Major Funders Bet Big on Rural America and ‘Everyday Democracy’
Takeaways from a new $50 million venture with national grant makers investing in philanthropy-starved rural America: “No one is coming to do this work for us.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Weingart Foundation Promotes Joanna Jackson to President and CEO
Plus, Sandy Ho will be the next executive director of the Disability and Philanthropy Forum, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has named a new leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As LGBTQ Rights Come Under Threat, Lambda Legal Mounts Effort to Raise $180 Million
The group is urging donors to support its efforts to take on more cases, particularly at the state level, where more than 500 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people were proposed and nearly 90 were enacted last year.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Giving Is Flat, but Fundraisers Miss Opportunities to Solicit, Report Says
Fewer appeals resulted in fewer donations, but some survey respondents say they would have given more if asked.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Why Nonprofit-Government Partnerships Sometimes Flounder
Getting services to people in need often relies on those partnerships, but reporting requirements can be too onerous
By David C. Campbell
Contributor
The nonprofit Big Sunday is defying the downturn in volunteerism as it pursues founder David Levinson’s dual mission: community service that builds community.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Cummings Foundation Awards $30 Million to Boston-Area Nonprofits
Also, the Marin Community Foundation committed $30 million for multiyear general operating support, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation gave $10 million to enable Catholic nuns in Africa to pursue higher education.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Going From the Classroom to the Boardroom Helps Students Learn How Nonprofits Work
A class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison business school gives an overview of how nonprofits are structured and regulated, as well as how boards support the transparency and compliance of these organizations, which must serve the public.
By Mary Beth Collins
Contributor
This Silicon Valley Veteran Is Teaching Nonprofits to Harness A.I.
Raffi Krikorian has built a robust tech team — including A.I. chatbots for nonprofits — at Emerson Collective, the philanthropy venture founded by Laurene Powell Jobs.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Despite Stagnant Salaries, Fundraisers Happy to Stay Put, Study Finds
The report from the Association of Fundraising Professionals also found that women fundraisers earned 21 percent less than their male counterparts.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor