Did Taylor Swift Create a New Era for Food Bank Donations?
Since launching her Eras Tour, the billionaire pop star has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals. Yet food bank operators say the donations have provided only temporary relief.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Mosaic Hires Sierra Club Executive as Next Leader
Plus, Arnold Ventures has tapped its first executive vice president of impact investing, and the Packard Foundation named a new national policy director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As DEI Initiatives Increase, Employee Satisfaction Grows
A study found that the more DEI strategies nonprofits employed, the more likely employees were to say they planned to stay in their jobs for the next three years.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Community Solutions Commits $135 Million Through Large Cities Housing Fund
Also, the Bainum Family Foundation pledged $100 million to make access to child care more equitable, and Knight Foundation will give $6.9 million to strengthen election news coverage, primarily in swing states.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why $20 Million From MacKenzie Scott Couldn’t Save This A.I. Nonprofit
For a moment, Benefits Data Trust was a golden child of the nonprofit tech world. How did it all go so wrong, so fast?
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
People Want to Give, and Those Who Are Most Generous Are Least Polarized, Report Finds
Research data from nonprofits and donors in 2023 found a host of fundraising trends: even though there is a decline in donors, people are still generous. Young donors want to “make change” in the world.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
How Ford’s Darren Walker Reimagined Philanthropy and Foundation Leadership
Walker redirected the foundation to focus entirely on inequality and engineered ambitious collaborations on issues like Detroit’s bankruptcy. He will retire in 2025.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘Project 2025,’ a Conservative Plan, Would Overhaul U.S. Public Policy and Government
It would prioritize energy production over environmental and climate-change concerns, reject the idea of abortion as health care, criminalize pornography, and eliminate or restructure countless government agencies.
By Zachary Albert
Contributor
The $260 Million Pivot: A Top Animal-Care Funder Recasts Its Mission
A strategy switch at Maddie’s Fund isn’t just about finding better ways to help pets and their owners. It provides lessons about funders’ hopes — and hurdles — when trying to fix the root causes of long-standing problems.
By George Anders
Contributor
UC Irvine Lands $50 million to Launch Population and Public Health School
Plus, the billionaire novelist Mackenzie Scott gave $20 million to Opportunity@Work to improve pay for people who gained skills on-the-job through military service, community college, workforce training programs, and other routes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor