Charity:water Believes Donors Have More to Give Than Dollars — if You Ask
The nonprofit offers its supporters a host of ways to give as they want.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Will a Money-Back Guarantee Win Over Wealthy Donors? An Antipoverty Effort Aims to Find Out.
The campaign aims to tap two big sources of capital — the wealth of individual philanthropists and impact investments.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
From Newtown to Uvalde: Growth in Gun-Violence Philanthropy and a New Mind-Set for a Movement
How a decade between the two largest school shootings opened a new flow of grant dollars and ushered in a strategic rethinking of gun-control efforts.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Gun Violence, President Biden, and Philanthropy: An Activist Talks About What’s Next
Politicians on both sides of the aisle stand in the way of preventing tragedies like the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Tex., says the founder of Guns Down America.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Charity in Wartime: How a Ukrainian Children’s Cancer Group Carries On
The Tabletochki Charity Foundation helps families in their battle against the disease — and the Russians.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Once a highly profitable media giant, the organization now banks on philanthropy and its “save the planet” mission.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The National Geographic Society’s First Woman CEO Takes on Ugly Truths From Its Past
The National Geographic Society has to address ugly truths in its history as it reboots under new CEO Jill Tiefenthaler and taps the society’s 134-year legacy of exploration.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
What Giving Tallies Miss: New Report Finds Significant Charitable Activity Outside of Nonprofits
Many gifts of cash and goods aren’t counted because they don’t go to formal charities.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
An Aid Group Mends the Heartbreak of Ukraine With Sutures and Medicine
Project Hope, which has worked in Central and Eastern Europe since 1974, is providing medical supplies to Ukrainian hospitals and helping refugees who are fleeing the war-torn country.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
At the Nature Conservancy, a New Position Brings Focus to DEI Work in Fundraising
Thomas Brackeen leads the environmental group’s quest for a more diverse and inclusive donor pool, staff, and approach to seeking support.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects