Leaders at the community foundation recently faced a rare, but very welcome, conundrum: What do you do when a donor you never met gives you an unrestricted $100 million gift?
Read MoreThe philanthrosphere is changing fast, and not necessarily for the better. Want to know what keeps us up at night? Here are seven of our biggest concerns about where the sector’s headed.
Read MoreDoes the outsized attention paid to the largest donors discourage smaller donors from stepping up? Guest author Keith Leaphart draws on late philanthropist Gerry Lenfest’s example to make a case for more matching gifts.
Read MoreThe Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the nation’s 50 biggest donors reads a lot like a return to 2019—hardly a narrative of surging progressive giving. Even if activist giving is on the upswing, big donors aren’t driving it.
Read MoreWestfall Gold, a major donor cultivation consultancy, has hosted over 400 “major donor experiences” that have raised over $1 billion. We talk to founder Bob Westfall about how nonprofits can unleash the power of major donors.
Read MoreJames Collins made a fortune as one of the biggest franchisees of KFC. Now some of that wealth is being harnessed through a foundation to improve outcomes in the LA community. We talk with family members about how their giving unfolded.
Read MoreAdrienne Arsht is best known for funding a performing arts center in Miami. But she also runs a fund to advance the Latino community in Delaware. And she supports other causes, too. Here’s a peek inside her giving.
Read MoreStephen D. Bechtel, Jr., who is 95, is an outsized case study of a philanthropist who set out to bolster their home region through ambitious gifts and initiatives, often working in partnership with government. What has he achieved?
Read MoreEdward and Shari Glazer are yet another wealthy couple who are getting more focused on philanthropy, recently launching a family foundation focused on the arts and more. We take an inside look at their journey into greater giving.
Read MorePhil Knight is one of the richest people in the world and plans to give away most of his $40 billion fortune. Yet despite making nearly $4 billion in gifts already, his philanthropy hasn’t attracted much attention. What’s he up to?
Read MoreTapping a $1.7 billion restaurant fortune, Jimmy John Liautaud and his wife Leslie recently launched a family foundation. We talk with Liautaud about the story of the family’s philanthropic evolution and the personal forces driving it.
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