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News, resources, advice, and commentary about the nonprofit world from The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Washington, D.C.
Joined December 2007
Meet the YouTube star who raised $500K for the @TrevorProject last year. Oh, and he is doing it again. http://t.co/FHcPL1orLZ.
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Opinion: When I was dean at UNC-Chapel Hill, a high-profile donor revolt toppled my plans to hire Nikole Hannah-Jones. My experience demonstrates why we need explicit guidelines and expectations for donors. @DeanSusanKing
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Andrew Yang proposes an “American Exchange Program” where all high school students would spend time volunteering in another part of the country.
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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos, announced Tuesday that she has given away nearly $1.7 billion since last fall to 116 nonprofits, mostly to organization devoted to equity that are led by women, minorities, and LGBTQ people.
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Video-game marathon raises $1.5-million for cancer group @preventcancer
http://t.co/aZoZDK4GNp
@gamesdonequick.
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The newly created @taaforg has raised $125 million to date and will make grants to Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations and causes over the next five years.
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Opinion: The legal and political landscape to defend and protect diversity and inclusion is fraught and uncertain — particularly for nonprofits, write Georgia activist @staceyabrams and former Obama Cabinet member @JulianCastro.
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The MacArthur Foundation will nearly double the amount it pays to cover overhead costs for most of its grantees beginning next year.
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No strings attached: a growing list of foundations is giving nonprofits more autonomy in the coronavirus response. #NPCOVID19
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Nonprofits hired an estimated 63,000 workers in May, driven by strong employment growth among educational nonprofits. (Sign up free to read.).
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Most recently the national policy director for Mayor @PeteButtigieg’s presidential campaign, @SonalRShah will now lead the newly created @taaforg.
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“A.I. needs to be brought back down to earth,” says @timnitGebru, once a co-leader of Google’s ethical AI Team and now head of an effort to build a field of A.I. experts outside the tech industry.
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#Facebook will eliminate its 5% transaction fee for #CharitableDonations made on the site. This would put millions of additional dollars, and potentially much more, into the hands of #Nonprofits annually.
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Leaders of color who have climbed the ladder at foundations and charities speak out about being underestimated, breaking barriers, and whether things are getting better.
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We have compiled a list of stories can help your nonprofit plan and prepare for the impact of the coronavirus on your workers and volunteers — and your finances: .
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Our ambitious new growth and innovation plan will enable us to maximize our social impact, shine a national spotlight on the social sector, and boldly transform into an independent nonprofit organization.
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Five summers ago, buckets of ice water splashed on Bill Gates, Taylor Swift, LeBron James, and hundreds of other willing participants raised $115 million for @alsassociation. It's led to scientific breakthroughs for the disease.
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The Black Feminist Fund is looking to raise $100 million to support nonprofits led by Black women, who have been historically underfunded in philanthropy.
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“One thing is clear: It took only a month for a significant proportion of the nonprofit industry to come unglued financially. This is partly because, structurally, nonprofits are not encouraged — maybe not even allowed — to have glue.”
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National @airandspace Museum has chosen Ellen Stofan as its new director. She will be the first woman to lead the museum.
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Make time for more work-related reading in 2020. Here are some suggestions from our readers to get started.
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40 Under 40: Who's solving the problems of today — and tomorrow
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The @LatinoCommFdn has hired @JulianCastro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as its new CEO. His charge will be to continue the growth of the foundation, which works to bolster Latinos' economic and civic power.
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Nonprofit leaders fighting to make AI equitable and safe include Google exiles and nonprofit veterans, academics and community organizers, tech experts and social-justice champions. Among those: @jovialjoy of @AJLUnited.
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"You can’t lift people up by putting them down. This is not just a moral truth; there’s powerful scientific evidence supporting it," writes Trabian Shorters in an essay about the impact of communications for the Chronicle and @TheComNetwork. #Comms4Good
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The entire program staff announced their plans to resign on December 31 in solidarity with Price. In the staff’s resignation letter, they called out the board as a key factor for why they were all leaving.
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Tax cuts for wealthy donors and the growth in donor-advised funds didn’t spur an increase in big gifts to colleges and universities as some in the nonprofit world had predicted.
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No one has done more for animals during this time than @HumaneSociety's Wayne Pacelle. How has he done it?
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7 more U.S. philanthropists promise to give their fortunes away.
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The Hewlett Foundation will spend $50 million on an effort to dismantle neoliberalism as the prevailing economic framework.
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Foundations have been pouring billions into racial-equity efforts, but the success has been limited. New research shows why: charities led by people of color are getting shortchanged:
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Podcast: @jeremyheimans on the shift toward a new power model, one that is based on mass participation and technology http://t.co/2KVSiImPR7.
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Lottery winners pour millions into nonprofits and make diversity a priority [Subscription]
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“Most nonprofit executive directors have done three months’ worth of work in the last three weeks. It probably feels like three years’ worth. Not many people will be able to continue in these circumstances for an extended period.” #NPCOVID19
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She Oversees $100 Million in Charitable Giving at Google. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.
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The MacArthur Foundation will nearly double the amount it pays to cover overhead costs for most of its grantees beginning next year.
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"Nonprofits are starting to realize, ‘Hey, if we want to grow, we have to try new things.’ "
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Ten universities will receive $50M over the next five years to create @Algorand Centres of Excellence, enabling students to conduct multidisciplinary research, compete in hackathons, and learn more about blockchain and cryptocurrency.
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Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand pledge $100 million over 10 years to organizations that work to advance racial equality, social justice, and access to education.
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An analysis of donations to 20 food banks found that their collective GivingTuesday revenue was $6.05 million this year, up from $1.28 million in 2019.
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Zuckerberg may sell up to $12.8 billion in Facebook stock to fund work in education, science, and advocacy
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Podcast: LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter talks about her experience as an organizer and discusses the role that donors can play in strengthening democracy.
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Celebrities and nonprofit leaders urge Saturday's march protesters to join nonprofits #WomensMarch
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World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés, Jordan’s Queen Rania, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will help relaunch the Clinton Global Initiative in September, returning after six years.
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Charles Best was a high-school teacher frustrated at how hard it was to get money for projects. So he started @DonorsChoose — and began a revolution.
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INFOGRAPHIC: The untapped potential of women in nonprofits http://t.co/uq71CEviwZ
http://t.co/dhVRiTQa6c.
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The 2016 Philanthropy 50: Read about the trends and some of the most interesting donors
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What nonprofit jargon do you have a love/hate relationship with? Let us know with the hashtag #npjargon
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Elizabeth Alexander will be the first woman, and the first black woman, to serve as president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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40 Under 40: Who's solving the problems of today — and tomorrow
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Michael Jordan gives $2 million to build trust between civilians and police
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MacKenzie Scott's philanthropy stands out because she gives to nonprofits that seldom receive big gifts and allows them the freedom to decide how to use the money. Will other wealthy donors follow her lead?
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The @FordFoundation has named its next COO to guide the $13 billion grant maker’s operations and finance in its 10 global offices.
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Ford Foundation Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality http://t.co/IbmoRi6bsX
http://t.co/WN45xfpoeW.
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Muslim family gives $15M to @NotreDame to create an institute dedicated to the study of world religions
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Jeff Bezos Announces $2 Billion for Homeless, Low-Income Families and Preschools
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Elizabeth Alexander will be the first woman, and the first black woman, to serve as president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Snacks company creates foundation to promote kindness
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Philanthropy surges 5.4% to record $384B, says @GivingUSA
http://t.co/25yiN0pCTm
http://t.co/25bTwfmTOB.
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The Clinton Global Initiative opens Monday with a discussion between Pope Francis and former President Bill Clinton about climate change, the refugee crisis, the welfare of children, and other issues.
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"When we label donors of color 'new and emerging,' we violate a cardinal principle in philanthropy and fundraising: donor-centrism.” #BlackHistoryMonth
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In coronavirus giving news, @DirectRelief has committed $25 million to create the Covid-19 Fund for Community Health, boosted by $10 million from @3M. #NPCOVID19
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The Obama Foundation has tapped Tina Tchen, who previously led Time’s Up Now and the Time’s Up Foundation, as its new executive vice president and chief strategy and impact officer.
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Leading our #weeklygrantsroundup: @EduCannotWait pledged $500M over four years to continue the education of up to 5 million school-aged refugee children worldwide.
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Phil Knight tops list of biggest donors of 2016. See more in our annual ranking of America’s biggest donors #Phil50
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This generation of nonprofit workers is different from those of years past. With higher levels of student-loan debt, they are less likely to put up with low pay and a dearth of opportunities to advance. Low pay is driving young nonprofit workers away.
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Young #tech donors emerge as philanthropy's new heavy hitters. http://t.co/V9BF7UMqhf
#phil50 #SiliconValley #SFGives
http://t.co/IaYCDQaCwm.
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Jeff Skoll is giving $100 million to his Skoll foundation to back Covid-19 testing and contact tracing, and provide respiratory other medical equipment to poor countries. #NPCOVID19
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Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, says a visit to an animal shelter to take some cats left behind by a former neighbor diverted her career plans from being a stockbroker to fighting for better treatment of animals.
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LGBTQ young people are more than four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers, says @TrevorProject director Amit Paley. The organization runs a national 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide hotline.
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See our coverage on 15 new fundraising ideas that worked in our August issue:
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Lack of training for young nonprofit workers means too few potential leaders [Subscription]
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Facebook eliminates transaction fees for charitable donations on the site
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What can nonprofits do to gain the public's trust? http://t.co/1bkoocfVJD
http://t.co/SrzvYPE89c.
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The MacArthur Foundation will nearly double how much it pays to cover overhead costs for most of its grantees beginning next year.
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One example of disability bias in tech: Thousands of low-income people with disabilities in more than a dozen states are fighting cuts in their home health-care services that followed the introduction of algorithms to establish the level of care needed.
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"If we want to stop intergenerational poverty, we have to start by helping more of those deserving kids go to good colleges," Bloomberg said upon announcing his $375 million five-year plan.
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Greenpeace USA has promoted Ebony Twilley Martin to executive director. She has worked at the environmental organization since 2013 and is its first Black woman leader.
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“When you realize that gathering is a form of culture change, then you also realize that we often start with the wrong questions. We need to start with the strategic questions,” says @priyaparker in the Chronicle for @TheComNetwork. #Comms4Good
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"Until #nonprofits recognize and correct this major discrepancy, we will continue to inappropriately engage them on our philanthropic terms, not theirs.”
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Join us today at 2 PM EDT to find out how to build a strong volunteer program #philwebinar
http://t.co/f70GckP6lU.
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Jara Dean-Coffey says something huge is missing from all of those equity efforts — a rethinking of the way foundations measure success.
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Paul Newman's @NewmansOwnFdn has donated $543 million to almost 8,000 nonprofits. It's pioneered the all-profits-to-charity model and paved the way for other businesses to do the same.
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The Salvation Army opened DMG Foods — one of the first nonprofit grocery stores in the country — in March to improve access to healthy food options.
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"We try to fix black boys. They aren’t broken. What is broken is the education system, the criminal-justice system, and many of the other societal structures that surround them with a false sense of racial hierarchy.”
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Talking to your donors in a time of crisis is a make or break moment in a donor’s relationship with you charity, say philanthropy experts. Failing to communicate clearly and compassionately can end the relationship. #NPCOVID19
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The Nathan Cummings Foundation announced Tuesday it plans to place all of its nearly half-billion-dollar endowment solely in investments that aim to reduce social inequality and mitigate climate change.
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Follow the leaders: Learn from charities making the most of digital giving
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The two biggest donor-advised-fund sponsors in the United States, Fidelity Charitable and Schwab Charitable, have banned new donations to 501(c)(3) organizations affiliated with the NRA.
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