June 1, 2021
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Volume 33, Issue 8May 26, 2021
Cover Story
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Individual GivingMacKenzie Scott’s No-Strings Giving Reverberates Way Beyond the Direct Beneficiaries
Many nonprofits that received money are giving some of it to local chapters or smaller groups they support, extending the impact of Scott’s giving even closer to the grass roots.
Highlights
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Individual Giving
Does MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Approach Signal a New Era?
It’s too early to tell whether MacKenzie Scott’s approach to giving will create a sea change in how other ultrawealthy donors give or what they support. -
Individual Giving
Gifts From MacKenzie Scott Put Overlooked Colleges and Universities in the Spotlight
MacKenzie Scott gave one of her largest publicized gifts — $50 million — to Prairie View A&M University, a historically Black state university in Texas.
Features
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Rethinking Development
What Happens When a Nonprofit Stops Measuring Fundraisers’ Success Based on Money? Oregon Food Bank Is Trying to Find Out.
Fundraisers will no longer be judged by the gifts they bring in. The organization hopes the changes will lead to more authentic relationships with donors and less burnout for development staff. -
Donor Retention
They Came Through in a Crisis. Will 2020’s New Donors Keep Giving?
For many nonprofits, last year’s surge in support from new donors was critical. As fundraisers plan for the future, they’re grappling with questions about sustainability, staffing, and responding to persistent needs.
Departments
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The Face of Philanthropy
Nonprofit Powers Creation of Low-Cost Covid Vaccine
The nonprofit group PATH is using its connections with international government agencies, vaccine manufacturers, and scientists to create a coronavirus vaccine that can be manufactured in lower-income countries. -
Finance and Revenue
How a Big Nonprofit Decided to Keep Tapping Into Its Endowment in the Pandemic
The UJA-Federation of New York moved quickly to tap into funds that had been set aside to generate long-term investment income. It has done that six times and plans to keep doing so — even though its approach goes against what many other organizations decided to do. -
Environment
Q&A With the Lilly School’s New Environmental Philanthropy Scholar
Ashley Enrici recently joined the faculty of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in a new role dedicated to examining issues at the intersection of the environment and philanthropy. -
Individual Giving
Rockefeller Heirs Launch Campaign to Block Oil and Gas Development
After putting in $30 million of their own into the fund, the Rockefeller descendants want to raise $100 million to cut off the supply of fossil fuels by supporting legal challenges and protest activities.
Opinion
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Opinion
Fighting Falsehoods Must Be at the Center of All That Nonprofits and Foundations Do
As lies and disinformation increasingly threaten the work of nonprofits, they should incorporate tools that will help dismantle falsehoods and replace them with accurate and more emotionally compelling narratives. -
Opinion
Philanthropy’s Failed Covid Test
While large sums have been given, the wealthiest are still richer than before the pandemic hit. And grant makers have been reluctant to say they will permanently lift restrictions on grants. What’s more, when it comes to vaccines, the world’s neediest are still waiting.
