Airbnb Co-Founder Brian Chesky Gives $100 Million to Help Students Who Want Public Service Careers
Participants in the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service will receive money for college and travel and the opportunity to connect with a network of leaders.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Samford U. Lands $100 Million From Late Alumnus Marvin Mann
Plus, two universities, two medical centers, and the New World Symphony all received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
John and Ann Doerr Are Giving $1.1 Billion to Stanford U. to Create a School for Sustainability
Stanford has received commitments totaling nearly $1.7 billion for the new school, including gifts from Yahoo co-founders Jerry Yang and David Filo.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
College Fundraisers Are Confident They’ll Meet Their Goals — but They’re Also Stressed Out
The latest in a series of surveys tracking how the pandemic is affecting fundraisers’ attitudes toward their ability to raise money reports the sunniest outlook, but many said their work was hampered by staff shortages and resignations.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Phil and Penny Knight Give Stanford $75 Million to Study the Causes of Cognitive Decline
Plus, Arthur Blank gives $50 million to a neuro-rehabilitation hospital, and the Tampa Museum of Art lands $25 million for an expansion project.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaire George Roberts Gives $140 Million to His Alma Mater
Plus, the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the Museum of the American Revolution received $50 million apiece, and Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning got $25 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Artist Amy Sherald Gives University $1 Million to Honor Young Black Woman Killed by Police in 2020
Plus, Augustana College and four other universities receive big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Biden ‘Billionaire’ Tax Proposal Could Spur Changes in How the Wealthiest Give
The plan would likely bring about more charitable giving, philanthropy experts say, although some tax analysts caution that the plan is still too vague for people to know its impact on donors.
By Maria Di Mento and dan.parks
Big Gifts Only, Please: Social-Service Group Runs Capital Campaign Targeted Solely at Major Donors
At the campaign’s close, the organization will invite longtime annual supporters to join campaign donors at a celebration and ask them to consider making a planned gift.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A New World: Fundraisers Navigate Changed Interactions With Donors
Fundraisers say the way they communicate with donors has changed. Conversations have gotten deeper and more meaningful — and donors know what they want to support.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Inside 2 Capital Campaigns Upending Big-Donation Traditions
Some nonprofits are attracting big gifts while rethinking relationships with big donors. Plus, read about a <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/article/big-gifts-only-please-tenn-group-runs-capital-campaign-targeted-solely-at-major-donors">capital campaign targeted solely at major donors</a> and see our special report on <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/a-new-day-in-fundraising-how-donor-relationships-campaigns-and-staffs-are-changing">how donor relationships, campaigns, and staffs are changing</a>.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Chicago Financier Ken Griffin Gives $40 Million to N.Y. Museum
Plus, the Atlantic Council and six other nonprofit institutions received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts Aid Military Families, Advance Equity, and Provide Help in Ukraine
The Chronicle has identified the nonprofits that received a total of $1.4 billion in her latest round of giving.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott’s Gifts Are Game Changers for Racial-Justice Groups. But Now We Need to Do More.
Grassroots groups continue to be left out of the largess, so that’s why our organization is sending $2 million of our Scott gift to them.
By Lori Bezahler and Glenn Harris
The Latest of MacKenzie Scott’s $12.3 Billion in Giving Shows Strong Support for Equity
Some of the recipients of her philanthropy have included Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
By dan.parks
Contributor
The money will help build low-cost housing, increase Black homeownership, and step up the group’s advocacy to make it easier for Americans to afford homes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor