Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Commits Additional $300 Million for Amazon Conservation
Also, more companies and foundations commit grants to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
What Fundraisers Are Doing as the Pandemic Eases
A new study shows a realignment of fundraiser priorities and concern about the challenges of keeping donors — and staff members.
By dan.parks
Contributor
It’s not just basic humanitarian assistance but threats to civil society, global hunger, and health care that require grant makers to focus on what comes next, says Mark Malloch-Brown, head of the Open Society Foundations.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Economic Data Shocks Charity Officials Just as They Were Hoping for a Post-Pandemic Boom
A raft of troubling economic developments — stubborn inflation, a bear market for stocks, and sagging consumer confidence — have clouded the environment for nonprofits.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Russian Oligarchs’ Giving Has Lessons for Nonprofits
One count from the Anti-Corruption Data Collective estimates that seven Russian billionaires have given away as much as $435 million to 200 institutions in the United States over 20 years.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
As Asian Hate Incidents Continue, Nearly $10 Million Flows to Groups Fighting the Attacks
The new Asian American Foundation, which has raised $1 billion, is focusing its early grants on tracking crimes and helping people learn how to stop an attack in progress, as well as other efforts to improve understanding of Asian culture.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher Give to Help Ukrainian Refugees
Plus, the billionaire novelist MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to help refugee children continue their education, Barnard College landed $55 million to prepare women for STEM careers, and three other nonprofits received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Is Crypto the Next Big Thing in Fundraising? Ukraine Aid Groups Aim to Find Out
Funding war relief is becoming a test case of how cryptoinvestors work for good — and whether nonprofits fit in their charitable strategies.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Taps Microsoft Executive as Next CEO
Also, Easterseals has named its new president and CEO, and a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC will be the next leader of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the Leadership Conference Education Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Will Booking an Airbnb Help Ukraine? Why People Make Counterproductive Decisions About Charity
When confronted with a crisis, even experienced decision makers often fall for an “action bias” because doing something feels better than doing nothing. But doing nothing is sometimes the better choice.