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Gifts Roundup
Pancreatic Cancer Care and Research Gets Big Boost From $50 Million Gift
Plus, immigrants donated big last week: The Clark Art Institute, MIT, and a historical society all received eight-figure gifts from wealthy donors who immigrated to the U.S. and built their fortunes here. -
Gifts Roundup
Washington and Lee U. Goes Need-Blind Thanks to $132 Million Gift
Plus, Rochester businessman Phil Saunders gave the University of Rochester Medical Center $30 million to support orthopedics, nursing, and medical school faculty. -
Opinion
Are Fundraisers to Blame for the Giving Crisis?
The fundraising powerbrokers at the Generosity Commission overlook their own role in alienating everyday donors. -
Gifts Roundup
Country Music Doyenne Dolly Parton Gives $1 Million for Hurricane Relief
Plus, Cornell University landed $20 million to boost mental health services for students, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra received $10 million to attract new audiences. -
Gifts Roundup
Northern Illinois University Lands $40 Million From Bausterts
Plus, a military history museum lands $30 million and a collection of historic aircraft, Mayo Clinic receives $25 million, and MacKenzie Scott gives Nonprofit Finance Fund a second 8-figure gift. -
Major Gifts
Who Needs a Foundation? For Melinda French Gates, a $250 Million Contest Keeps Her Philanthropy Lean
The grants will range from $1 million to $5 million and are meant to support small organizations focused on women’s mental and physical health. Lever for Change will manage the competition. -
Research and Data
Young Donors Want Opportunities to Volunteer and Collaborate
New studies from Foundation Source and Bank of America show millennial and Gen Z donors want to make a big charitable impact by doing more than just give money. -
Fundraising
How Anonymous Giving Is Changing — and Challenging Fundraising
DAFs and other new giving vehicles promise anonymity for the busy and the privacy-minded. That’s introducing new tensions to the nonprofit-donor relationship. -
Gifts Roundup
Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Land $100 Million for New Pediatric Medical Center
Plus, University of Chicago’s Booth School received $60 million from two alumni hedge funders; and Beth Israel, Houston Christian University, and University of California at Irvine lands $20 million apiece for new buildings and capital projects. -
Opinion
Fundraisers Need to Speak Up About Their Challenges — and Funders Need to Listen
Addressing drops in giving starts by giving fundraisers enough support to excel in their jobs.