Charity Leaders Over 60 Win $100,000 Prizes
Meet Margaret Gordon and the other winners of the fifth annual Purpose Prizes, designed to encourage older Americans to undertake projects that benefit the common good.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
How a Mississippi Charity Uses Bus Tours to Inform Donors
A closer look at how nonprofit groups can use guided tours as a way to tell their stories to supporters.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Philanthropist Who Usually Shuns Attention Lends His Name to a Rare Monkey
A British conservation charity names a newly discovered monkey species after Jon Stryker, a donor who is an heir to a medical fortune.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
A Foundation Focuses on Leadership Training to Aid Rural America
Jim Hoolihan, chief executive of the Blandin Foundation, says grooming effective community leaders is essential to promoting social change.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Collaboration Is a New Mission for Some Supporters of Veterans
Some grant makers are helping weave a broader safety net for military veterans and their families.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
History, Culture, and Justice Among the Stops on a Miss. Donor Trip
A Mississippi legal charity leads an annual bus trip for its supporters through the struggling Delta region, shedding light on the area’s history, its continuing needs, and how they intertwine.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Grant Makers Stand Up to Support Military Veterans
More foundations are supporting efforts to help America’s returning military veterans and their families, but experts say philanthropy’s response has not kept up with the steady march of needs.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Ingredients for Social Change: Lessons From a Philanthropy’s Coaching Sessions
Community leaders need to understand how to frame a contentious issue, form relationships with people who can bring about change, and get the resources it takes to achieve results.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Bach—and Social Justice—Make a Sweet Duet for One Charity Leader
A charity founded by a new MacArthur Prize winner helps needy kids in Providence, R.I., learn classical music-and gives them a reason to stay in school and out of trouble.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
New United Way Project Points to Growing Presence Overseas
United Way Worldwide unveils a new education center that works to improve video communication among charity groups around the world.
By Derek Lieu
Contributor
Gates Foundation’s Giving Under Spotlight
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s approach to grant making is examined by American Prospect magazine, while the new Forbes 400 list includes many philanthropists.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Facebook’s CEO ‘Friends’ Schools—With a $100-Million Gift
A seemingly out-of-the-blue $100-million gift from Facebook’s 26-year-old founder draws concerns about how the money will be used.
By Maria Di Mento and Caroline Preston
Nonprofit Arts Leaders Among MacArthur Fellows
Nonprofit arts and culture group leaders are among the latest crop of MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ grant winners.
By MARTY MICHAELS
Contributor
Three Out of Four of the Top 100 Foundations Lack Asian Trustees
A new survey of the wealthiest foundations in the United States finds a paucity of Asian Americans holding top staff and board positions.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Wealthy Blacks Give Most Donations to Education and Religious Groups, Study Finds
A new survey shows differences between the causes supported by wealthy whites and blacks. Blacks make their biggest gifts to education and religion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor