New research from a critic of donor-advised funds is based on tax records that show just how much charities received over five years.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Grant Maker Bolsters Human Connection as a Way to Take on Polarization
The need for human connection drives a new strategy at the Einhorn Collaborative. Along with other foundations, it is creating a $100 million fund to support nonprofits that help people who are dug in on opposite sides of an issue see the humanity in their counterparts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Nonprofit Helps Quilters Sew Up New Markets
A group called Nest works with the quilters to increase sales, including setting up shops on Etsy.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Foundation Fosters Deep Relationships to Boost Economic Resilience in Rural Kentucky
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky acts as a hub to catalyze economic development.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
The San Francisco Foundation Expands Support for Grassroots Leaders
A program at the San Francisco Foundation seeks to put money in the hands of people who are already recognized as local leaders, even though they don’t always have the bona fides of an official title, elected office, or established business. Plus: See the rest of our special report on <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/emerging-from-crisis-how-a-tumultuous-year-is-shaping-grant-making">How a Tumultuous Year Is Shaping Grant Making</a>.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A New Approach to Research Empowers the Girls and Young Women a Foundation Serves
Girls and young women helped design the surveys and interviewed their peers — and gleaned more information than a rigid scientific study ever could, according to the foundation’s leaders.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Los Angeles Philanthropist Eli Broad Has Died
The respected and sometimes controversial Los Angeles philanthropist was known for being generous but also sharp-elbowed in his philanthropy.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mich. Couple Give $52 Million to 3 State Universities
Plus, Unicef lands $25 million from the co-founders of Slack and Away for a massive Covid-19 global vaccination effort.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
First Quarter of 2021 Offers Good News for Nonprofits
The Chronicle’s monthly update on key economic indicators that experts say are important in predicting fundraising results point to continued strong growth as we move into the second quarter of 2021.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Education Trust Names Interim CEO as John King Starts Md. Gubernatorial Run
Also, Open Society Foundations names a new senior official, the Poetry Foundation has appointed its first president of color, and the National Crime Prevention Council has a new chief executive.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions