Environmental Groups Get Poor Marks for Diversity Efforts
Green 2.0, an independent advocacy campaign, takes aim at some of the biggest names in conservation.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Family Feud Erupts Over Direction of $1 Billion-Plus Grant Maker
Several heirs say the mission of the Surdna Foundation has been hijacked to focus on social justice instead of hospitals, schools, churches, and orphanages.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Donors Want Board Action, Not a Lawsuit, When Fraud Occurs
When an employee embezzles money, taking that person to court might result in justice for a nonprofit, but it isn’t necessarily the best way to stay in the good graces of donors, a new study suggests.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Great Ideas Alone Don’t Advance Social Changes. Here’s What Does.
A growing cadre of entrepreneurial leaders are blazing new paths that meld the ambition, agility, and efficiency of technology businesses with the care, values, and ideals of nonprofits.
By Ann Mei Chang
Contributor
There’s been lots of talk, but the vast majority of foundations are sticking with a century-old, bifurcated model of philanthropy: Money is given away on one side of the house, invested on the other, and never the twain shall meet.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
A Voice for the Forgotten Minority
A microphone in Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi’s hands is a powerful weapon. At venues across the country she confronts foundation leaders, and sometimes gets them to change course.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Climate Change Spurs McKnight to Go Big on Impact Investing
The foundation has put $1 out of ever $3 in its endowment into companies and other efforts that advance its grant-making mission.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
A Doctor’s Scientific Approach to a Grant Maker’s Investments
Ruth Shaber, a gynecologist, makes sure her fund’s grants and investments all focused on promoting women’s health.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Hewlett Foundation’s Leader Makes a Case Against Impact Investing
The strategy can do more harm than good, especially for big grant makers, says CEO Larry Kramer.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Disruption Ahead: What to Know About Donor-Advised Funds in 2019
With Fidelity Charitable poised to become the country’s biggest grant maker, can charity fundraisers — or Congress — ignore the stockpiles of money in donor-advised funds?
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Former Amazon VP Will Lead Jeff Bezos’s Day One Academies Fund (Transitions)
Also, the Smithsonian Institution’s chief is leaving in June, and Louise Herrington Ornelas, who gave millions to nursing education and health care in Texas, has died.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Jump-Start Your Nonprofit Career in 2019
Here’s what experts we interviewed suggest you do to advance in your nonprofit career.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
The Woes of the Trump Foundation Are Pervasive Among Big Donors
The grant maker’s closure illustrates the difficulty the IRS has seeing that donors don’t get overly big benefits from their gifts while still giving them incentive to contribute.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Social Worker Leaves Surprise $11 Million to Charities for Children: Daily News Roundup
Several million came from savings and investments and several million more from inheritance. In other articles, the Baltimore archdiocese is changing the name of its fundraising drive to reassure donors the money isn’t going to defray the costs of the sex-abuse scandal; Jeff Bezos has chosen a former Amazon vice president to head his education philanthropic effort; donors can use voice commands to give to charity through Google Assistant; and much more.
8 Fundraising Trends to Watch in 2019
Donor-advised funds will keep growing rapidly, livestreaming will become a bigger deal, and other changes likely to occur in the coming year.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
How to Use Google’s System to Help People Find Your Nonprofit
States on the East Coast had the most internet searches for charity and places to volunteer. The results show why it matters to use the best search terms.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor