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Newsletter Archive
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Sept. 28, 2024
Dos and Don’ts for Showing Your Nonprofit’s Impact; and the Latest on DAFs
Plus, the top charitable donors who also are giving big to politics; and the hidden patterns shaping American philanthropy -
Sept. 21, 2024
9 Steps to End the Giving Crisis; and the Outlook for Race-Based Grants
Plus, the future philanthropy of Warren Buffett’s children; and family health scares prompt a giving spree -
Sept. 14, 2024
A.I.-Powered Fundraising Goes Live; and the Hopes (and Realities) of Rural Philanthropy Today
Plus, why grant-making intermediaries are in the spotlight; and some hard numbers about low pay in the nonprofit sector -
Sept. 7, 2024
Google.org’s New Focus on A.I.; Women’s Sports Come Out of the Shadows Thanks to Donors and Activists
Plus, Steph and Ayesha Curry are giving $25 million for tutoring in schools; and big donors are comfortable with unknowns -
Aug. 31, 2024
Lessons on Social Change From the Democratic Convention (Opinion)
Plus, nonprofit attitudes toward artificial intelligence; and corporations could do far more for racial equity -
Aug. 24, 2024
13 Nonprofits Won the MacKenzie Scott Jackpot, With Multiple Gifts
What the Grateful Dead can teach nonprofits about adapting to change (opinion); and how to write better budgets for grant proposals -
Aug. 17, 2024
MacKenzie Scott and Melinda French Gates: Their Giving Compared
Plus, how a community-led effort is reviving a once-thriving area; and grant makers exceed their goals for getting climate funding to nonprofits -
Aug. 10, 2024
A Glimpse Behind the Curtain at MacKenzie Scott’s Giving; and Metrics for Trust-Based Philanthropy (Opinion)
Plus, donors are less likely to give to charity on their cellphones; and Bloomberg commits $600 million to historically Black medical schools -
Aug. 3, 2024
What Nonprofits Can Learn From Kamala Harris Memes; and How Diversifying Its Board Boosted a Grant Maker
Plus, a Netflix co-founder has given $1.6 billion this year; and how foundations can help efforts to attract everyday donors -
July 27, 2024
The Group MacKenzie Scott’s Gift Didn’t Save; and How Darren Walker Has Changed Philanthropy
Plus, young nonprofit workers talk about bad bosses and big dreams; and how a foundation recast its mission