George Anders
George is the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s editor-at-large, a role that includes feature editing, story coaching, occasional writing, and a mix of newsroom projects. He joined in April 2024.
His journalistic career started at The Wall Street Journal, where he shared in a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Other writing homes have included Fast Company, Forbes and Bloomberg View. He has been a trustee of two nonprofits – and a persistent explorer of philanthropy-related themes on a wide variety of business beats.
George has written five business books, including the New York Times bestseller Perfect Enough. Most recently, he was a senior editor at large at LinkedIn, where he specialized in data-driven journalism and launched “The Wider Good” newsletter on the side.
Stories by This Author
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Philanthropy This Week
A.I.-Powered Fundraising Goes Live; and the Hopes (and Realities) of Rural Philanthropy Today
Plus, why grant-making intermediaries are in the spotlight; and some hard numbers about low pay in the nonprofit sector -
AnalysisThe $260 Million Pivot: A Top Animal-Care Funder Recasts Its Mission
A strategy switch at Maddie’s Fund isn’t just about finding better ways to help pets and their owners. It provides lessons about funders’ hopes — and hurdles — when trying to fix the root causes of long-standing problems. -
Arts and Culture
Can a Lottery Winner Run an Effective Foundation? Meet Roy Cockrum
How a onetime comic actor turned $60 million of Powerball winnings into a grant-making engine that has backed ambitious theater since 2014. -
Grant Makers
Hewlett Foundation Picks Astrophysicist Amber Miller as Its Next President
Recruiting the USC dean marks a generational change in leadership for the $13 billion foundation.
