Fund Raising
Getting Younger Donors to Give
Attracting people in their 20s to charitable causes requires far more diverse approaches than those needed to persuade older people to give, according to a new survey that examines how people of different generations support good works.
How Politics Spawned a Career in Advocacy
John Briscoe of Common Cause discusses why he pursued a career in advocacy.
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Executive Pay: How Much is Too Much?
The Senate's questions about pay packages for top officials at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America has sparked a war of words over what charity leaders should earn.
Rosetta Thurman: Stop the Greed
Dan Pallotta: 'An Undeserved Attack'
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Learn How to Win More Grants
Join us Tuesday, March 23, at noon Eastern time, to talk live with experts who can help your organization compete more effectively for foundation grants.
Find Big Donors: Search Gifts of $1-Million or More
T. Denny Sanford, the South Dakota philanthropist, recently gave $50-million to the Burnham Institute for Medical Research in La Jolla, Calif.
Find out where his gift stacks up against other 2010 gifts and browse our extensive database that includes all individual gifts of $1-million or more made to charities since 2003.
Recent News
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Nonprofit Association Seeks State-Budget Stories
The National Council of Nonprofits is asking charities to send stories about problems they are having with government contracts or with new fees or taxes.
- Facebook Co-founder Starts Cause-Related Social-Networking Site
- Grants Budgets Take a Hit at Many Small Foundations
- Congress Approves Jobs Tax Break
- IRS's List of 'Dirty Dozen' Schemes Includes Charity Warning
Philanthropy Today
- Bloomberg Shift in Giving Plan Causes Alarm Among N.Y. Charities
- Bay-Area Education Charities Focus on College Completion
- Jobless D.C. Man Hands Out $10 a Day in ‘Year of Giving’ Campaign
- Foundation Sues Government, Charging Negligence for Missing Madoff Fraud
- Antipoverty Charity Kicks Founder Off Its Board
Innovation
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Relief Charity Adds Songs to Its Medical Bag to Fight Diseases
Charities are creating songs with public-health messages to reach victims of Haiti's earthquake.
Sean Stannard-Stockton
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Rounding Up the Experts to Aid Donors
A new group seeks to make the expertise of foundations, charities, and universities available to donors who want to find the most-effective organizations.
America's Biggest Givers: 2009
Stanley F. and Fiona B. Druckenmiller, No. 1 on The Chronicle's list of America's most-generous donors, gave $705-million to their foundation.
Search the entire Philanthropy 50 list
Search The Chronicle's annual listings of America's top donors since 2001:
Executive Pay: How Much is Too Much?
The Senate's questions about pay packages for top officials at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America has sparked a war of words over what charity leaders should earn.
Rosetta Thurman: Stop the Greed
Dan Pallotta: 'An Undeserved Attack'
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