SNEAK PREVIEW: Nonprofit CEOs Work to Make a Really Tough Job a Whole Lot Easier
96% of the leaders in the Chronicle’s exclusive survey report a high level of job satisfaction. But the demands are relentless.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Small Tokens of Appreciation Can Motivate Lapsed, Uncommitted Donors, Study Finds
When people who aren’t already deeply motivated by a cause know they’ll get something in return, they are more likely to donate, the research found.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Financier Kravis Gives $100 Million to His Long-Ago Prep School
Plus, Bowling Green State University received more than $76 million to help ensure that students who are struggling financially will graduate in four years with little debt.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Pulitzer Center Appoints Next CEO
Also, the Ms. Foundation for Women promoted its chief advancement officer to deputy CEO, and Anne Vasquez will be the next executive director of the Television Academy Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Seeking Engagement and Purpose, Corporate Employees Turn to Workplace Volunteering
Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for in-person connections, professional growth, and altruistically inclined employers
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press
The Donor Revolt Comes to Annual Giving: Israel, Gaza, and Campus Unrest
As colleges prep for commencement and reunion season, rank-and-file supporters issue ultimatums, pledge to withhold donations, and boycott events.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Google.org Commits $75 Million for Work-Force Development in A.I.
Also, four big foundations give $36.5 million to eliminate the blinding disease trachoma in 16 African countries, and Cigna Group Foundation promises $27 million to bolster mental health and wellness for young people and veterans.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
In Unusual Push, Funders Band Together to Give Grants for Election Work ‘Early’
The Democracy Fund’s All by April campaign is trying to get grant makers to provide general operating support and to disburse it by the end of the month.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? The Results Are In
San Francisco’s Tipping Point Community pooled big private money to halve chronic homelessness in five years. A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal, but lessons for philanthropy-government collaborations are rich.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Univ. of Illinois Lands $50 Million From Tech Billionaire Tom Siebel
The gift launches the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. Plus, private equity titan Michael Kim gives Haverford College $25 million for an ethics institute, and Riley Children’s Foundation lands $8 million to address the youth mental health crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor