Dating Scene: Which of the Emerging Philanthropists Are Making Campus Gifts?

Dating Scene: Which of the Emerging Philanthropists Are Making Campus Gifts?
Sorry, campus fundraisers: some of today's new rich people are just not that into you and your Ivory Tower thing. Fortunately, others are totally your type. Here's how to tell who's who.
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A Fundraising Luminary Shares His Secrets of Attracting Wealthy Supporters

A Fundraising Luminary Shares His Secrets of Attracting Wealthy Supporters

For decades, Jerold Panas has been one of the brightest lights in the development profession. Here's his advice on how to succeed in a fundraising terrain that keeps getting tougher. 

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Here's What You Need to Know About Corporate Philanthropy Right Now

Here's What You Need to Know About Corporate Philanthropy Right Now

Corporate foundations are getting more sophisticated, and even moving ahead of private foundations in some cases by taking a more holistic view of how change happens. What's that mean for fundraisers?

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Nice Work If You Can Get It: Why Foundation CEOs Are Overpaid

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Why Foundation CEOs Are Overpaid
How about earning a high six-figure salary to run an outfit that has no real bottom line, plenty of money, and answers to no constituencies? Sounds like a pretty swell deal, right?
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The Billionaires vs. Donald J. Trump

The Billionaires vs. Donald J. Trump

Get ready for a new kind of class warfare: the super rich against the super rich. We look at the mega givers who'll lead the charge against the Trump administration. 

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Will Omidyarism Conquer Philanthropy?

Will Omidyarism Conquer Philanthropy?

Another key takeaway from the Zuckerberg/Chan announcement is the triumph of Pierre Omidyar, whose hybrid approach to investing for social good is fast enveloping the philanthrosphere.

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Inside the Simons Foundation: Big Philanthropy on the Frontiers of Science

Inside the Simons Foundation: Big Philanthropy on the Frontiers of Science
The Simons Foundation is one of the most important new private science funders to emerge in decades. And it's just getting going. We talk with Jim and Marilyn Simons about how things are unfolding.
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Empowered Women Are Changing Philanthropy. These Experts Explain How

Empowered Women Are Changing Philanthropy. These Experts Explain How
What will the future of philanthropy look like, as women wield greater influence and do things in more cooperative and inclusive ways? We talk to two of the leading experts looking at this question.
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Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs

Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs
One thing you probably don't know about the famous and controversial investment bank is just how many philanthropists have emerged from its ranks. We take a deep dive into Goldman givers.
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How Does an Emerging “Army” of Tech Donors Think? Ask This Guy

How Does an Emerging “Army” of Tech Donors Think? Ask This Guy
Let's forget about Mark Zuckerberg for a minute and focus on how any number of other, lesser known techies are also embracing philanthropy in a big way. We talk to an advisor to some of these new donors.
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Forget the Gala. Giving Circles Are Where It's At for Women Raising Money

Forget the Gala. Giving Circles Are Where It's At for Women Raising Money

Women's giving circles are on the rise, and for good reason: they work. We talk to one of the early stars of this growing national movement for women givers. 

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Path to Power: Who Funds the Religious Right?

Path to Power: Who Funds the Religious Right?

With an unlikely ally in Donald Trump, the Christian Right is again riding high in Washington, with a big agenda. We look at who's footing the bill for its powerful infrastructure of policy and advocacy groups.  

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The Chorus Foundation's Radical Philanthropy

The Chorus Foundation's Radical Philanthropy

Farhad Ebrahimi would like to see philanthropy as we know it, and the inequality that created it, cease to exist. His foundation's climate justice program and edgy approach to giving suggest he's serious.

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The Futurist: Alberto Ibargüen and the Remaking of the Knight Foundation

The Futurist: Alberto Ibargüen and the Remaking of the Knight Foundation

It's hard to think of another top foundation CEO who has more dramatically remade the organization he or she leads. What has all this change added up to? And where's Knight going next? 

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Inside a Funder Collaborative Seeking Social Justice Through Pop Culture

Inside a Funder Collaborative Seeking Social Justice Through Pop Culture

Popular entertainment has mass reach in the millions, but social justice funders don't usually pay it much attention. The Pop Culture Collaborative aims to change that. What's its game plan? 

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When the Rich Don’t Give Enough, Is “Philanthro-Shaming” the Answer?

When the Rich Don’t Give Enough, Is “Philanthro-Shaming” the Answer?

The top 1 percent of U.S. households—who are collectively worth at least $30 trillion—only donated about $130 billion to charity in 2016. Is shame a way to get them to loosen the purse strings? 

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Small Casualties of War: Who Cares About Educating Refugee Kids?

Small Casualties of War: Who Cares About Educating Refugee Kids?

Nearly 4 million displaced children worldwide are not in school. George and Amal Clooney are part of a new funding partnership to give hope to Syrian refugee children. Who else is paying attention? 

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Data Quest: Why This Wonky Criminal Justice Group is Pulling in the Big Bucks

Data Quest: Why This Wonky Criminal Justice Group is Pulling in the Big Bucks

If there's an "it" organization in the criminal justice space right now, it's Measures for Justice, which is attracting support from a growing list of top funders. What's all the excitement about? 

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Town and Country: What's Happening With Creative Placemaking?

Town and Country: What's Happening With Creative Placemaking?

Recent activity from ArtPlace America and Kresge suggests an increased attention to rural communities and a heightened awareness of gentrification concerns in urban areas. 

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For Grantmakers, a Widening Battle to Defend Immigrant Communities

For Grantmakers, a Widening Battle to Defend Immigrant Communities

Recent new efforts to support immigrant rights in Chicago and Washington, D.C., show how a growing array of funders are pushing back against Trump policies. 

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