Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Drew is a longtime magazine writer and editor who joined the Chronicle of Philanthropy in 2014.
He previously worked at Washingtonian magazine and was a principal editor for Teacher and MHQ, which were both selected as finalists for a National Magazine Award for general excellence. In 2005, he was one of 18 journalists selected for a yearlong Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
Stories by This Author
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Philanthropy Today
Can Faith Help Bridge Our Biggest Divides?
Special video project: the quest by two churches to build community across differences of race, class, and faith. -
ProfileDoes Faith Have an Answer for Our Biggest Divides?
Two churches aim to come together across differences of faith, race, and class. It’s a test of the unifying power of a belief in God, with thorny questions about identity and compromise. -
Philanthropy Today
Fundraisers as Superheroes in the Age of Division
Those who build your community of supporters know how to connect across divides. Plus, a leading grant maker’s “powerful journey” to racial healing. -
Trends 2025
Next for DAFs? Accounts as Tools for Regular Folks, Not Just the Wealthy
Donor-advised fund providers aim to make their products as commonplace as college savings and retirement accounts. -
Philanthropy Today
Will Trump Target Nonprofits and Donors?
The new administration will threaten and harass, writes our opinion author. Plus, a philanthropy leader’s journey toward racial healing. -
Philanthropy Today
Boom-Bust Perils for Democracy Groups
Post-election funding woes for organizations that aim to strengthen democracy. Plus, a polarization expert on what nonprofits need to do — and stop doing. -
Big Philanthropy
MacKenzie Scott Reports $2 Billion in Gifts, Signals Changes in Her Philanthropy
The maverick philanthropist, who donated to 199 organizations in 2024, is breaking some of her giving patterns and moving her investments into alignment with her social-impact goals. -
Philanthropy Today
Interpreting Obama’s Message for Nonprofits
Columnist Eboo Patel writes about the former president as pluralist-in-chief, ideological purity tests, and collaboration across differences. -
Report
DAFs, Wall Street, and the Changing Culture of Giving
Altruism is losing ground to greed and self-interest as donations increasingly get structured as personal investments, a new report argues. -
Philanthropy Today
Reporting From Inside America’s Broken Psyche
PBS correspondent Judy Woodruff on her two years exploring what has torn the country apart. Plus, what philanthropy can learn from an evangelical megachurch.
