With Nonprofit Help, Deer Hunters Share Bounty With the Poor
Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry has 130 chapters that work in 26 states to supply food banks.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
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
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
Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps
After a spate of legal victories on same-sex marriage, the next challenge could be employment discrimination, bullying and homelessness among gays, or many issues at once.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
The Advocacy Work of Grant Makers Doesn’t End When Policy Battles Are Won
Grant makers can ultimately lose the battle if they don’t look ahead to the policies’ implementation and how market forces will react.
By Gwen I. Walden
Contributor
African Fund Supports Conservation-Minded School Construction
The African Wildlife Foundation aims to educate children in rural villages on the importance of preserving local land and wildlife.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
Charities Conquer Political Gridlock to Carve New Paths
Nonprofits are springing up across the country, and even in the most politically combative states, people are working together to forge a new path of possibility and hope.
By RICHARD HARWOOD
Contributor
Program in Rural Mont. Gives Veterans Solace and Fishing Lessons
The Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation offers military service members a chance to gain new skills and put aside painful memories.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Today’s Problems Call for Reviving Charity—and Eliminating the Need for It
The tension between philanthropy and charity can benefit both worlds. We would do well to revitalize a partnership between the two.
By BENJAMIN SOSKIS
Contributor
Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink From Supporting Marches to Curb Climate Change
Climate change is fixable, but it helps to have protesters in the streets to persuade leaders it is good politics.
By Auden Schendler
Contributor
Nonprofits Must Show How They Serve the Common Good
With government failing and so many businesses getting into the social-benefit game, charities play a special and unique role.
By MARK ROSENMAN
Contributor
Can Documentaries Change the World for the Better?
A new effort aims to see if media projects change minds or if they just preach to the choir.
By Doron Weber
Contributor
Bringing Solar Power to Poor Countries Boosts Health and Finances
The Solar Electric Light Fund is expanding access to clean energy, water, and food and reducing harm to the environment.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
Schools Need Donor Support to Counter the ‘Corporatization’ of Public Education
Progressive foundations must move quickly to increase their investments in grass-roots groups that are trying to help parents, teachers, and students fix what is broken.
By HUGH HOGAN
Contributor
Find Out What’s Next for the ALS Association
Watch the recording of a live video discussion with the organization’s president, hosted by Chronicle podcaster Tony Martignetti.