How Common Sense Media Is Fighting for Kids in the Age of AI
Support from big grant makers, an eye for earned revenue, and a CEO who both courts and critiques tech leaders have helped to fuel the group’s success.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
‘Colliding Crises’ Are Straining Nonprofit Finances
More than a third of respondents in a Nonprofit Finance Fund analysis ended last year with an operating deficit.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
AmeriCorps Cuts Threaten Service Programs and Their Unifying Power, Advocates Warn
The Trump administration intends to dismantle the national service program that fuels the work of big charities like Habitat for Humanity as well as local organizations and faith-based groups.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Helping Exonerees Rebuild Lives After Prison
Stories of the wrongfully incarcerated often have a dramatic arc: A systemic failure of the justice system results in the conviction and imprisonment of someone who didn’t commit a crime. New evidence or investigations lead to exoneration and release. One group is stepping in at that point to provide support.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
An Outspoken CEO Rises to Defend Nonprofit Sector in Turbulent Times
In her nearly four-month tenure as head of the National Council of Nonprofits, Diane Yentel has joined two lawsuits against the Trump administration and warned against silence and infighting.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Facing Federal Defunding, Nonprofits Draft Best and Worst Case Budgets
Organizations struggle to plan amid uncertainty about federal funds. As a result, some are crafting multiple spending plans.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Meet the Mega-Donors of the Future
Whether self-made or inheritors, they’re serious about giving today and are poised to shape philanthropy in the coming decades.
By Stephanie Beasley and Eden Stiffman
Philanthropy Advising Is a ‘Wild West’ — and Increasingly Influential
As wealth concentrates and more donors look for help starting or expanding their giving, they’re turning to advisors for guidance. One network of advisors helped ultra-wealthy clients give $60 billion in 2024, or about 9 percent of all philanthropy.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fearing Retaliation, Loss of Funding, Many Nonprofits Stay Quiet on Trump
The flood-the-zone strategy coming from the White House has had a chilling effect on nonprofits, according to a new survey from the Communications Network.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
A New Giving Pledge? Tech Mogul Promises Accelerated Donations
Inspired by MacKenzie Scott and critical of the Buffett-Gates pact, the co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse is giving away half his wealth in five years.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor