Performing-Arts Groups Work to Attract Big Donors After the Pandemic Downturn
Organizations are asking board members to step up, appealing for planned gifts, and emphasizing their community-outreach programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
U.N. Warns That Gaza Desperately Needs More Aid
An emergency relief expert explains why it is especially tough working in Gaza.
By Paul Spiegel
Contributor
Championing Capitalism and Conservative Donors: A Q&A With Philanthropy Roundtable’s New CEO
Christie Herrera, who started working at the organization in 2019, has long advocated to lawmakers on conservative issues.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
A Grant Maker Is Betting a TV Show for Teen Girls Can Help Narrow the STEM Gender Gap
Lyda Hill Philanthropies is among a growing number of funders turning to “narrative change” strategies that use the power of entertainment to shift people’s worldview.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $250 Million for Cell-Health Research Hub in New York
Also, the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation has given $20.6 million to house its Clark Scholars Program Network at the University of Maryland after the foundation sunsets in 2025, and Prologis awarded $3 million to prepare Black students at Morehouse College for careers in commercial and residential real estate.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The 2023 Soros Arts Fellows Plan to Fight Climate Change and Other Global Issues With Public Art
Each of the fellows will receive $100,000 in unrestricted funding from Open Society Foundations to develop a public art project that confronts climate change with community-based solutions.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
How the Failure to Reauthorize the U.S.’s AIDS Program Will Affect Nonprofits Fighting HIV
Advocates argue that philanthropy needs to play a key role in advocating for congressional renewal of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Grant Seekers May Benefit as Wealthy People Put More Money Into Their Foundations
Foundation giving is likely to rise by 2 percent this year, to $95 billion, according to a new estimate by FoundationMark.
By Yesica Balderrama
Contributor
He Lived Quietly and Then Gave $200 Million for a Science Immersion Program
Plus, Fort Lewis College, three universities, and a civic engagement group for youths all landed multimillion-dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Federal Government Turns to Communities to Help Refugees Settle Into the U.S.
Citizen sponsors work alongside existing resettlement efforts, raising private funds for refugees’ living expenses and connecting them with housing, transportation, and employment opportunities.
By Emily Frazier and Pablo Bose