The Quantum Age Beckons. Philanthropy Should Help Us Understand It.
As quantum theory takes root in the social as well as the physical sciences, foundations should invest in efforts to better our grasp of this powerful idea and its potential for both good and ill.
By Stephen Del Rosso
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Snapchat Parent’s IPO Could Bring $300 Million for Charity
Also, a Maine couple make their second $100 million art donation to a collegiate museum, and the Clinton Foundation assesses its finances and future in the Trump era.
U. of Michigan Fundraisers Land Big Gifts Faster Thanks to Videos From Dean
Gift officers at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering use personalized messages to get the dean involved earlier in the cultivation process.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: Flush ACLU Heading to Silicon Valley Start-Up School
On the back of record fundraising, the civil-liberties group will join tech accelerator Y Combinator’s next session. Also, the Bidens launch their charitable foundation, and Ontario may bar hospitals from naming themselves for donors.
Daily News Roundup: Finalists Named for $20 Million X Prize Moon Shot
Also, David Cameron joins the nonprofit world as head of a British Alzheimer’s charity, and the New York Philharmonic loses its president.
Daily News Roundup: Ex-Clinton Foundation Leader Joins Tech Mogul Schmidt’s Philanthropy
Also, Betsy DeVos distances herself from giving by her parents’ foundation to groups viewed as anti-gay rights, and D.C.-area Girl Scouts draw fire for marching in Donald Trump’s inaugural.
Daily News Roundup: $100 Million Pledge Backs Tex. Leadership Center
Also, Donald Trump’s pick for treasury secretary had ties to nonprofits that supported a lucrative merger involving a bank he led, and a black college’s marching band draws a donation windfull to perform at the inauguration.
4 Ways to Modernize a College Phone-athon Program
A top Colorado State fundraiser talks about how the university is using data analytics and a personal touch to keep money flowing in by phone.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
How Tech Donors Could Change the World With $20 Million
Mark Zuckerberg and other technology billionaires should help nonprofits prove to skeptical donors the value of spending on tech to advance their missions.
By Paul Rieckhoff
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $140 Million From Gates Backs Anti-HIV Implant
Also, Bay Area charities face challenges in meeting the demands of Silicon Valley philanthropists, and the IRS eyes land-donation deals structured to give investors big tax breaks.
Challenging Sacred Cows and Killing Jargon: Our Most Popular Articles of 2016
In a year full of changes and big questions for nonprofits, Chronicle readers looked for unconventional wisdom and evidence of ideas that work.
Daily News Roundup: Giving Via GoFundMe Passes $3 Billion Mark
Also, Amazon raises its profile in Seattle philanthropy amid a downtown building boom, and the NFL de-pinks its annual October cancer campaign.
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to Spend Down $1 Billion Endowment
The youth-focused grant maker said the decision was made to address the pressing challenges children face today and because larger, pooled grants tend to have greater impact than smaller, piecemeal ones.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Google Parent Gives Staff Holiday Bonus to Charity
Also, San Francisco teams with tech leaders to fund a $30 million program to aid homeless families, and looming tax changes fuel a year-end burst of stock donations.
Daily News Roundup: Dumpster-Diving Samaritans Face Charges in Pa.
The two men were arrested while scouring commercial trash containers for food to give to the homeless. Also, Facebook investors allege collusion in a stock move that aided Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic ambitions.
Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg Commits $360 Million More to Curb Smoking
Also, the number of private-college presidents pulling down $1 million-plus paychecks rises and a newspaper investigates spending by a San Francisco socialite’s disability charity.