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
Cornell Lands $371.5 Million From Billionaire Alumnus David Duffield
The donation will endow engineering programs and pushes Duffield’s total giving to the university to $550 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
MacKenzie Scott Gave Us $60 Million. We’re Giving It Away.
How the Freedom Fund, which has now received two unrestricted gifts from the billionaire philanthropist, is spending its windfall.
By Nick Grono
Contributor
MacKenzie Scott Gives the Trevor Project $45 Million
The gift comes after years of management turmoil, layoffs, and federal funding cuts.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Minn. Billionaire Glen Taylor Gives $100 Million for Rural Families
Taylor’s donation to help people in southern Minnesota, where he grew up, and in northwest Iowa, is his second nine-figure gift to benefit rural families.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Knight Donation Tops List of 2025’s Biggest Gifts
Cancer research and care got the most money, followed by the Buffett family’s private foundations, university athletics, and an effort to end malnutrition.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Denny Sanford Gives $300 Million to Build New Medical Center
With his latest donation, the philanthropist has now given Sanford Health nearly $2 billion over the years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tools for Times of Budget Cuts and Belt Tightening
A collection of case studies, fundraising advice, and other resources for managing nonprofit finances in tough times.
Why a Tax-Policy Expert Thinks the Giving Deadline Should Move
An April 15 deadline would give donors more time to grapple with the increasing complexity of charitable deductions, say advocates for the proposal.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Cari Tuna on Why Her Organization Will Offer Free Advice to Other Donors
It's a move that formalizes and expands the advising work she and her husband, Dustin Moskovitz, started two years ago.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Melinda French Gates Gives 80-Plus Nonprofits $250 Million Total
Most of the recipients of the Action for Women's Health challenge have not previously received funding from her organization, Pivotal, or from the Gates Foundation.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
States and Foundations Unite to Bolster National Service Programs
The turmoil at AmeriCorps, which mobilized 1.3 million people over the past decade, has left nonprofits scrambling and prompted new state and philanthropic experiments.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Big-Donor Giving Slows; What It Means for Year-End Campaigns
Donor engagement and retention have stabilized at roughly the same rate as the previous year.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Tom Golisano Pledges $253 Million to 6 Children’s Hospitals
The founder of the payroll giant Paychex has given away more than $1 billion, with a significant share going to help children.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
A Los Angeles Couple’s No-Nonsense Charity Helps the Working Poor
Greg and Jodi Perlman started The Change Reaction to help people in their city stay afloat during times of crisis. They’ve given $60 million to 43,000 families over the past six years.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor