Community Foundations Assail Big DAFs’ Freeze on SPLC Gifts
Following the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, commercial donor-advised funds froze grants to the SPLC. In response, smaller DAFs urge donors to put their money elsewhere.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Ted Turner, Who Dared Fellow Billionaires to Give, Dies at 87
The brash media mogul's $1 billion pledge to the United Nations in 1997 helped usher in the age of the mega-donor.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
As Pressure Grows, Big-Gift Fundraising Is Changing
Competition and challenges are growing, but the role of frontline fundraisers may also be getting more attractive.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
7 Traits of Highly Effective Gift Officers
What fundraising leaders look for when hiring — and how that's changing.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Practicing ‘Work-Life Harmony’
How a Boston nonprofit leader meets her mission without burning out.
Supreme Court Bolsters Donors’ Free Speech Rights in Crisis Pregnancy Center Ruling
In the unanimous ruling, the court cleared the way for a chain of crisis pregnancy centers to challenge a subpoena from New Jersey’s attorney general.
By Wayne Unger
The Conversation
NFL Team Owner Gives National Gallery $116 Million to Mark Nation’s 250th Anniversary
The gift from Mitchell Rales aims to ensure many more Americans get a chance to see works from the Washington museum’s iconic art collection.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Sen. Wyden Defends Nonprofits Against Ongoing Administration Attacks
The Senate Finance chair and nonprofit experts say the White House is discriminating against nonprofits based on their views.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Philanthropy Is Reshaping Global Health. Here’s How.
Philanthropy is increasingly producing the data and research through which global health problems are known, prioritized, and governed.
By Annabelle Littoz-Monnet
The Conversation
Ms. Foundation’s Next Leader Wants to Expand the Feminist Funder’s Coalition
Tracy Sturdivant wants more people to see gender justice as their charge, too.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press