December 2022

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.

Hector Mujica’s parents were not wealthy, but their generosity set the tone for his philanthropy.

Looking for more people-centered work, Rebecca Balter found her calling in supporting organizing in the South and environmental-justice efforts.

Austin McChord started Datto, a data backup and security company, when he was a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Its success has fueled his philanthropy. Plus: See the rest of our special report on young donors challenging what it means to be a philanthropist.

April Tam Smith’s restaurant in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen gives people jobs with dignity, and the proceeds go toward several charities, including one that starts schools in war-torn Congo.

Robin Bruce, daughter of home builder David Weekley, has expanded the staff and taken grant making in a new direction.

Jessie Bluedorn saw firsthand how an innovative small-scale approach to environmental justice could alter lives. That has inspired her grant making. Plus: See the rest of our special report on young donors.

More than two years after the police murder of George Floyd sparked a wave of giving for racial-equity and justice, groups are fighting headwinds to keep the dollars coming.

Grant makers are backing ways to pay educational costs and make the jobs more attractive, especially to people of color, who often don’t choose the profession, and promoting innovations such as the use of robots for routine tasks.

The nonprofit InnerCity Weightlifting in Boston empowers people who were incarcerated to boost their income by becoming personal trainers. It also aims to make training clients think.

An animal-welfare group is among those finding that monthly surveys bring supporters closer.

The CEO of the Women Donors Network says women want to give not just money but also time and expertise.

The corporate giving landscape has shifted as many businesses have changed the causes they support and the ways they work with grantees in response to the crises. Here’s some expert advice on navigating the new terrain.

Recent suggestions to reconsider the tax deduction for religion contributions fail to appreciate the unmeasurable but critical benefits these organizations bring to a divided society in which connecting with others is increasingly illusive.

Donors have responded to the nation’s growing political divisions by funding projects that aim to build a more pluralistic society. But developing effective solutions to this challenging work requires a clear understanding of what helps — and what doesn’t.

Local journalism is coming back to life in many communities thanks to increased giving from foundations and individual donors. But the success of these nonprofit newsrooms is far from guaranteed and will depend on continuing philanthropic support.