December 2024
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Volume 37, Issue 2Cover Stories
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LeadingCharities Look Inward After the Election but Are Ready to Fight
Many nonprofits prepare for the resistance even as they confront their own role in Trump’s victory. -
Laws & Regulation
Threats to Nonprofits — and an Opportunity — on Capitol Hill in 2025
A new incentive for giving is one bright spot on a congressional slate filled with peril for philanthropy.
Features
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Advice
What to Say on November 6 and How to Say It
The words that philanthropy and nonprofits use can stoke division, particularly in tense moments, a new study finds. Here’s how to get your message across and bring people together after the election. -
Nonprofit Finances
Where Did the Funding Go?
With revenues down and costs rising, a growing number of nonprofits are cutting budgets, laying off staff, and even closing their doors. -
Fundraising
How to Boost Planned Giving — and Build a Healthy Future for Your Nonprofit
Bequests and other legacy gifts are “the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow,” one expert says. Here are six ways to create a thriving planned-giving program or bolster your existing strategy.
Departments
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The Face of Philanthropy
A Nonprofit Uses Exercise to Build Community and Help People Stay Sober
Founded in 2006, the organization has served more than 500,000 people. Its goal is to reach 10 million in the next five years. -
Fundraising
Barking Up the Right Tree: A.I. Helps Tiny Team at Humane Society Win Back Donors
It used the technology to quickly create a campaign written from the perspective of Max and Whiskers, a dog and cat aided by the organization. -
Evaluation
How and Why to Incorporate Equity Into Evaluation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation has published a guide to help foundations and their grantees make evaluations more equitable.
Opinion
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Opinion
Funding the Resistance Is Not a Winning Strategy. Here’s What Is.
Billions spent fighting Trumpian populism hasn’t worked. Practicing a pluralistic approach to grant making will. -
Opinion
For Philanthropy, This Actually Isn’t 2016 All Over Again
After a decade of evolving, funders may be more prepared to figure out their post-election game plan than they realize. -
Opinion
A Climate Solution Hiding in Plain Sight
Climate justice isn’t just a theory — it’s one of the most effective ways to heal the warming planet and respond to climate deniers in the Trump administration.
