Grant Makers Channel More to Charities’ Operating Costs
A new study finds foundations are also resuming multiyear grants after cutting back in hard economic times.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
After a Scandal, Pearson Dissolves Foundation
It will now make grants from its corporate-responsibility arm. The move comes after an investigation found that the foundation’s activities were trying to help improve the company’s profits.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
United States Ranks 9th in the World in Giving to Charity
The latest World Giving Index sees an uptick in the rate of American philanthropy, though the United States still lags some smaller and poorer nations.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
CrowdRise Builds Virtual Tower to Promote Giving Tuesday
The online charity platform is launching a free smartphone app that will create hologram images of donors and amounts.
By TOM HELD
Contributor
Gates Foundation Leader Urges Grant Makers to Avoid Arrogance of Power
Speaking at the Independent Sector annual meeting, Susan Desmond-Hellman said she understood the challenges grantees face because until recently she was one.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofit News Site Focusing on Criminal Justice Draws Big Grant Makers’ Support
The Marshall Project, launching Monday, aims to shine a spotlight on the plight of prisoners.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Studies Detail How Operating Costs and Grim Statistics Affect Donor Behavior
Donors were more likely to give if they knew all administrative costs were already covered and if an appeal asked them only to support one person, without data about others who were suffering.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Will Philanthropy Bail Out the Next Bankrupt City?
After foundations put more than a half-billion dollars to help Detroit get out of its fiscal crisis, some experts wonder whether other cities will seek the same type of aid.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
In Detroit’s ‘Grand Bargain,’ the Chief of a Local Foundation Was a Key Player
The head of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was central to making the deal come together.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Foundations Should Support ‘Reproductive Justice,’ Not Just ‘Pro-Choice’
Young people and those who are poor and face other challenges don’t respond to the phrases so many nonprofits use to push legalized abortion.
By VANESSA DANIEL and TERESA YOUNGER
For years, the so-called endowment model could do no wrong. Now, as stocks roar higher, the endowment model appears to be faltering once again.
U. of Wisc. Gets $100-Million Gift
The former head of Cisco Systems and his wife want their gift to support university faculty.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grant Makers Are Uniquely Suited to Find Lasting Solutions to Global Needs
The Ebola crisis should prompt philanthropy to re-examine what happens after the emergency money is spent.
By Patricia Rosenfield
Contributor
Bill and Melinda Gates Should Focus on Fixing America’s Health-Care Problem
Their foundation’s remarkable work overseas to end global disease is laudable, but why not also help the poor in the U.S.?
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
New Study Finds Unexpected Source of Giving: Young Women
Young single women who are not affiliated with a religion are far more generous than their older, secular counterparts.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Foundations Help Communities Emerge From Disasters Better Than Before
Community foundations are collaborating with government, nonprofits, and other foundations to promote preparedness and resilience at local and regional levels.
By Libby Sander
Contributor