Unbroken: A Father Who Lost His Son to Opioid Addiction Is on a Mission
Gary Mendell channels his pain into relentless efforts to improve treatment, insurance coverage, and public awareness. He has also donated $5 million to the cause — and is raising millions more.
Corporations Use Charitable Giving to Influence Lawmakers, Study Finds
Grants from big-business foundations flow to causes favored by legislators with clout on issues of company interest, creating what one economist involved in the research calls a “tax-advantaged form of lobbying.”
By Alex Daniels
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Nonprofit Founders Can Make or Break a CEO Transition
A study of 2,000 organizations found that organizations thrive when charities find a way to allow founders to share their knowledge without getting in the way of a new leader.
By Donald Yeh
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In Search of … America’s Missing Donors
See the country’s declining rate of charitable giving by age, income, education, marital status, and religion.
By NICOLE WALLACE and Ben Myers
A Nonprofit’s View: It Takes a Lot More Than Money to Change the World
I’m tired of nonprofits being in service to and subservient to philanthropy. I’m weary and beaten down by the business-as-usual practices in the nonprofit world — it’s working for exactly no one. Not the communities and missions we serve, our nonprofit organizations, or our colleagues at…
By Upwardly Global and Jane Leu
A Grant Maker’s View: Money Doesn’t Make Us More Powerful — or Smarter
I’m tired of apologizing for philanthropy. For our inconsiderate behavior. For our inefficient timelines. For our opaque communication (or entire lack of communication). For our ego-driven fragmentation. And for so much more. The nonprofit world that we are part of has boundless untapped potential…
By Peery Foundation
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Growth or Mission? The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Made the Wrong Choice.
It started raising money from all over for causes everywhere — and lost its way.
By Strategy, Governance and Alan M. Cantor
Boomers Dominate Giving, and Likely Will for Several More Years, Researchers Say
Nearly 1 in 5 donors over all plans to donate more in 2018, according to a new study of more than 1,300 donors by Blackbaud and Edge Research.
By Timothy Sandoval
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Charities Capitalize on the Donor-Advised-Fund Boom by Creating Their Own
The American Heart Association, Nature Conservancy, colleges and universities, and others have started their own funds instead of ceding donations to Fidelity, Schwab, and community foundations that are more typical sponsors.
By Debra E. Blum
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Dos and Don’ts for Building Ties With Donors at Family Foundations
15 ways to improve your odds of gaining support from small grant makers
By Alex Daniels
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Giving Big, Giving Early: How to Connect With Wealthy Young Donors
To inspire rich millennials to give, be prepared to listen and introduce them to philanthropic mentors.
By Alex Daniels
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