Silicon Valley’s biggest names are backing new ways to organize and fund science research. Some worry their experiments signal a “move fast and break things” approach.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How Data Can Help Nonprofits Bring in More Donations
When data analysts work hand-in-hand with fundraisers, the results can be bigger gifts and better donor relationships.
By Rasheeda Childress and Emily Haynes
Nonprofit Helps Women Athletes Navigate the Gender Pay Gap
The Homestretch Foundation is fighting unequal pay in professional cycling and provides free temporary housing to help women athletes continue their training.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations to Lay Off 40 Percent of Staff Under Son’s New Leadership
The organization employs about 800 staff members and maintains offices in more than 20 countries.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Basketball Star Charles Barkley Plans to Give $5 Million for Black Student Aid at Auburn U.
Also, the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute has received another $75 million from the Huntsman family, and Steven and Alexandra Cohen have given $35 million to help children and teens experiencing mental-health crises.
By M.J. Prest and Maria Di Mento
Inflation Is Easing, but Nonprofits Still Feel a Crunch
Nonprofits are still struggling to recruit workers and are being hit with higher-than-normal prices, despite signs that inflation is easing and the labor market is cooling down.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
IRS Throws a Chill Into Collectives Paying College Athletes While Claiming Nonprofit Status
The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose is paying players instead of supporting charitable works, according to a new memo.
By Jim Vertuno
Associated Press
Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Advocacy: Where the Money Goes — and Where It Comes From
Grant making has surged after a long period of small ups and downs.
By Yesica Balderrama
Contributor
Brookings Institution Taps Former White House Economist as Next President
Plus, Grantmakers for Education has named a new executive director, and the New York Community Trust has picked Dominick Impemba as chief operating and finance officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders Are Saying About the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling
After the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina had taken a discriminatory and illegal approach by using race as a factor in admissions, many nonprofit and foundation leaders issued statements. Plus: See updated analysis in our article on the decision.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations