‘Giving Done Right’ Podcast Returns With Season 5
The Center for Effective Philanthropy explores pressing questions about what donors should consider as key government institutions and social safety nets are dismantled.
Walton Family Foundation Loses Fourth Leader Since 2016
Stephanie Cornell will step down as executive director of the $7 billion Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy Walmart built.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Why Big Gifts Dropped in 2025 and Will Soon Rise
Tax-code changes and other political and economic forces are causing some ultra-wealthy donors to wait until the end of the year or to give quietly.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Can AI Raise Money and Not Replace Humans? 8 Lessons So Far
An AI-driven fundraising avatar helped bring in $2 million across 50 institutions in less than a year.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Low Costs, Organic Growth, Repeat Gifts From Philanthropy: How This Nonprofit Is Scaling
The National Education Equity Lab has developed a powerful model to help lower income students get into selective colleges, succeeding where billion-dollar philanthropic experiments in education have failed.
By Tamara Straus
Contributor
Newfangled Ways to Spark Old-Style Civic Life: 4 Groups Show the Way
These four organizations aim to create the modern-day version of the community group that once bound Americans together. Among their tools: investigative journalism, a bouncy house, and a neighborhood digital platform without Nextdoor’s drama.
By Mark Toner
Contributor
And $2 Billion More — Phil and Penny Knight Strike Again With Mega-Gift
Their latest gift to Oregon Health & Science University for its Knight Cancer Institute is the biggest donation the Nike co-founder and his wife have ever given.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Trump Order Injects Politics Into Federal Grant Decisions
Each agency will have a political appointee to ensure its grants advance the president’s priorities, and agencies will be free to terminate grants for any reason.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
What You Need to Know About the Barr Foundation’s New President
Ali Noorani, who will start in December, currently heads the U.S. democracy program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
When Locals Lead Grant Making: 20 Years of Results From Colorado
El Pomar Foundation’s unique grant-making program offers a blueprint for community-based, locally led giving.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor