Nov. 1, 2016
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Volume 29, Issue 1-
NewsMutual Funds for Nonprofits Help Donors Diversify Giving
Agora for Good and Bright Funds say their methods of screening and pooling charities can help ordinary donors give like the Gates family. -
News
A Hong Kong Philanthropist With a Vision
Having helped pioneer the “family office” concept in Chinese giving, entrepreneur James Chen sets his sights on helping vision-impaired people in the developing world. -
News
Charity Learns Lessons on Providing Clean Water
Well Aware seeks input from residents to ensure its projects make sense for the Kenyan communities they serve. -
News
Fatherhood Sparked J.B. Pritzker’s Crusade for Kids
The Hyatt hotel heir, investor, and philanthropist says early-childhood education is the key to the nation’s economic future. He wishes more donors agreed. -
Opinion
Opinion: Advice for Chan and Zuckerberg: Go for Real Education Innovation
Don’t follow the path of Gates and Broad in getting cozy with government — take risks and seek alternative routes to expanding educational upward mobility. -
Opinion
Opinion: Critics of Donor-Advised Funds Miss What’s Great About These Tools
The fast growth of these accounts means more money for charities and has led to misplaced concerns about financial institutions like Fidelity that offer them. -
News
Fidelity Charitable Knocks United Way Out of Top Place in Charity Rankings
The stunning rise of a young charity founded by a for-profit company comes as total giving to America’s 400 most successful fundraising groups increased by 7 percent. -
News
How the 2016 Philanthropy 400 Was Compiled
A variety of sources were used to make The Chronicle’s list as comprehensive and accurate as possible. -
News
Nonprofits That Saw Big Gains in the Philanthropy 400
How the Sierra Club Foundation, Junior Achievement, and other groups made major moves in The Chronicle’s rankings. -
Opinion
Opinion: Charities and Taxpayers Deserve More From Donor-Advised Funds
As the controversial method of giving becomes increasingly common, concerns about the funds become ever more consequential. -
Advice
U. of Oregon Taps Its Scholars to Be Fundraisers
With state spending on higher education down, the institution is asking academic leaders to help cultivate big donors. -
Advice
Rapid Expansion Plans Lift a Youth-Focused Faith Charity
Nonprofits like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship that aim to shepherd young adults’ spiritual lives are finding a receptive audience among a notoriously “unchurched” generation. -
News
Social Issues Strike a Chord With ACLU Donors
As the group looks to raise nearly $1.3 billion by its 2020 centennial, heightened interest in immigration and incarceration policies is prompting seven-figure gifts that once would have been unthinkable. -
News
Fidelity Overtakes United Way as New Charity Champion
For the first time, the sponsor of a donor-advised fund tops the Chronicle’s annual ranking of the 400 U.S. charities that raise the most in private support. Another first: Giving to groups on the list tops $100 billion. -
News
Donor-Advised Funds Reshape the Philanthropy Landscape
The donation vehicles managed by Philanthropy 400 leader Fidelity Charitable and other sponsors are changing how Americans view giving — and how charities compete. -
News
Flush With $51 Billion, Donor-Advised Funds Face Payout Questions
As the funds’ collective coffers swell, their rate of grant making has slowed, further fueling criticism that the popular charitable accounts are warehousing dollars that could be doing good. -
News
A New Way to Give: Inside the Donor-Advised-Fund Explosion
A Chronicle analysis of 85 sponsors of donor-advised funds offers insights into the phenomenal growth of these giving vehicles that are challenging conventions of philanthropy. -
News
Many Wealthy Donors Plan to Increase Giving, Report Says
Religious groups and charities that meet basic needs get the most money from affluent households, according to the study by U.S. Trust and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. -
Opinion
Opinion: Doing Good Requires Happier, Healthier Workers
Nonprofits need to stop celebrating leaders who give up everything for the cause and instead get everyone — including boards, donors, and staff — to focus on well-being. -
News
Stanford Hangs Up on Telemarketing — Will Others Follow?
Fundraisers debate the decision by the university to end phone-athons, weighing the costs of annoying donors versus the benefits of acquiring more of them. -
News
Former Prosecutor of Nazis, 96, Pledges $10 Million to Prevent Genocide
Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg trial lawyer, donated $1 million to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to use the law to prevent mass killings. He plans to continue giving that amount annually for up to 10 years. -
Opinion
Foundations Bet It All on Advancing Equity
Grant makers like the Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon are reworking internal policies and spending practices in an effort to close gaps in education and economic opportunity.
