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Capital Philanthropy
An Unusual $30 Million Gift: a Building That Generates More Energy and Water Than It Uses
Diana Blank’s foundation put up $25 million to build the structure — and another $5 million to tell its story and help others launch similar projects. -
Big Donors
A $1 Billion Mystery Donor Who Did ‘Trust-Based Philanthropy’ Long Before MacKenzie Scott
Why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “master class” during her 30 years of big giving. -
Gifts Roundup
NYU’s Stern School of Business Gets a $53.6 Million Commitment for Global Learning
Also, the Heritage Foundation has received a pledge of $25 million to advance its policy goals, and the University of California at Los Angeles received a joint gift of $20 million to establish the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center. -
Exit Interview
Women Donors Are Stepping Up — and Nonprofits Need to Tailor Their Approaches to Reach Them, Says Longtime Leader
The CEO of the Women Donors Network says women want to give not just money but also time and expertise. -
Giving
What’s the Giving Pledge? A Philanthropy Scholar Explains.
The effort may have helped some very wealthy people like MacKenzie Scott articulate their ambitious philanthropic agendas. -
Major donors
How MacKenzie Scott’s $12 Billion in Gifts to Charity Reflect an Uncommon Trust in the Groups She Supports
Scott has emerged as the most notable practitioner of trust-based philanthropy — the notion that there should be fewer strings attached to donations and that reporting requirements and other expectations that often come with grants from foundations can be excessive. -
Big Philanthropy
The Latest of MacKenzie Scott’s $12.3 Billion in Giving Shows Strong Support for Equity
Some of the recipients of her philanthropy have included Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. -
Opinion
Will More in Philanthropy Adopt the MacKenzie or Melinda Approach to Giving?
Two women — Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott — are rewriting the rules of philanthropy. Their approaches suggest a new continuum of giving that should set the standard for the rest of philanthropic world. -
Major-Gift Fundraising
In Their Own Words: What Matters Most to Big Donors
Over the years, the Chronicle has talked with hundreds of major donors about what motivates them to give. Here’s a collection of some of the best advice we’ve heard. -
Fundraising
Giving to Community Colleges and HBCUs Soared Last Year
Philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Michael Bloomberg were big players in the flow of cash to institutions that typically don’t raise a lot of money, according to an annual survey by the Voluntary Support of Education program at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.