$1.5 Billion Powerball Could Be Good For Charity
Past lottery winners have established foundations and given lavishly to causes including education, cancer research, and the arts.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Young-Professionals Network Names Interim Co-Leaders
Efforts to replace the inaugural executive director fell short when the board concluded it needed to better define what it wanted in a new leader.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Year-End Donations by PayPal Climb 15% to $857 Million
The online-payment company reported an average gift size of $93 and an increase of 6 percent in the number of contributions.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Cristina Jimenez, Giving Dreamers a Voice
An undocumented youth from Ecuador turned a moment of deep personal shame into a burning desire change the course of immigration policy and discourse in the United States.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Jake Wood: Deploying Veterans for a New Mission
The deadly earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 prompted a former U.S. Marine to rally fellow veterans to provide supplies and medical help. Thus was born the disaster-relief nonprofit Team Rubicon.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nick Tedesco: Confidant of the Uber-Wealthy
Counseling the rich is a natural fit for someone whose résumé features leadership roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Trish Tchume: Community Builder Looks for New Ways to Serve
She is exploring her next career steps and exploring interests, including racial justice, after building the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network into a national powerhouse.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Notable Philanthropy Books of 2015
Larissa MacFarquhar explores what drives extraordinarily generous people, David Rieff explains the limits of technology to do good, and Peter Singer urges donors to look beyond personal passions when they give.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Charity Navigator Removes Clinton Foundation From Watch List
The watchdog group says the filing of several years of new and updated IRS information has addressed concerns about transparency.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Chan Responds to Questions About Plans for Facebook Fortune
In an email to The Chronicle, the wife of the social-media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg describes the couple’s ideas on how they will distribute billions of dollars to philanthropic efforts.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor