Jim Rendon is a senior writer who covers nonprofit leadership and fundraising for The Chronicle. Email Jim or follow him on Twitter @RendonJim.
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Leaders of ColorRacial-Justice Leader Who Left Her Job Alleging Racial Bias by Board Starts New Nonprofit
Anne Price, former head of Insight Center for Community and Economic Development, says the new group will focus on improving the economic conditions of Black women. -
Giving
Powerful Donor Quietly Supports Groups Opposing Abortion and LGBT Rights
Sean Fieler’s approach to giving is to make relatively modest contributions to a large number of nonprofits. He also pairs charitable and political giving to advance the causes he supports. Plus: See the rest of our March issue. -
Religious Giving
Critics Charge That Conservative Donors Are Pushing the American Catholic Church to the Right
Sean Fieler dismisses the critique, saying: “The implication somehow that I’m giving money and that’s changing the way the church is behaving in the United States writ large is kind of crazy.” -
Work and Careers
Here Come the Nonprofit Unions
Charity workers want better pay, benefits, and equity, but contract talks can be contentious. Is there another way? -
Leadership
Being Part of Management in Labor Talks Is Unsettling for Some Nonprofit Leaders
When employees organize a union at their workplace, the charity’s leaders are sometimes unaware and are caught off-guard by the news. Plus, read our report on how nonprofit groups are unionizing. -
Next-Gen Philanthropists
Museum Trustee Merges Social Justice and Art
Victoria Rogers, who helped start the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums and serves on the board of the Brooklyn Museum, has asked insightful questions about diversity and equity from a young age. -
Next-Gen Philanthropists
An Immigrant and Google.org Official Finds a Home in Giving Circles
Hector Mujica’s parents were not wealthy, but their generosity set the tone for his philanthropy. -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Underpaid Black Leader Who Turned Around Social-Justice Nonprofit Resigns, Alleging Racial Bias From the Board
Called “hostile” by her board, Anne Price left as CEO after nearly doubling the budget and boosting the reserves from $69,000 to $600,000. -
Environment
Charitable Giving to Fight Climate Change Now Tops at Least $7.5 Billion, a 25% Rise
Many more nonprofits are receiving aid as a result of the increased dollars. Still, the share of philanthropic money that goes to climate change is tiny compared with all funds donated to causes like education and the arts. -
Employee Benefits
Dallas Habitat for Humanity Helps Staff With Down Payments for Homes
The organization is using part of gift from MacKenzie Scott to offer employees $13,500 in the form of a forgivable loan. It hopes the benefit will
