Job Site Idealist and VolunteerMatch Are Joining Forces
Two nonprofit technology groups that help people find jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities at social impact organizations have announced a merger.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Taking on Philanthropy’s Toughest Critiques
Critics of philanthropy often start with a kernel of truth but quickly go to extremes, says Beth Breeze, director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, who has spent more than a decade examining and responding to critiques of philanthropy
La June Montgomery Tabron’s ‘Powerful Journey’ Toward Racial Healing
The head of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and author of two new books talks about how organizations and communities can close the “empathy gap.”
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
How Will Philanthropy Respond to Trump’s Deportation Policies?
Trump’s first term triggered a wave of immigration grant making. Where the money will go this time is starting to take shape.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Zimbabwean Nonprofit Expands Its Mental-Health Model to the World
With the assistance of a team of “grandmas,” Dixon Chibanda is working to rethink and de-stigmatize mental health care.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
The Donor Revolt May Be Behind Us, but Fundraisers Can Expect Tensions, Dust-Ups
Conflicts between donors and nonprofits become more noticeable in increasingly polarized times.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Next for DAFs? Accounts as Tools for Regular Folks, Not Just the Wealthy
Donor-advised fund providers aim to make their products as commonplace as college savings and retirement accounts.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
The Great Nonprofit Downsizing
Inflation, the end of pandemic relief, and falling donations have hit nonprofits hard. The result is program cuts, layoffs, and even closures.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Jim Canales Made the Barr Foundation an Institutional Powerhouse
The leader of the Boston-based foundation is stepping down after 11 years, having transformed it from a mom-and-pop philanthropy to one of the 25 largest private foundations in the United States.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
ALS Research Gets $20 Million Windfall From Businessman Who Lost Wife to the Disease
Plus, Project Healthy Minds, the Trevor Project, and the University of Montana received big gifts to support mental health services, advocacy, and youth in crisis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor