What One Nonprofit Learned From Getting Hacked — and How Other Groups Can Protect Themselves
Cybercrimes have doubled since 2018. But protecting organizations from hacks is increasingly easy and affordable.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
A Plea From Progressive Foundation CEOs: Make Election Grants Now
20 foundations are speeding grants to protect voting and elections. Meanwhile, House GOP members are asking whether philanthropy is stepping into partisan politics.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
St. George Corporation Gives $51 Million to Northwestern Medicine for a New Cancer Institute
Also, the Kansas Health Foundation will award $30 million to 30 grassroots organizations that advance racial health equity throughout the state, and Citi Foundation will give $25 million to develop and promote solutions to address homelessness.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations Gave $97.5 Billion Last Year as Assets Hit Record Highs
The increase comes after a blockbuster year for the stock market, which defied gloomy predictions, and to an influx of large donations.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Longtime NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre Is Leaving the Gun Group in Trouble but Still Powerful
During most of the 33 years he spent at its helm as its executive vice president, the gun group’s membership, revenue and clout grew sharply.
By Cari Babitzke
Contributor
The federal mandate is vague, and some hospitals spend no money at all on charity care.
By Jonathan Wynn and Daniel Skinner
Donor Chemistry: An $84 Million Gift to UPenn Sciences
Plus, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, McCombs School, CUNY’s journalism school, and Dickinson College all got big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
South Korea’s Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Will Lead Asia Society
Also, the gun-safety group Giffords has named a new executive director, and the Orange County Community Foundation has promoted its next president from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
TED’s Chris Anderson: How to Make Kindness — and Giving — Go Viral
In his new book “Infectious Giving,” Anderson argues nonprofit leaders and philanthropists have a role in reclaiming the Internet.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Airbnb Donates $10 Million to 120 Nonprofits on 6 Continents Through Its Unusual Community Fund
The groups receiving funds were not selected by Airbnb or its employees, but by hosts who rent out their properties on the platform.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press