The grant maker is seeking one or two nonprofits to lead the distribution of the funds, a move that comes after years of board and staff efforts to make the philanthropy more equitable and inclusive.

The need for human connection drives a new strategy at the Einhorn Collaborative. Along with other foundations, it is creating a $100 million fund to support nonprofits that help people who are dug in on opposite sides of an issue see the humanity in their counterparts.

The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky acts as a hub to catalyze economic development.

Girls and young women helped design the surveys and interviewed their peers — and gleaned more information than a rigid scientific study ever could, according to the foundation’s leaders.

A program at the San Francisco Foundation seeks to put money in the hands of people who are already recognized as local leaders, even though they don’t always have the bona fides of an official title, elected office, or established business. Plus: See the rest of our special report on How a Tumultuous Year Is Shaping Grant Making.

Some nonprofits hesitate to embrace the video-sharing app, but those who have say it helps them authentically connect with younger supporters, spread their message more broadly, and raise money in a new way.

As more states legalize marijuana, the revenue from sales is becoming an important source of funding for community-based nonprofits, but not all grant makers and nonprofits embrace that money.

A group called Nest works with the quilters to increase sales, including setting up shops on Etsy.

Share success stories of trustees who have made transformative gifts, invite your finance and development leaders to a board meeting, and more.

We love and celebrate philanthropy, yet we can’t seem to shake the feeling that there’s something grubby about fundraising. Our discomfort with asking for money betrays a lack of confidence in the value of our work. Here are some ways to change that.

Historian Benjamin Soskis takes stock of the past year’s crises and discusses how fundraisers and philanthropy leaders can adapt to a changed giving landscape and prepare for an uncertain future.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and other anti-smoking advocates respond to a Chronicle article about the billionaire’s work, and a former FDA official offers strategies foundations can use to resolve conflicts over tobacco policies.