Even Tech-Savvy Foundations Are Uncertain How to Fund AI
A new study finds just 36 percent of major foundations feel confident assessing the technical feasibility of AI proposals, raising concerns about philanthropy’s response to a rapidly evolving landscape.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
For Nonprofits, Trump’s Cuts Echo Reagan Era, but With Striking Differences
Philanthropy experts see Trump’s approach to the nonprofit sector as unprecedented for its lack of plan and philosophy as well as sweeping and questionably legal implementation.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
5 Things We Just Learned About MacKenzie Scott’s Giving
A study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy reveals the profound impact of MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted grants on hundreds of nonprofits.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
How Philanthropy Built, Lost, and Could Reclaim the A.I. Race
Philanthropy helped build artificial intelligence as a nonprofit research field. But as costs soar and corporations take over, donors and grantees are struggling to stay relevant.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
A federal judge extended a block on Trump’s rescinded federal funding freeze, but some nonprofit leaders think the fight to keep federal payments has just begun.
By Alex Daniels and Sara Herschander
Donors More Optimistic About Economy, Survey Finds
Just weeks after the presidential election, everyday charitable donors are expressing newfound economic optimism — but that confidence hasn’t translated into plans for increased giving.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
The Great Nonprofit Downsizing
Inflation, the end of pandemic relief, and falling donations have hit nonprofits hard. The result is program cuts, layoffs, and even closures.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Next-Gen Philanthropists Who Defy Giving Traditions — and Their Families
Progressive young donors — and heirs to mining, oil, and other fortunes — are reshaping their family’s philanthropy through organizations like Resource Generation and Solidaire.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
The Push to Give Nonprofits a Voice in A.I.’s Future — Before It’s Too Late
With $73.5 million in grants this year, the McGovern Foundation arms nonprofits for a pivotal moment in artificial intelligence.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Covid-19 May Have Cost Nonprofits 1 Million Jobs, Study Finds
Five years after the pandemic’s onset, a new analysis reveals a resilient but diminished sector.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor