What Nonprofit Boards Need to Do to Protect the Public Interest
The people who serve on a nonprofit’s board of directors are legally responsible for its performance, but to help an organization succeed, they should do much more.
By Beth Gazley
Contributor
Fundraisers Band Together to Find Practical Solutions to the Giving Crisis
The Donor Participation Project was started as a way for development professionals to explore how changes in fundraising practices could encourage more people to give to nonprofits.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Kimberly Querrey Gives $121 Million for Biomedical Research and Other Programs
Plus, MacKenzie Scott gave Girls Scouts of the USA nearly $85 million, and Nvidia Corporation founder Jen-Hsun Huang and his wife, Lori, gave their alma mater $50 million for research into artificial intelligence, materials science, and robotics.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Eisenberg was a longtime nonprofit leader and Chronicle columnist who never pulled punches and was appreciated by admirers and critics alike for his courage and determination to speak his mind.
By STACY PALMER
Chief Executive Officer
Alzheimer’s Association Elevates Next CEO From Within
Also, the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust has chosen its next leader, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation tapped a new chief program officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Author Heather McGhee Talks About Racial Inequality and Giving
The author of “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together” discusses how racial inequality cuts across the issues that donors care about.
‘Checkout Charity’ Can Increase a Shopper’s Anxiety, Especially When Asks Are Automated
Only about 20 percent of the words study participants used when asked about these requests to give were positive.
By Na Young Lee and Adam Hepworth
Ballmer Group Commits $217 Million Through Its New Climate-Change Effort
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $1.2 billion to end polio worldwide by 2026, and Bank of America gave $24 million for economic development in communities of color.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The nation’s biggest private supporter of education says helping kids do better in math will help ensure they graduate high school and get well-paying jobs as adults. That means cutting support for reading, writing, and the arts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Gates Foundation Boosts GivingTuesday With $10 Million Donation
The new gift, announced Tuesday, also represents the Gates Foundation’s ongoing efforts encouraging people to give.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press