James Irvine Foundation Commits $186.5 Million to Continue Its Fair-Work Program
Also, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will spend $25 million on its #StandUpToJewishHate media campaign, and the Hewlett Foundation has granted $20 million to back interdisciplinary cyber-policy programs at two historically Black and two Hispanic-serving institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Fourth of Donors Plan to Give Less in 2023. Here’s How to Keep Them in the Fold.
Personal finances and inflation are weakening people’s confidence.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
The Post-Covid Nonprofit: Burnout, Chaos, and the Grinding Hunt for Staff and New Revenue
The “new normal” is wreaking havoc on staffing, business models, and peace of mind. How the job of leading a charity has become a crisis that never ends. Plus, see the rest of our April issue.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How the Pandemic Left Some Nonprofits Stronger Than Before
Despite forecasts of doom at the start of Covid, many nonprofits emerged fiscally stronger, thanks in part to government and foundation emergency relief as well as a surge in individual giving. Plus, see the rest of our special report on how nonprofits are rebuilding after Covid.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Nonprofit Organizes Adventures for Young Adults With Serious Illnesses
First Descents fosters bonds between participants as they tackle new experiences and cheer each other along the way.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Purdue U. Pharmacy College Gets $20 Million to Launch New Program
Plus, the University of New Hampshire landed $20 million to assist honors students, UVA got $10 million to develop more socially conscious business leaders, and a foundation that raises money for a veterans museum landed $10 million for a new building.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Antonia Hernández to Retire as CEO of the California Community Foundation
Also, Human Rights Watch promotes its next executive director from within, and the billionaire philanthropist Gordon Moore has died at age 94.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grant makers are hiring historians and taking other steps to learn whether their founders harmed people or the environment to get rich and then deciding how best to make up for what has caused the problems of today.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
15 Grant Makers Pool $102.5 Million for Indigenous-Led Conservation Efforts
Plus, the Bezos Earth Fund gave $34.5 million to four nonprofit groups to improve greenhouse-gas accounting and develop sustainable food systems, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust granted $26.4 million to expand access to ultrasound imaging services throughout Minnesota.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ford’s Darren Walker Urges Philanthropy to Do More to Fight Injustices
In an interview with the Chronicle, Walker talks about the broad array of approaches grant makers can take to achieve real change in society — and fends off the criticism that has surrounded big philanthropy in recent years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations