Part Stock Fund, Part Donor-Advised Fund: a New Bid for Young Donors
Charity Navigator, one of the biggest nonprofit-rating agencies, is betting it has an answer to a question that vexes many organizations: What might persuade affluent Millennials and Generation Z members to give?
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How Nonprofits Can Use A.I. Well — and Avoid Pitfalls
A panel of experts discuss what to consider when adopting A.I., simple steps to get started, and ways to make sure you ‘do no harm’ when using this technology.
By Lisa Schohl
Contributor
4 Performing-Arts Groups Innovate to Survive — and Thrive — in the Post-Covid Era
Movie nights and charcuterie boards, shared rehearsal space, and online performances are a few of the strategies the organizations are deploying as they build new business models.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Silicon Valley’s biggest names are backing new ways to organize and fund science research. Some worry their experiments signal a “move fast and break things” approach.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer
Nonprofits Often Live on the Fiscal Brink. The Kendeda Fund Did Something About It.
In a rare move by a grant maker, the Kendeda Fund gave $8 million to 37 groups to boost their cash on hand. <b>Plus:</b> Read about why grantees of Diana Blank’s Kendeda Fund say she put on a “<a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/article/1-billion-of-trust-based-philanthropy-before-mackenzie-scott-there-was-diana-blank"><b>master class</b></a>” during her 30 years of big giving.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Federal Food Assistance Cuts Should Spur Charities to Rethink How They Feed Families
Last week’s debt deal and the recent end to pandemic-era food programs have left many charities worried about how to feed everyone seeking help. Instead, they should adopt approaches that ensure healthy food is always available to all who need it — regardless of congressional actions.
By Dion Dawson
Contributor
Grant Makers Support Affordable Housing to Further Many Other Causes
Donors and foundations that seek to improve education, health, and economic opportunity are backing solutions to fix the housing crisis.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer
To Stem the Housing Crisis, Religious Congregations Are Building Homes
Churches and other religious organizations are developing vacant or underutilized land in their own backyards to meet the need for affordable housing. Nonprofits are helping them navigate the financial and political challenges.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer
To Help Small Cities Thrive, Invest in the Networkers Who Can Turn Ideas Into Action
One group in Dayton, Ohio, is showing why grant makers should consider funding the people who know how to bring together thinkers and doers to make change happen.
By Stephen Starr
Contributor
Foster-Care Veteran Gets $47.5 Million From Audacious Project to Redesign Child-Welfare System
Sixto Cancel argues that people who have experienced the child-welfare system are the ones to make it better. Now some of America’s biggest philanthropists are betting that he’s right.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
As Technology Use Explodes in Classrooms, Philanthropy Must Help Ensure All Students Benefit
More evidence is needed to gauge whether these tech tools help students succeed. That will require greater donor support for new innovations and large-scale research.
By John Overdeck
Contributor
How Nonprofits Are Using Data to Attract and Retain Members
Several experts joined the Chronicle to discuss how data insight can help organizations recruit, retain, and engage members in their programming.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
To Get Life-Saving Items to Ukraine, We Created Our Own Supply Chain
Nonprofit aid organizations need to consider more creative approaches to addressing the growing humanitarian toll of the war in Ukraine, including how to get food, medicine, and other critical goods to those who are struggling to survive.
By Ariel Zwang
Contributor
As Threats to Abortion Access Grow, Emergency Philanthropic Funding Isn’t Nearly Enough
A new collaborative effort in New Mexico among nonprofits, philanthropy, and government is showing what effective responses to the reproductive health care crisis can look like.
Trust in Science Has Eroded Since the Pandemic Began. How Should Philanthropy Respond?
Both historical mistreatment of people of color and widespread misinformation have diminished confidence in medical science. Grant makers can foster a culture that acknowledges and addresses science’s imperfections.
More Kinds of Digital Giving Are Gaining Popularity Globally
A new report looks at digital giving trends in eight countries, including cryptocurrency, contactless giving, donor-advised funds, workplace giving, and impact investing.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising