With community organizing and savvy advocacy, grassroots nonprofits in Birmingham, Ala., Oakland, Calif., and other cities are gaining recognition and financing for the community-based programs to reduce shootings. See more from the Chronicle's coverage of nonprofit efforts to deter gun violence, part of a collaboration with the Associated Press.
By Sono Motoyama
Contributor
Retired Construction Executive Gives $75 Million to U. of St. Thomas
Plus, four Mars candy company heiresses together gave $22 million to support a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math programs at a prep school for girls.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Registry Launches New Dot-Giving Domain to Help Charities Raise Money
The new domain can be used by charities to complement their main site and make fundraising more efficient or by individuals to create sites to solicit gifts for charities or by corporations to highlight their social-responsibility programs.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Heising-Simons Foundation Selects New CEO
Also, ActBlue has named its next leader, and John King Jr., president of the Education Trust, has left to become chancellor of the State University of New York system.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Assets Plummeted Nearly 20% Last Year, Putting Grant Making at Risk
The drop comes after three years of gains, so that might mitigate the pain of the losses.
Inflation Hasn’t Increased U.S. Food Insecurity Over All, According to a New Tracker
One reason could be that government programs and nonprofits that help people get enough food are succeeding.
By Sam Polzin and Jayson Lusk
How to Unlock More Gifts: New Research Says Enhancing Psychological Well-Being Is Key
Impact isn’t the only thing big donors care about; they often want to be part of a large community, says a new study of people with at least $1 million in assets.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Nonprofit Employment Has Finally Recovered From Jobs Lost to Covid
Nonprofits likely first recovered from pandemic job losses in October 2022 and have added jobs since December.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Open Philanthropy Gives $150 Million for Global Health, Climate, and Education
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $80 million to improve public parks in Indiana, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded $4 million to 35 historic Black churches across the United States.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Harvard Lands $50 Million Gift to Launch Program Honoring Paul Farmer
Plus, gifts from MacKenzie Scott and Michael Jordan inspired a Washington State couple to give Friends of the Children $33 million to expand its youth mentoring and family services programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor