New Grant Programs

Newly announced grant programs:

AT&T (San Antonio): $100-million to keep students in school

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: $25-million to help cities and towns provide citizens with access to digital technology

Give and Take

Aid worker recounts humanitarian traumas witnessed in Myanmar

Foreign aid and philanthropy

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Opinion

Philanthropy's Jeremiah Wright Problem
Why do foundations give so much to groups that accuse America of persistent racism?

Naming Rights
The New York Public Library shouldn't have allowed its flagship building to be renamed after a $100-million donor.

'Philanthrocapitalism': Has It Met Its Promise?
Big investments by donors in business-related solutions to social problems have yet to live up to the hype.

A Lost Opportunity
'Oprah's Big Give' was a missed chance to explain how Americans can help charities.

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From the Archives

Editors' Picks

Betting on Hedge Funds
Charities seek to tap into a fast-growing source of wealth.

Charity on a Grand Scale
The rock star Elton John raises millions of dollars to fight AIDS.

The Basics

Learning the Business of Philanthropy
A program in South Carolina teaches high-school students how to make money and give it away.

Story Time
Foundation leaders spin tales from their families' lives as a way to share values and traditions.

New Books

Summaries of publications on fund raising, philanthropy, and managing nonprofit organizations.

Guide to Grants

More than $244-million, from the May 15 issue.

Bernard Osher Foundation: $50-million to the Foundation for California Community Colleges

ConocoPhillips: $15-million to the University of Alaska at Anchorage

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: $2.7-million to the Society of Architectural Historians

Online Discussions

Join us Tuesday, May 27 at noon Eastern time to discuss how to engage millennials for social causes and read the transcript of our recent discussion with United Way chief executive Brian Gallagher.

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America's Top Donors

Use our new database to search for gifts of $1-million or more made this year and find out who is giving the most.

Chronicle Surveys

Philanthropy 50
See the Americans who donated the most to charity in 2007.

Corporate giving
Examine giving patterns by the largest companies in the United States.

Philanthropy 400
Find the 400 organizations that raised the most money from private sources

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Awards

New awards to honor achievements by nonprofit leaders and organizations.

Annual reports

Summaries of annual reports from the Otto Bremer, Conrad N. Hilton, and W.M. Keck Foundations.

Events

Conferences, workshops, and other meetings about nonprofit organizations and donors.

Philanthropy Careers

More than 520 positions available with 80 just added.

People

Riccardo Muti is the new music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (Photograph by Todd Rosenberg)

See news about that appointment and other personnel changes in the nonprofit world.

Products & Services

Fund-Raising Services Guide: Organizations that provide products and services to nonprofit groups.

Technology Guide: Organizations that provide technology products and services to nonprofit organizations.

Continuing-Education Guide: Organizations that provide continuing education to nonprofit executives.

Guide to Managing Nonprofits: Organizations that specialize in advising nonprofit groups.

Employer Profiles: In-depth information provided by nonprofit employers.

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FROM THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Little Engines That Could
In economically struggling communities, small private colleges help generate development projects in large part as a matter of survival.

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