A Facebook Co-Founder and His Wife Use Effective Altruism to Shape Giving
Cari Tuna and her husband, Dustin Muskovitz, now chief executive of the Asana software firm, finance GiveWell Labs, a new effort to identify some of the most promising areas for philanthropy.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Kellogg Hires Within Its Ranks for Foundation Presidency
The appointment marks the second time this year that one of the nation’s 10 largest foundations has appointed as its leader an African-American raised in modest circumstances.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Kellogg Foundation Announces New CEO
La June Montgomery Tabron becomes the second African-American this year to be promoted to the top job at one of the nation’s wealthiest philanthropies.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Former Education Secretary Looks to Build Bush Foundation’s Programs
Margaret Spellings plans to build programs that focus on global health, veterans, human freedom, and other causes.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How to Raise Money From Young Donors
Talk in young people’s language, let donors get close, explain where the money goes, and other advice.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Young People Like to Be Involved and Want Peer Approval
Millennials, much more than earlier generations, are more likely to be influenced by peers when deciding which charities to support.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Charities Learn How to Raise Money From Young People
People in their 20s and 30s already donate a third of the money raised by charities, and nonprofits that engage them now will reap the rewards later.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Older Donors Are More Likely to Give Nonprofits Unrestricted Gifts
People in their 70s and older like to work out their donations by meeting in person with fundraisers, but technology can still be a means of building relationships.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Ford Foundation Names Darren Walker as New CEO
In an interview, Mr. Walker said he planned no major transformation in the organization’s agenda but said he would sharpen attention to inequities in America and elsewhere.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
10 Companies That Gave the Most Cash in 2012
Wells Fargo & Company’s cash giving surged 48 percent last year. Walmart came in second.
