Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Before joining the Chronicle in 2013, Alex covered Congress and national politics for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He covered the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns and reported extensively about Walmart Stores for the Little Rock paper.
Alex was an American Political Science Association congressional fellow and also completed Paul Miller Washington Reporting and International Reporting Project fellowships.
Stories by This Author
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Government and RegulationThe 100 Days That Shook Nonprofits
Nonprofit leaders react to the first three months of President Trump’s second term, which has left the sector stunned, transformed, and weakened. -
Q&A
First, the Vera Institute of Justice Lost Its Federal Grants. Then DOGE Called
Vera’s experience is a ‘harbinger’ for the rest of the nonprofit world, says Nicholas Turner, president of the criminal-justice reform organization. -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Faced With Anti-DEI Complaint, Gates Foundation Opens Scholarship to White Students
After Edward Blum’s complaint to the IRS about the Gates Foundation’s “illegal” scholarship program for students of color, the Seattle philanthropy giant said it would change the scholarship’s eligibility criteria to include all races. -
Grant Making
70-Plus Foundations ‘Meet the Moment’ and Pledge to Increase Their Grants
Trust-based funders are taking a stance to shore up nonprofits defunded by the Trump administration, although 10 of them declined to identify themselves publicly. Separately, a group of foundations offered a ‘statement of solidarity’ in response to the federal cuts. -
Data & Research
10,000 Job Cuts in 70 Days. Introducing the Nonprofit Layoff Tracker
As federal budget cuts ripple through an economy in which nonprofits already were struggling, the Chronicle of Philanthropy is assembling a monthly estimate of nonprofit job losses by sector. -
Government & Regulation
‘Strategic Ambiguity’ of Trump DEI Orders Raises Big Questions About What’s Legal
Progressives have criticized the orders for being vague and attacking a concept — DEI — that does not have an agreed-upon legal definition. Conservatives argue that race-based grant making amounts to illegal discrimination. -
Foundation Giving
In a Time of Nonprofit Defunding, Will Foundations Put More Money on the Line?
Progressive foundations have been largely silent in response to Trump administration policies that affect many of the nation’s nonprofits. But some insiders say a response is coming. -
Big Giving
MacKenzie Scott’s Foray Into Impact Investing
The ‘Oprah of Philanthropy’ is putting an undisclosed amount of her fortune into companies and funds that provide social and financial returns. Will impact investing see a new boom? -
News
‘Keep Your Money!’ Some Nonprofits Push Back on Federal Funding Freezes; Others Take a Quiet Approach
A few nonprofits are taking aggressive stances toward the Trump administration’s attempts to cancel funding, while others are using more of a discreet, wait-and-see approach. -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Silent, Defiant, Private: Big Philanthropies React to Trump’s DEI Order
Except for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s CZI Initiative, most big grant makers have not closed their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
