Leader Seeks to Break Crisis-Response Pattern After Shootings by Police
Susan Taylor Batten, head of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, works to help grant makers understand — and address — the systemic racism underlying police killings of unarmed African-Americans.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Rebuilding With a New Blueprint
A Wisconsin community foundation abandons tradition and takes a prominent role in revitalizing the local economy after devastating job losses.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
New Philanthropy’s Biggest Stars
These 17 creative thinkers are finding new ways to fight poverty, support artists, and adapt business practices and other ideas to do good.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Commander-in-Chief to Activist-in-Chief
After leaving the White House, Michelle and Barack Obama are expected to step up as powerhouse nonprofit advocates and fundraisers.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Ditch Strategic Philanthropy — but Don’t Throw Out Strategy With It
Learning, listening, testing, and adapting are what help foundations achieve impact, not top-down approaches imported from business and finance.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
Nonprofits Worry About Election’s Impact on Public View of Charity
Scrutiny of Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s nonprofit organizations may be creating an unfairly negative perception of how most of philanthropy really works, experts say.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tech Giants Form Nonprofit to Study Artificial Intelligence
Plus, a look at whether candidates’ philanthropy affects voters’ choices and an examination of Donald Trump role as “Grand Benefactor” of a prominent cancer hospital.
Other notable grants include $10.25 million for business education at Northwestern University and $5 million to advance pediatric care in Georgia.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Did Foundations Do the Right Thing in Detroit?
Big grant makers’ “stimulus package” for the city included choosing which neighborhoods to invest in, a bold but politically risky stand that differed from philanthropy-funded revitalization efforts elsewhere.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grant makers’ active role in redeveloping the Motor City is drawing close attention from other regions in economic distress.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Chan Zuckerberg Science Is a Model for Big Donors
By focusing on the best minds and seeking lots of advice, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg are reminding donors of the power of basic science — and smart philanthropy.
By Harvey V. Fineberg
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Questions About Trump’s Giving Predate Presidential Run
Plus, more on the Zuckerberg-Chan pledge to fund disease-eradicating research and a controversial Bay Area socialite’s refusal to give up a leadership role at one of the region’s premier cultural institutions.
A Key Task for Grant Makers: Enhance the Freedom of Journalists Around the World
As autocracy takes hold in a growing number of countries, more donors need to join Knight, Gates, and other foundations in helping reporters and editors escape censorship and danger.
By Vince Stehle
Contributor
2 Nonprofit Leaders Among the 2016 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
A charity founder who helps poor people build credit histories and a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union who defends refugees will each receive a $625,000 stipend over the next five years.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Pledges $3 Billion for Science Research
The Facebook co-founder and his physician wife draw praise from Bill Gates, among others, as they outlined plans to tackle big goals and fund research that other grant makers consider too risky.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Job Cuts Loom at Clinton Global Initiative
Also, the Sunlight Foundation looks to partner or merge with another transparency group, and a Nascar star’s ex-girlfriend is charged with stealing from a charity for service members.