Bicycle-Powered Rickshaws Get Older People Out and About
Cycling Without Age gets people away from the TV and involved in conversations and sharing memories.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
When Gifts Soar, Charities Often Sock the Extra Money Away
When charities bring in more than they did the year before, they spend only about a quarter on services and sock away most of the rest.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Drug, Tech, and Financial-Services Companies Top List of Corporate Donors
The Chronicle’s 2018 report on corporate giving features 19 years’ worth of data on philanthropy among the country’s largest public companies.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips and Alex Daniels
Most grant makers would be better off using basic investing strategies rather than relying on active money managers and exotic financial instruments, the data shows.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
A New Critique Raises a Question: Can the Rich Learn How to Save the World?
Winners Take All, a book released today, suggests that the philanthropic elite are doing little to make things better. But wouldn’t it be smart to figure out how they can help, rather than just condemning their actions?
By BENJAMIN SOSKIS
Contributor
Why We’re Investing $59 Million to Make It Easier for Social-Service Groups to Do More Good
Using data is key to alleviating poverty, but few of the people who work with vulnerable Americans have access to what they need to know. Here’s how we plan to change that — with help from business, government, nonprofits and other donors, write Connie and Steve Ballmer.
By steve ballmer
Contributor
New Facebook Fundraising Tool Brings In $1.7 Million for Susan G. Komen
The company’s software syncs with the nonprofit’s, so when people register to raise money for a charity, they get a pop-up message that they can also be raising money on Facebook.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Tips for Mastering Data to Demonstrate Impact
Identify the metrics that matter most, don’t be afraid to show short-term results for long-term goals, and weave your data into stories that resonate with grant makers.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor