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Sara Herschander is a staff reporter for the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Before coming to the Chronicle, she worked in podcasting at Futuro Media and as a freelance journalist covering social movements, labor, and housing. Sara previously worked in education, refugee services, and homeless services. She is a graduate of Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and received her M.A. in bilingual journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

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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.

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At Some Nonprofits, a Delicate Balance of Grief and Strategy

After the election, many leaders are balancing emotional support for rattled staff with practical preparations for funding cuts and policy changes.

Leading a Nonprofit Through Election Week? Here’s Your Survival Guide

Leading a Nonprofit Through Election Week? Here’s Your Survival Guide

Leaders are developing strategies to navigate what promises to be a tense post-election period, regardless of who wins.

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Melinda French Gates Has Exited the Gates Foundation, but Her Vision for Gender Equality Remains

The division she helped shape, now run by Anita Zaidi, is pushing forward with ambitious plans for women’s health care and economic power.

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The California Endowment Had a $1 Billion Plan. Then It Threw Out Its Playbook

The foundation’s decade-long Building Healthy Communities initiative set out to improve health in 14 California regions. It ended up redefining its approach to community change.

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The Growing Pains of America’s Nonprofit Sector

As tax-exempt organizations expand rapidly, lawmakers and experts debate policies that could reshape the charitable landscape — from small local nonprofits to multibillion-dollar institutions.

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The Hidden Patterns Shaping American Philanthropy

Where do the country’s charitable dollars really flow? A new collaborative report reveals a complex landscape of giving, with patterns shifting dramatically across time, geography, and donor types.

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America’s Giving Crisis — and the Plan to Fix It

Generosity Commission concludes a three-year study with a roadmap to boost charitable giving and volunteering in the U.S.

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Nonprofit Employees Often Can’t Afford Basics, New Report Finds

More than one in five nonprofit workers in the United States is struggling to make ends meet, even as many dedicate their careers to helping others facing financial hardship, according to a new report released Tuesday.

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Two Decades In, Google.org Reimagines Its Role in the A.I. Era

Google.org’s artificial intelligence pivot echoes the $2 trillion company’s quest to become more A.I.-centric.