Eden Stiffman is a senior writer who reports on nonprofit results, impact, and accountability. She previously led coverage of fundraising and launched the Chronicle’s weekly fundraising newsletter.
Eden started her journalism career covering local news at The Dallas Morning News and has worked as an editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She’s a graduate of the University of Michigan in her hometown of Ann Arbor.
Stories by This Author
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Big GivingA New Giving Pledge? Tech Mogul Promises Accelerated Donations
Inspired by MacKenzie Scott and critical of the Buffett-Gates pact, the co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse is giving away half his wealth in five years. -
Technology
Job Site Idealist and VolunteerMatch Are Joining Forces
Two nonprofit technology groups that help people find jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at social impact organizations have announced a merger. -
Trends 2025
For Nonprofits, Remote Work Offers a Competitive Edge
Organizations that offer flexible work arrangements have a leg up in recruiting and retaining staff. The harder part is cultivating culture and in-person connection. -
Place-Based Giving
How 70 Years of Design Philanthropy Transformed a Midwestern City
In Columbus, Ind., world-renowned architects such as Eero Saarinen and I.M. Pei were picked to design churches, fire stations, and more. The legacy of industrialist Joseph Irwin Miller remains vibrant today. -
Q&A
The Philanthropist Who Wants to Transform Voting
As the election looms, Bradley Tusk — a political strategist and venture capitalist — believes mobile voting is our best shot at reducing American polarization. -
Donors and Politics
‘Money Is Power': 44 Ultra-Wealthy Philanthropists Are Top Political Donors This Election Cycle
Megadonors like Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, Michael Bloomberg, and Reid Hoffman are collectively giving hundreds of millions to candidates and super PACS to influence voters. -
Advocacy
How a $50 Million Philanthropic Investment Is Bolstering Coalitions of Care Workers, Advocates
Longtime advocates for care workers and families say there’s momentum for their cause, thanks to decades of grassroots organizing, a pandemic that brought the care crisis to everyone’s doorstep, and an infusion of philanthropic support. -
Rural Philanthropy
National Grant Makers Bet This Rural Education Program Can Scale
The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and adapt it for Appalachian Kentucky and beyond. -
Q&A
How Philanthropy Fails Boys and Men
Richard Reeves is fighting the prevailing view of who’s on the losing side of gender equality. Melinda French Gates is backing him with $20 million. -
Policy Change
Older Young People in Foster Care Were an Afterthought. A Politician and a Child Welfare Expert Teamed Up to Reform the Safety Net
For 20 years, John Burton Advocates for Youth has offered a blueprint for policy change by working alongside young people and staying the course after laws are passed.
