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Ecotrust Names Its First Native American Leader
Also, the Birthright Israel Foundation’s new CEO will start in September, and the nonprofit law expert Peter Swords has died at age 88.
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Grant Writing
Proposal Lessons for Grant Seekers and Grant Makers
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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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Vague and Generic Narratives Are Holding Back Nonprofits. Here Are a Few Tricks to Cut Out the Jargon
The overuse of grandiose and unclear language prevents nonprofits from telling stories that inspire the people they need to reach. ChatGPT, Google, and regular humans can help them change those patterns. -
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.
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Philanthropy Today
Ecotrust Announces Its First Native American Leader
Plus, U.S. companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs. Also, some trans people have been turning to crowdfunding to leave Fla. since the state passed anti-LGBTQ+ laws -
Philanthropy Today
The Economy and the Federal Debt Debate Are Making Fundraising Tough
Plus, nonprofits advancing pluralism are jumping at new grants from an ambitious collaboration -
Fundraising Update
How to Stop Setting Unrealistic Fundraising Goals
Plus, tools to help nonprofits that have had fundraising success.
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Unrealistic Fundraising Expectations Are Causing Stress. Here’s How to Set More Practical Goals.
It’s crucial to consider past fundraising, collaborate in goal setting, remember that fundraising is a long-term project, and — especially important right now — factor in the economy. -
6 Ways Nonprofits Can Take Action Amid Economic Uncertainty
Leaders should analyze finances, collaborate when possible, and communicate clearly and frequently with stakeholders, among other steps to steady a nonprofit’s course through choppy economic waters. -
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.
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IBM and Google Commit $150 Million for Quantum Computing
Plus, the University of Kentucky has received $100 million for its College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Yosemite National Park will use a $17 million grant to restore its most popular trails and make other improvements. -
3 Years After George Floyd, Foundations Say They’ve Changed. Many Racial-Justice Nonprofits Disagree.
Foundations say the summer of protests following his murder changed them forever. But for many racial-justice nonprofits, the free-flowing supply of grants proved to be short-lived. -
Grant Makers Join Together to Learn About — and Fund — Racial Justice
New pooled funds seek grants from foundations or individuals, aggregate the money, and give it away. The efforts aim to drive fundamental change by building Black nonprofits’ public-policy muscle. -
A Nonprofit Helps Students Learn Through Ukulele and Song
Students learn literacy, math, and other subjects through music that’s educational and fun. -
Immunologist Timothy Springer Gives $210 Million to Institute for Protein Innovation
Plus, Va. homebuilders Dwight and Martha Schar gave $75 million for cardiovascular care, the Ms. Foundation for Women landed a $50 million bequest, and KKR co-founder Henry Kravis gave $40 million to back cancer immunobiology research. -
Alvin Herring Will Depart Next Spring as Executive Director of Faith in Action
Also, the Dallas Foundation has appointed an interim CEO, and Jack Anderson, who helped shape the reach and mission of the Joyce Foundation, has died.
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