Gates Foundation Promotes 3 Directors to Executive Leadership Team (Transitions)
Also, ImpactAssets names a new CEO, and the founder of Borealis Philanthropy is departing.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
2 Maine Groups Share $48 Million for Community Health (Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced in support of health and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As Buffett’s NoVo Foundation Shifts Priorities, What’s Needed Now to Help Women
NoVo’s understanding of how social change happens, and what grantees need, is crucial for other grant makers to adopt, writes the head of Madre. And in the pandemic, more philanthropy needs to go to efforts to protect women’s safety and security, writes the board chair of Women Move Millions.
Donors Gave $503 Million Online on GivingTuesdayNow, Early Tally Shows
The event brought in nearly as much as the charity’s regular giving day after Thanksgiving, according to the analysis.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Winning Big Gifts — From a Distance
Major-gift fundraising is usually a high-touch endeavor, but because of the pandemic, fundraisers are turning to digital tools to interact with wealthy prospects.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
UVA Lands $27 Million for Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy (Gifts Roundup)
A roundup of notable gifts compiled by the Chronicle:
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Fundraiser Helps Donors Understand Long-Term Impact of Crisis
A homeless services charity in San Diego is finding new ways to raise funds during the Covid-19 crisis.
Nearly 300 Donors and Grant Makers Join Push to Require Philanthropic Funds to Give More Now
A letter sent to Congress today asks lawmakers to require foundations and donor-advised funds to give at least 10 percent a year over the next three years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
13 Percent of Nonprofits in a Survey Have Suspended All or Most of Their Operations
Nearly 17 percent have eliminated or reduced positions due to the quarantine, according to the study, which looked at 800 mostly smaller nonprofits.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
The survey also found that nearly half of young Americans do not feel safe volunteering or attending fundraising events in person.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor