How AI Is Changing Fundraising
Groups big and small are finding way to personalize how they ask for money and plumb data of all kinds to connect with donors.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Lessons From the Flipcause Collapse
How to vet your next fundraising platform — and avoid the headaches and losses suffered by clients of bankrupt Flipcause.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Gen Z Wants to Raise Money for You. Here’s How to Stop Scaring Them Off.
Young peer-to-peer fundraisers have the social-media skills and built-in audiences nonprofits need. But rigid brand rules are driving them away.
By Michael Wasserman
Contributor
5 Ways to Build Corporate Partnerships That Outlast Budget Cuts
Corporate giving is shrinking, but employee-engagement programs can help nonprofits build relationships that stick.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Smart New Ways to Win Gifts From DAF Donors
Our best guidance on how to connect with donors and unlock giving from donor-advised funds.
How St. Jude Raised $4.5 Billion in Bequests in a Decade
Leaders say trust, technology, and high-touch relationships are the keys to building a planned-giving powerhouse.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Meet the Man Who Revitalized the Louvre’s U.S. Donors
Thomas Moore says curiosity, in‑person meetings, and strong boundaries matter more than polished pitches. His advice: lead with sincerity, protect your team, and make every donor touchpoint worth someone’s time.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
Tax Law to Cost Charities $5.7 Billion. What to Do Now.
The research focuses on two anticipated effects of the tax law: an annual loss of billions from donors who itemize their taxes and an influx of 8 million small-dollar donors lured back to charitable giving by the tax breaks.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Year-End Giving to DAFs Soared as Donors Rushed to Beat Tax Changes
Grant making was already up in the first two months of 2026.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Oscar-Nominated Film ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Started With a Fundraiser
Executive producer Takema Robinson spoke to the Chronicle about the film, the fund she created to help Owens’s family and other victims of racial violence, and how philanthropy can do more to advance social justice.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Search or browse this year’s list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Hold Fundraisers Accountable for Their Role in Epstein’s Rise
It is the job of the fundraising team to support, protect, and set standards for elite nonprofit institutions, including protecting faculty from exactly the kind of manipulation that Jeffrey Epstein conducted so smoothly.
By Pradnya Haldipur
Contributor
Tax Changes Drove a DAF Boom. Here’s How to Unlock More Giving.
With DAF assets at an all-time high, experts share proven ways to reach donors and move them to give.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Combined Federal Campaign Goes Dark
After more than 60 years, the federal workplace giving effort appears to be shutting down.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Power of Pairing Money With Mentorship
With $70 million from MacKenzie Scott, Native Forward Scholars Fund is expanding its successful hands-on program — something that others hoping to grow can learn from.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How High-Touch Expeditions Build a Pipeline of Major Supporters
Experiential philanthropy trips are a growing strategy used by organizations that want to make inroads with midlevel and major donors, who often have the time, money, and interest in participating.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising