Lateefah Simon: ‘Moving at the Speed of Twitter’
The teen mother got her first nonprofit job at 17, counseling young women on the streets of San Francisco. At 26, she won a MacArthur “genius” grant for her methods of helping poor young women of color.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
$40 Million Donated to the Museum of Modern Art and Other New Big Gifts
Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host, gave his alma mater, Marist College, $1 million for scholarships to be named after one of his professors, and the Pittsburgh Foundation received a $15 million advised fund.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Linsey McGoey Discusses the Perils of ‘Philanthrocapitalism’
The author and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation critic talks to left-wing magazine In These Times about her examination of modern-day mega-philanthropy and the market-based approach to achieving social ends.
Billionaires Weigh Changing Models for Giving Away Wealth
The world’s 1,826 billionaires, many of them relatively newly minted moguls reared in Silicon Valley, are challenging traditional foundation and donation models in ways that could redefine philanthropy, the Financial Times writes.
Saudi Prince Gives $108 Million to House Egyptian Families
The donation from Prince al-Waleed bin Talal’s charitable organization will cover more than 40 percent of the estimated cost of a project to build 10,000 homes for needy families across Egypt, according to the Saudi Gazette and ArabianBusiness.com.
Magazine Looks In-Depth at Ford Foundation’s Transformation
The New Yorker examines how the Ford Foundation shaped its strategic shift to focus exclusively on economic and social inequality as part of a lengthy profile of foundation President Darren Walker.
Reader Favorites in 2015: Year in Review
What caught the attention of Chronicle subscribers last year? Stories about new developments in fundraising were hot, as were reports on the science of giving, and pay and hiring.
Chan Responds to Questions About Plans for Facebook Fortune
In an email to The Chronicle, the wife of the social-media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg describes the couple’s ideas on how they will distribute billions of dollars to philanthropic efforts.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grant Foundation Shifts Childhood Research Focus to Practical Applications
Areas of attention at the William T. Grant Foundation will include foster care, the use of vaccines, and the allocation of money for schools.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Congress Extends Some Charitable Tax Provisions Permanently
The move is a victory for nonprofits, which have complained of having to fight repeatedly on Capitol Hill to renew expiring tax breaks that benefit charities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Florida State U. Gets $100 Million for Entrepreneurship School
The university will use the 20-year gift from South Florida-based Jim Moran Foundation to establish a school of entrepreneurship, the Miami Herald reports.
Why the Nonprofit World Needs 2 Groups to Press Its Agenda
A proposal to merge the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector diagnosed the problem right but offers a wrongheaded solution.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Star Wars Creators and Others Use the Franchise as a Force for Good
Donations and fundraising campaigns are benefiting children, education, and more.
By cody.switzer and Rebecca Koenig
Opinion: Ford Foundation Head on a New ‘Gospel of Wealth’
Darren Walker writes in a New York Times column that the current age of economic disparity demands philanthropy that doesn’t just seek to ameliorate inequality but addresses its root causes.
Billions at Stake as IPO Charity Set-Asides Become Routine
After years of sporadic interest, the technology start-up community is embracing the practice of setting aside company stock before going public, creating the potential for windfalls for nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
A Road Map of the Foundation Landscape for Grant Seekers
A professional grant writer outlines the most common types of foundations and forms of grant proposals.
By Principal Consultant At Grants Northwest
Contributor