8 Job-Seeking Tips From a Veteran Nonprofit Recruiter
A veteran recruiter of nonprofit leaders offers insights, tips, and pitfalls to avoid when working with a recruiter, or during any hiring process.
By Vincent Robinson
Contributor
Google.org’s Search for a New Leader Ends With Insider Pick
Maggie Johnson, longtime vice president at Google, will lead the company’s philanthropic initiative amid a surge in A.I. funding.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
From TV’s ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Fight for Reparations: Lessons for Philanthropy in 2024
What binge watching a popular television show taught me about philanthropy’s ongoing efforts to move away from antiquated notions of charity.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Fundraisers Reach for A.I. to Boost Productivity
Some tools suggest whom fundraisers should contact when, based on previous giving patterns or evidence of their connection to the organization.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
George and Amal Clooney’s Foundation Names 2 New Co-CEOs
An international lawyer and a former general counsel at Warner Bros. Pictures will lead the grant maker.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
What I Learned About Donor Power From Trying to Hire Nikole Hannah-Jones
I was dean at UNC-Chapel Hill when a donor pressure campaign blew up the appointment of the 1619 Project author. Clearer donor guidelines would have prevented this.
By Susan King
Contributor
They can disrupt the kind of consensus and groupthink that contributed to the National Rifle Association’s woes.
By Dana Brakman Reiser
Contributor
Art Bridges Foundation Chooses New CEO
Plus, two community foundations have named new leaders, and the California philanthropist Betty Moore has died at age 95.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Assets Are at All-Time Highs, but Don’t Expect a Giving Boom
The stock market rally in the final stretch of 2023 left foundations with $1.48 trillion in assets.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
5 Trends Fundraisers Need to Watch in 2024
Among the forces that will shape development this year: artificial intelligence, the explosion of DAFs, and the culture wars.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Education Success Starts With Family Involvement. Why Aren’t Donors Funding It?
Addressing post-pandemic learning loss should include far greater support for programs that involve parents and caregivers in their kids’ educations.
By Ambika Kapur and Stephanie Sharp
The 10 Best-Read Articles in the Chronicle in 2023
Giving is down, leading a nonprofit has become nearly impossible, and A.I. looms on the horizon: Here are the stories that philanthropy and nonprofits cared about in 2023.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
In 2023, nonprofits were forced to make tough decisions — including mergers, layoffs, and program cuts — to stay afloat.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
A Post-Affirmative Action World Demands More — Not Less — Funding for Black Leaders
In 2024, let’s resolve to double down support for leaders of color and stand up against perceived legal threats.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Larry Kramer, longtime president of the Hewlett Foundation, talks about his early support of the fight against climate change and how grant makers can persuade other foundations to work together.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Opinion | Critics Are Wrong: DAF Misuse Isn’t Rampant
While charitable dollars should never be used to fuel hate, targeting DAFs isn’t the solution and ignores all the good they can accomplish.