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Akonadi Foundation Cecilia Chen has been hired as chief strategy officer, a new role at the $32 million racial-justice foundation in Oakland, Calif. Most recently she was public-policy director at Northern California Grantmakers. Northern California Grantmakers Dwayne Marsh, co-director of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity and vice president of institutional and sectoral change […]

Union of Concerned Scientists Johanna Chao Kreilick will be its next president. She comes to the science and sustainability organization from the Open Society Foundations, where she was an executive officer and founder of its Climate Action Initiative. Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund Raúl Macías, a lawyer and counsel in the democracy program at […]

A strategic reserve fund mobilizes money and appeals to entrepreneurial donors. Is it the right solution for your nonprofit?

The Ali Forney Center has ambitious plans for its future. The charity operates a drop-in shelter for LGBTQ+ youths in Manhattan, where more than 2,200 young people per year seek medical attention, counseling, clean clothes, or a hot meal. It also offers emergency and transitional housing for youth at risk of homelessness in neighborhoods across […]

It’s been anything but smooth sailing for fundraisers this year. Once-reliable revenue streams are drying up, donor confidence is wavering, and federal funding is frozen. But even if all organizations are in the same storm, not all are in the same boat. Those that have stashed money for emergencies are better protected. “I would say […]

It’s been anything but smooth sailing for fundraisers this year. Once-reliable revenue streams are drying up, donor confidence is wavering, and federal funding is frozen. But even if all organizations are in the same storm, not all are in the same boat. Those that have stashed money for emergencies are better protected. “I would say […]

How data and AI empower fundraisers to treat all supporters like major donors.

How data and AI empower fundraisers to treat all supporters like major donors.

This giving season will finish off a complicated year. Experts share nine ways to build a strong campaign despite the challenges — and hit annual revenue goals.

Foundation leaders share insights into what it takes to secure grants that enable organizational growth.

Plus, join Thursday’s webinar on winning capacity-building grants.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, started by the late Superman actor and his wife, raises more than $1 million a year by coaching volunteers to throw uplifting events on its behalf.

Program officers at nearly 200 grant makers are using a new artificial intelligence tool to assess the financial health of prospective grantee organizations.

Learn how an environmental group sustains a warm, wholesome online community — and raises blockbuster sums.

This year, the competition for large foundations’ attention is fierce. Here are key strategies to stand out in a crowded field.

Three experts explain how to get to know foundation program officers and best position your nonprofit to secure flexible funding.

Also, Enterprise Mobility committed $200 million to address food insecurity and social equity, and the Skoll Foundation announced the five winners of the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation.

Plus, an alum left $35 million to Allegheny College to build an innovation lab, and Vanderbilt Law School will use $6.8 million to exonerate wrongfully convicted people in Tennessee.

Also, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Direct Relief have tapped new CEOs, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors named two interim co-leaders.

Also, Open Philanthropy promised $120 million through its Abundance and Growth Fund to advance economic development, and the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation gave $10 million to develop precision therapies for Alzheimer’s disease.