To help local artists feel the gains of the area’s booming economy, the Octopus Initiative at the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art allows residents to take home original works of art for free for 10 months.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
When Making Grants, Do the Analysis — but Trust Instinct, Too
As one of Seattle’s first big tech donors gets ready to close his foundation, he says it was his background as a journalist that offered him the best preparation for giving.
By Paul Brainerd
Contributor
The Quantum Revolution Rolls On, and Philanthropy Is Falling Behind
This philanthropic indifference to the broader societal impact of developments in quantum is not only shortsighted, it’s baffling. Quantum developments could transform our lives in mind-boggling ways.
By Stephen Del Rosso
Contributor
Fundraising Is Stalled by Its Focus on What Works for White Men
Competition, deadlines, recognition, board positions, and peer pressure were keys to success for the donors of a generation ago. Today those approaches are failing to attract women, people of color, and LGBT donors.
By KATHLEEN LOEHR
Contributor
Two relatively new organizations that work on global issues have several things in common that have led to big achievements.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Nearly a quarter of the environmental charity’s donations each year come from bequests and other planned gifts, the result of decades of investment in training and personalization.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Philanthropy’s Critical Response to Bezos’s $2 Billion Will Deter Others
We regularly encourage donors to listen and take risks. Yet when the nation’s richest man did that, the attacks came quickly — and that sends a discouraging message to all wealthy Americans.
By HENRY BERMAN
Contributor
‘Alexa, Make a Donation.’ Digital Assistants Might Be the Next Big Thing in Fundraising.
‘Alexa Donations’ offers people a convenient new tool for donations. How will charities use it?
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
What to Do When a Prospective Donor Just Won’t Commit
Supporters sometimes act as though they plan to give big. They express interest in a cause, they attend events, they meet with fundraisers — and then fail to make a large donation. How do fundraisers deal with that?
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor