A Close Look at the Pooled Funds That Are Shaking Up Philanthropy
Organizers of pooled funds and other efforts to get foundations to collaborate have used them as a test bed for changes they’d like to see in philanthropy.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Donors in Trouble Pose a Quandary for Nonprofits
Nonprofits risk their reputations when they accept gifts from questionable donors. Plus, accepting a gift from a bad actor may make that person feel enabled to be bad again.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Diverse Donors to Watch: Blacks, Hispanics, and Other Often-Overlooked Supporters
Roughly 14 percent of millionaires are people of color, and that number seems likely to grow as demographics keep changing.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Alaskan Association Uses Science to Promote Sustainable Fisheries and a Way of Life
The Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association brings its members together with scientists to protect the health of fisheries.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Giving to Higher Education Was Flat in 2020 Fiscal Year, New Report Says
The survey is based on data from 873 colleges and universities. Nearly half of the institutions reported increases in giving, and for the first time, money from DAFs surpassed corporate support.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
65 Percent of Colleges Raised Less in 2020 Than 2019, Survey Finds
Paltry giving by major donors and fewer overall supporters were the main cause of this decline, according to findings from a new survey of 104 U.S. and Canadian colleges conducted by researchers with the higher-education consulting firm EAB.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
37-Year-Old Billionaire Gives $100 Million to St. Jude
Plus, an orchestra, an art museum, and several universities land multimillion dollar gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Growth in Pooled Funds, Spurred by Racial-Justice Protests and the Pandemic, Could Last
Over the past year dozens of new funds and collaborative fundraising campaigns have sprung up to support groups working to end white supremacy, respond to those hurt by the pandemic, and safeguard the voting process.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Pinterest Selects Head of Social Impact and Philanthropy
Also, Genesys Works chooses Jeffrey Artis as its next chief executive, and Isaacson, Miller has promoted its next CEO from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Fundraisers Were More Confident at Year End but Worried About 2021
The study was conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The group’s president says charities will face stiff challenges this year — and perhaps beyond.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor