How the Rockefeller Foundation Is Pivoting to Big Bets
President Rajiv Shah discusses how the foundation has reduced the number of program areas is focusing on fewer, more impactful “big bets.”
Ascend Fund Aims to Elect More Women, With a Boost From Melinda Gates
The collaborative dedicated to helping women get elected to public office, called the Ascend Fund, announced it first grants to two organizations that recruit and train candidates.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
‘Animals, After All, Are Just Other Cultures’
Ingrid Newkirk, the co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, talks about the changes the organization has brought in its 40 years of existence.
How Participant Media Tries to Spark Social Change Through Film
The production company’s films include An Inconvenient Truth, Roma, Human Flow, and the recent Dark Waters.
Editor’s Notebook: Marking a New Decade
Race. The economy. Capitalism. Generational change. Those are among the big issues that philanthropy will grapple with in the year — and decade — ahead, as you’ll read more about digging into our January issue.
New Tool to Fight Climate Change — Ancient Trees
The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive developed a way to propagate the world’s largest and oldest trees and is starting to use their offspring in forest replantings.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
They’re making strident demands, using fresh tactics, and will likely alter activism for many years to come.
By Jim Rendon
Director, Fellowship Program and Impact Journalism
The public’s declining regard for nonprofits may hurt fundraising, advocacy, and hiring.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
How the Council on Foundations Advocates for the Nonprofit Sector
President Kathleen Enright says more conversation across philosophical differences and national borders can lead to more productive solutions.
The Year’s Big Stories in the Nonprofit World That Point to Key Changes Ahead
Concerns about tainted money, undue pressure on fundraisers, the inequality gap, and the role of philanthropy in fixing democracy are among the issues we covered in the past year that will continue as major forces in the year ahead.
By Chronicle Staff
Contributor
Face of Philanthropy: Nonprofits Whose Stories Touched Us in 2019
A program that connects the young and the old and a nonprofit that uses dance to help people cope with depression and despair are among the charities we profiled.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Based on the book by Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, the Hollywood film, produced by Jeff Skoll’s Participant Media, will be out in theaters nationwide in January. Michael B. Jordan plays Stevenson in the film, which also features Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson.
By Dan Parks
Contributor
Philosopher Peter Singer on Ending World Poverty
The noted Princeton University philosophy professor discusses his book focused on “effective altruism.”
Nonprofits and Foundations Poised to Score Victories in Tax Legislation
The bill would repeal a “parking tax” that many charities fought against and simplify the excise tax that foundations must pay.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
A Kickstarter Co-Founder on Bringing Projects to Life
Yancey Strickler has also written a book called This Could Be Our Future: a Manifesto for a More Generous World.
How the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Teaches the Importance of Data in Giving
The school, at Indiana University, teaches students how to meet changing trends and policies in nonprofit sector.