Leader Seeks to Break Crisis-Response Pattern After Shootings by Police
Susan Taylor Batten, head of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, works to help grant makers understand — and address — the systemic racism underlying police killings of unarmed African-Americans.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Sibling Engineers ‘Crowdfund’ Health Data to Improve Lives
Harnessing the power of the breakout ideas behind Facebook and Kiva, Jamie and Ben Heywood see huge potential in a model for sharing medical information.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Rebuilding With a New Blueprint
A Wisconsin community foundation abandons tradition and takes a prominent role in revitalizing the local economy after devastating job losses.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Spreading the Entrepreneurial Gospel to Christian Social Ventures
Praxis offers a corporate-style “accelerator” program to help faith-grounded nonprofits and social enterprises grow and attract investment while staying true to religious principles.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
New Philanthropy’s Biggest Stars
These 17 creative thinkers are finding new ways to fight poverty, support artists, and adapt business practices and other ideas to do good.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Pledges $3 Billion for Science Research
The Facebook co-founder and his physician wife draw praise from Bill Gates, among others, as they outlined plans to tackle big goals and fund research that other grant makers consider too risky.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Live Tweets from Philanthropy Next 2016
Follow what people are learning at The Chronicle’s first live event, Philanthropy Next: Demonstrate Impact, Inspire Donors, held today in Washington, DC.
Ark. Woman Sees ‘Little Free Pantry’ Idea Go Worldwide
Inspired by the Little Free Library trend, Jessica McClard hopes do more than provide food to the hungry; she wants to build a fresh wave of interest in the issue of food insecurity.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Foundations Bet It All on Advancing Equity
Grant makers like the Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon are reworking internal policies and spending practices in an effort to close gaps in education and economic opportunity.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
A Young CEO Seizes Opportunity to Sell Her Group’s Expertise
Aria Finger, 33, brought a track record of innovation and a knack for reaching her generational peers when she ascended last fall to the top job at volunteerism charity DoSomething.org.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Words in Action: 4 Videos Inspired by the FrameWorks Institute’s Work
Climate change, addiction treatment, and equity in education funding are among the causes the nonprofit communications think tank has studied. Here are some examples of how its findings are being used to advance public understanding of complex issues.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Common Ground: Police and Teenagers Go From Strangers to Friends
The first moments of the Police Youth Challenge in Baltimore rarely seem promising, with participants eyeing each other warily, but the barriers fall quickly during a day of team-oriented fun.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Analytics Expert Offers Advice on How to Use Data to Raise Money
Fundraisers have long debated whether their discipline is an art or a science; author and Blackbaud executive Steve MacLaughlin says it’s both.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
John List, a behavioral economist, has produced groundbreaking studies in why people give to charities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Report Finds Questionable GoFundMe Campaigns After Orlando Shooting
An analysis of 30 campaigns on the crowdfunding website established after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando found that most lacked key details about who was raising money or what the funds would be used for, says the Associated Press.
Building a $100 Million Proposal and Inviting the World to Listen In
A small Detroit charity going after the MacArthur Foundation’s big-idea 100&Change grant is tracking its progress in a weekly podcast.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor