Plus, Kenneth Griffin gave $25 million for a theater at the Shed at Hudson Yards, and William Bullard left $10 Million to the Maine Maritime Academy.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Multimillion Dollar Gift Will Launch Research Center to Examine Extreme Selfishness
The contribution to Tufts University from a neurology professor is in the form of land valued at $10.8 million.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Why One College Placed Its Fundraising and Technology Efforts Under One Leader
An executive with sales and information technology experience wears two hats at a small liberal-arts institution.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Billionaire Len Blavatnik Pours Money Into Education, Medical Research, and History
With an estimated net worth of $17.8 billion, the Russian American investor wants to tell the stories of ordinary people, especially Jews, who lived through the World Wars.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Giving Impulse: One Family’s Story
One of them worked as a counselor. Another worked as a teacher in low-income communities. Here’s how heirs to the Procter & Gamble fortune nurtured a culture of philanthropy for more than a century.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
In-House Recruiters Have an Edge
Organizations that need an army of fundraisers find that having their own operations devoted to finding and managing talent give them an edge.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
It’s Almost a Requirement Now to Tell Donors the Impact of Their Gifts
Even donors who give to endowments want to know their money will be put to good use someday.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
The Benefits of a ‘Blended’ Campaign
The tally includes revenue from sources not usually counted, such as government grants and contracts. Donors like these drives because the combined money fuels greater results.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Fundraising drives are proliferating and going on even longer than before. Here’s why that’s happening — and what’s next.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Billionaire Yacht Maker Gives $50 Million for Dementia Research and Care (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis gets $15 million, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County gets $5 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Launch New Database of Grant Making and Investments
The move by the Facebook co-founder and his wife is aimed at helping potential grantees get a better sense of what their philanthropy supports.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofits Named in Opioid Lawsuit Stay Mum About Ties to Sacklers
The lawsuit names several New York cultural institutions as beneficiaries of Sackler donations, then accuses the family of using their philanthropy “to cover up their misconduct.”
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Donor Who Sued Georgetown in 2013 Gives Its Law School $10.5 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus, four universities and one college landed large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Research shows that women, whether wealthy or not, outpace men when it comes to charitable giving. We’ve collected here some of our best information on female donors.
How Charities Talk to Donors After Getting a Huge Gift
Getting a transformational contribution is a godsend for an organization. But announcing a landmark gift can make other donors think you don’t need their support. Here’s how some nonprofits handled it.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Race Has Little Impact on Giving, Study Shows
The report by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy also found that single women and married couples of all races are more likely to give than single men of all races.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor