Why I Stopped Donating to Your Organization
With new “Giving USA” data showing a near-record drop in charitable contributions, one donor advises nonprofits to do a better job of listening and communicating to people like him — or risk losing future gifts.
By Theodore Wagenaar
Contributor
‘Rage Giving’ Prompted by the End of Roe Has Dropped Off, Abortion Access Groups Say
Philanthropy’s response has varied, but the need for services had grown. Background from the Chronicle: Read an interview with the head of the National Network of Abortion Funds.
By Thalia Beaty and Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
Drop in Giving From 2021 to ‘22 Was Among the Steepest Ever, ‘Giving USA’ Found
International aid was the only cause that raised enough to beat inflation, as individual donors contributed 13 percent less than 2021. Plus, see the Giving USA data in four charts.
By Rasheeda Childress and Emily Haynes
He plans to continue to make payments to five foundations throughout his lifetime, as he promised in the statements he made announcing the pledges in 2006.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
George Soros Hands Control Over His Family’s Philanthropy to Son Alex
The new chair of Open Society Foundations says he is “more political” than his father and that he’s likely to make political donations that advance voting rights and abortion rights.
By Armin Langer
Contributor
Mellon Foundation Awards $25 Million to 9 Cities Through Its Monuments Project
Plus, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $50 million over five years to continue the Global Health Drug Discovery Institute, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation will give $3.8 million to protect and preserve 40 historic sites through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
On Dobbs Anniversary, Donors Must Take the Long View in Response to Abortion-Access Crisis
As more states peel back abortion rights or ban the procedure entirely, philanthropy needs to maintain a crisis response while also planning for a fight that could go on for years.
By Jonathan Wittenberg and Wendy Sealey
Why Grant Makers Should Reject Shiny New Things
Social change takes a lot of time. Too often, foundation officials get bored and forget that.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Economic and racial justice won’t happen if Black people can’t buy homes and build wealth at the same level as white Americans. The philanthropic world should be a leader in this fight.
Melinda French Gates Effort Aims to Accelerate Women’s Power and Influence
Pivotal Ventures, Gates’s limited-liability company, has committed up to $20 million to match gifts made by members of three donor networks. Sudnya Shroff (pictured here) says the money doubled her philanthropy’s power.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Carbon to Sea Initiative Receives $50 Million to Use the Ocean to Remove Atmospheric Carbon
Plus, the Anschutz Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to improve patient care, and the Open Road Fund will make $50 million in grants to the Black descendants of enslaved Americans.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Billionaire Arthur Blank got his family involved in setting priorities. Mental health and democracy are also getting attention while grants in arts and early-childhood education will be discontinued.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Onslaught of Anti-Trans Legislation Demands a Crisis Response From Philanthropy
Several women’s funds across the country are showing what an effective response to attacks on trans rights looks like — and why the historic underfunding of the LGBTQ+ community is no longer tenable.
Kendeda Fund’s $30 Million ‘Living Building’: Inspiration for Nonprofits
Diana Blank’s foundation put up $25 million to build the structure — and another $5 million to tell its story and help others launch similar projects.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Nonprofits Often Live on the Fiscal Brink. The Kendeda Fund Did Something About It.
In a rare move by a grant maker, the Kendeda Fund gave $8 million to 37 groups to boost their cash on hand. <b>Plus:</b> Read about why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “<a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/article/1-billion-of-trust-based-philanthropy-before-mackenzie-scott-there-was-diana-blank"><b>master class</b></a>” during her 30 years of big giving.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
$1 Billion of ‘Trust-Based Philanthropy’: Before MacKenzie Scott, There Was Diana Blank
Why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “master class” during her 30 years of big giving.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects