions because they or the people they serve have limited internet access.
ADVERTISEMENT