Curating Arts Careers for People of Color
Founded in response to 1992 riots over the Rodney King verdict, the Getty Foundation’s program has matched thousands of students with meaningful entry-level work at cultural organizations.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Self-Made Couple Pours Millions Into Their Native Texas
Joe and Teresa Long have a 60-year partnership and a passion for supporting education and the arts in their home state.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
To Woo Wealthy Donors, Appeal to Individualism
Highlighting a donor’s ability to make a difference as an individual produced more giving among upper-income people than appeals to uniting for a common cause.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Working With Big Business Isn’t Always the Way for Foundations to Achieve Their Goals
With the White House seemingly determined to deregulate, it may be up to foundations and donors to call out corporations for their excesses.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
Letters: Chronicle’s Endowment Analysis Lacked Context
The chief financial officer at Stanford University says endowments are what lead to America’s economic growth, while leaders of a key college association see a missed opportunity to explain the difference between current gifts and those meant to ensure financial security.
2 More Big Bets on the Verge of Big Growth
Programs in Chicago and Oakland are showing how, with enough resources, the hardest-to-reach young people can become stable, successful members of their communities.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Brain Trust Draws People From Varied Backgrounds
The Facebook couple is plowing millions of dollars into for-profit companies it believes can address social problems, but key hires have plenty of ties to the foundation and charity worlds as well.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Fundraising Advice: Mailing-List Segmentation for Beginners
Splitting supporters into subgroups can help you pinpoint messages, improve programs, and assess what types of appeals and extras work best for which donors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor