Head of Capital One Foundation Steps Down
Carolyn Berkowitz, head of the Virginia-based corporate philanthropy since its inception in 2007, was replaced by Catherine Foca, a vice president at the foundation, reports the Washington Business Journal.
Tapping Into Silicon Valley Philanthropy
Delve into how tech donors give and what they want with this collection of Chronicle resources.
How a Small and Innovative Grant Maker Helped Seal the Iran Nuclear Deal
Fast grant making, active leadership, and years of building strong nonprofits by offering lots of operating support were essential to achieving a major policy victory.
By Philip W. Yun
Contributor
Malaria Campaigners Push Ambitious Goal to Eradicate Disease
The Thompson Reuters Foundation reports on the donor-led effort to eliminate malaria, focusing on a campaign in Tanzania fronted by the African nation’s former president, Jakaya Kikwete.
Charles Koch’s Giving for Research Fuels Academic Debate
The billionaire industrialist has donated more than $200 million to colleges and universities and plans to accelerate such giving in the coming years, The Washington Post writes in an article examining Mr. Koch’s funding of academic research, thinkers who have shaped his approach, and the controversy over his intentions.
Financier Named Carnegie Hall’s First Black Board Chair
Robert Smith, a private-equity billionaire who joined the Carnegie board in 2013, has recently begun raising his philanthropic profile, writes The New York Times.
Opinion: MacArthur Head Rebuts Criticism of Minority Support
MacArthur Foundation President Julia Stasch defended the Chicago-based philanthropy’s work with its hometown’s African-American and Latino communities in a column for Crain’s Chicago Business, written in response to a previous Crain’s piece that accused the grant maker of underfunding black-led nonprofits.
MacArthur to Give $100 Million to 1 Group to Solve 1 Big Problem
The foundation will award the grant to a nonprofit or business that offers the best idea for tackling a big problem “affecting people, places, or the planet.”
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Keeping Family Close Is Priority at Many Family Foundations
Only 27 percent of philanthropies in the survey allowed people outside of the founding clan to serve on the board.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Opinion: MacArthur Should Support Chicago’s Black-Led Nonprofits
The Chicago-based grant maker is failing when it comes to supporting black-led nonprofits, according to an opinion piece published by Crain’s Business Journal.
Women Primed to Give Big — if Nonprofits Are Willing to Change
Women have the wealth and ambition to be a major force in philanthropy, but charities have to recognize and respond to big changes in the demographics of donors.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How Much America’s Biggest Companies Give to Charity: an Exclusive Chronicle Study
A Chronicle survey of America’s biggest companies found that donations grew 2 percent in 2015 compared with the previous year. Meanwhile, companies are increasingly integrating philanthropy throughout their business operations.
Corporate Support Goes Companywide
Companies such as Walmart and Citigroup are increasingly putting the entire heft of their organizations, not just the check-writing functions of their foundations, behind efforts to solve social problems.
By Alex Daniels and Peter Olsen-Phillips
Cash Giving From Businesses Edges Up, Chronicle Survey Shows
Gilead Sciences, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and ExxonMobil led the way, reflecting a strong presence throughout the list of financial institutions and drug companies.
By Alex Daniels and Peter Olsen-Phillips
How Nonprofits Can Strike a Deal With Corporate Partners
Kellogg’s and State Farm provide insights into what charities need to do to land deep-pocketed sponsors in the business world.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Why Companies Give to Nonprofits
Executives with Microsoft, Citi, PNC, and Walmart explain how and why specific nonprofits were chosen to receive millions of dollars in support.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations