The Data Is In: “Effective” Philanthropy Has an Evidence Issue There's a stark divide between what donors say they value and how they actually give, writes Grace Adams of Effective Altruism Australia.

There's a stark divide between what donors say they value and how they actually give, writes Grace Adams of Effective Altruism Australia.

Guest Contributor, Grace Adams Reports: tinyurl.com/3ub2yy5f

#EffectiveAltruism #ImpactInvesting #DataDriven #Nonprofits #Giving #SocialImpact #EvidenceBased

Will This 81-Year-Old Trading Billionaire’s Fortune Seed a New Megafunder? Thomas Peterffy has an $80 billion-plus fortune, but a modest philanthropic record. While his children run a foundation, the generations may not exactly see eye to eye.

Thomas Peterffy has an $80 billion-plus fortune, but a modest philanthropic record. While his children run a foundation, the generations may not exactly see eye to eye.

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/5b83z5pd

#Wealth #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice #IndigenousRights

New Panel Aims to Fortify Sector Independence, Downplays Elephant in the Room Can an expert panel organized by Independent Sector deliver on its mission without directly addressing Trump administration threats?

Can an expert panel organized by Independent Sector deliver on its mission without directly addressing Trump administration threats?

Constance Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/sbhd8kkz

#Nonprofits #CivilSociety #Democracy #PublicPolicy #SocialImpact #Advocacy #Governance

A Changing World Order Is Putting Civilians at Risk. Philanthropy Needs a Strategy As the global security landscape grows more volatile, Jenny McAvoy argues that funders need a better plan to back civilian protection.

As the global security landscape grows more volatile, Jenny McAvoy argues that funders need a better plan to back civilian protection.

Guest Contributor, Jenny McAvoy Report: tinyurl.com/5e8fedsw

#GlobalSecurity #HumanRights #Peacebuilding #InternationalLaw #Conflict #SocialImpact #SystemsChange

Some community funders are stepping up as accessing healthcare gets harder. But how does this all measure up to 2020?

Katherine Don Reports: tinyurl.com/229yud6t

#Healthcare #PublicHealth #CommunityFoundations #Nonprofits #HealthEquity #SocialImpact #Philanthropy #Policy #FundingCrisis

The foundation aims to disburse at least $1 billion over the next year. However, critics are still very concerned about conflicts of interest between the foundation and the for-profit OpenAI Group.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/3aumvkb5

#AI #TechPhilanthropy #ArtificialIntelligence #Nonprofits

Scientific advances hold a lot of promise for rare disease treatment, Erin Finucane and Nicole Boice write. What’s needed right now is philanthropic alignment.

Guest Contributors, Erin Finucane and Nicole Boice Reports: tinyurl.com/y57vuny3

#RareDisease #HealthcareInnovation #GeneTherapy #CRISPR

New Fund Will Serve People Flocking to Illinois for Abortions and Other Care Close to 1 in 4 people who travel in the U.S. for reproductive healthcare come to Illinois. A new philanthropic partnership with the state could be a model for other places.

Close to 1 in 4 people who travel in the U.S. for reproductive healthcare come to Illinois. A new philanthropic partnership with the state could be a model for other places.

Connie Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/43smhtkn

#ReproductiveHealth #AbortionAccess

What Hard Data Do We Have About the Billionaire Giving Boom? As a group, billionaire donors are moving more money and have more clout in the sector. That seems clear from abundant anecdotal evidence, but what do the numbers say?

As a group, billionaire donors are moving more money and have more clout in the sector. That seems clear from abundant anecdotal evidence, but what do the numbers say?

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/2fb2xa4t

#WealthInequality #BigPhilanthropy #Billionaires #Data

Arun Gupta watched technology and government talk past each other for decades. Now, through NobleReach Foundation, he's helping young professionals become “dual citizens” of both worlds.

Ade Adeniji(@adeadeniji.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/yue473p6

#PublicSector #TechTalent

Jim and Karen Ansara have invested deeply in creating healthcare facilities in Haiti and other countries, with growing impact.

Guest Contributor, Susan Barnett Reports: tinyurl.com/yc6e924m

#GlobalHealth #HealthcareAccess #Infrastructure #InternationalDevelopment #PublicHealth #SocialImpact

What Do We Know About David Duffield’s Giving? The Workday and PeopleSoft cofounder's total giving tops $1.2 billion, according to the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation. Here's where that money's been going.

The Workday and PeopleSoft cofounder's total giving tops $1.2 billion, according to the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation. Here's where that money's been going.

Martha Ramirez(@martharamirez.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/3wmyuzc2

#BillionaireGiving #TechLeaders #Nonprofits #VeteransSupport

Preparing for the Skoll World Forum and Fundraising Success Back Home Connect on the personal level, protect your energy, wear comfortable shoes — and other advice from the prequel to the world’s most intense philanthropy convening.

Connect on the personal level, protect your energy, wear comfortable shoes — and other advice from the prequel to the world’s most intense philanthropy convening.

Wendy Paris Reports: tinyurl.com/3jsz4h5d

#SocialImpact #GlobalDevelopment #Nonprofits #Leadership #Fundraising #Networking #Impact

What happens when a sector run by a managerial elite that is distant from working-class concerns shapes how the public perceives a major party?

David Callahan Reports: tinyurl.com/yfxszxjt

#Democracy #PoliticalStrategy #Inequality #WorkingClass #PublicOpinion #SocialImpact #Policy #Nonprofits

Philanthropy’s AI Dilemma Philanthropy experts on how nonprofits are navigating adopting AI without compromising trust.

In a recent piece from The Index Applied Substack, sector leaders—including Ashutosh Nandeshwar, Ph.D., Jean Westrick , and Inside Philanthropy’s Mike Scutari—share how nonprofits and funders are navigating this moment.

Read the full piece from The Index Applied: tinyurl.com/58purjrb

#AI

U.S. cuts have devastated aid programs across the globe, but private funders are helping organizations like Helen Keller Intl continue at least some of their life-saving work.

Constance Matthiessen Reports: tinyurl.com/yc8fnjb2

#GlobalHealth #ForeignAid #Nonprofits #HumanitarianAid

After a Devastating Winter, Philanthropy Brings Hope for Journalism in D.C. Donations to dynamic local outlets – and support from one big national initiative – have offset major downsizing at The Washington Post.

Donations to dynamic local outlets – and support from one big national initiative – have offset major downsizing at The Washington Post.

Celia Wexler Reports: tinyurl.com/2xfrabf4

#Journalism #LocalNews #MediaIndustry #NonprofitNews #Democracy #PublicInterest #CommunityImpact #NewsInnovation

CZI Is Poised to Become the World’s Largest Private Biomedical Funder. What Might That Look Like? CZI’s Biohub aims to harness AI for groundbreaking biomedical research, potentially surpassing other leading funders in influence and investment.

CZI’s Biohub aims to harness AI for groundbreaking biomedical research, potentially surpassing other leading funders in influence and investment.

Wendy Paris(@wendyparis.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/28f6rnzc

#Journalism #LocalNews #MediaIndustry #NonprofitNews #Democracy #PublicInterest

101 Ways to Do Family Philanthropy: Lessons From Nearly Two Dozen Foundations After covering family foundations across the country, stemming from Silicon Valley tech wealth to Midwestern business fortunes, Ade Adeniji offers some key takeaways.

After covering family foundations across the country, stemming from Silicon Valley tech wealth to Midwestern business fortunes, Ade Adeniji offers some key takeaways.

Ade Adeniji(@adeadeniji.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/ybhn99hv

#FamilyPhilanthropy #NonprofitLeadership #SocialImpact

How the Doris Duke Foundation Is Helping Artists Close the Tech Skills Gap The foundation’s Artists Make Technology initiative seeks to build a field where performing artists drive technological innovation in partnership with peers, funders and tech experts.

The foundation’s Artists Make Technology initiative seeks to build a field where performing artists drive technological innovation in partnership with peers, funders and tech experts.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/vusedrsb

#ArtsAndCulture #Technology #CreativeEconomy #AI #DigitalInnovation

To Move Past False Choices, Housing Funders Must Embrace Supply Responding to criticism of his call for funders to “take a side,” Ned Resnikoff makes a case for a grand bargain among progressive housing advocates.

Responding to criticism of his call for funders to “take a side,” Ned Resnikoff makes a case for a grand bargain among progressive housing advocates.

Guest Contributor, Ned Resnikoff Reports: tinyurl.com/34pynsj3

#HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #YIMBY #UrbanPolicy #HousingPolicy #Philanthropy

Immigrant Families Under Attack Get a Boost as California Funders Work with the State In collaboration with Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, three regional grantmakers are funding legal assistance and basic needs.

In collaboration with Gov. Gavin Newsom's office, three regional grantmakers are funding legal assistance and basic needs.

Martha Ramirez(@martharamirez.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/36f53e3z

#Immigration #California #Nonprofits #SocialImpact #PublicPrivatePartnership #HumanRights

Proximity Pays Off as Two Regional Funders Tackle Rural Health Working in places where access to care is often scarce, the Benedum Foundation and T.L.L. Temple Foundation are leaning into local connections and trust.

Working in places where access to care is often scarce, the Benedum Foundation and T.L.L. Temple Foundation are leaning into local connections and trust.

Laurie Udesky Reports: tinyurl.com/cp6pzxtu

#PublicHealth #RuralHealth #HealthcareAccess #HealthEquity #Nonprofits #Grantmaking #CommunityHealth

Foundation CEOs Want to Boost Payouts to Assist Besieged Grantees. Their Boards? Not So Much A new Center for Effective Philanthropy briefing explores tensions between foundation board members and CEOs around increasing payout.

A new Center for Effective Philanthropy briefing explores tensions between foundation board members and CEOs around increasing payout.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/yhzc8az4

#Nonprofits #Foundations #Grantmaking #CharitableGiving #SocialImpact #BoardGovernance #Payout #NonprofitSector

What is philanthropy doing in the face of threats to the 2026 elections? That question is not so easy to answer.

David Callahan Reports: tinyurl.com/yrm7bnhn

#Democracy #Elections2026 #VotingRights #CivicEngagement #Nonprofits #Grantmaking #ElectionProtection #SocialImpact #PoliticalCrisis

Drawing on interviews with 68 leaders, trade publication Democracy Notes surfaces key trends affecting democracy funders and nonprofits.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/37f4mfyu

#Democracy #Nonprofits #Burnout #CivicEngagement #SocialImpact #Funders #Grantmaking #FieldBuilding #CivilSociety

Why the Wallace Foundation Is Leaning into Out-of-School Opportunities for Teens Wallace's Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents program will be active in seven communities around the country.

Wallace's Advancing Opportunities for Adolescents program will be active in seven communities around the country.

Constance Matthiessen(@cmatthiessen.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/ermkn6uy

#Philanthropy #Education #YouthDevelopment #AfterSchool #OutOfSchoolTime #MentalHealth #EdPolicy

Did Late OnlyFans Owner Leonid Radvinsky Leave Behind a $3.5 Billion Foundation? Radvinsky’s stake in the adult content site was worth at least several billion, and it’ll likely end up in his foundation. What might that new megafunder support?

Radvinsky’s stake in the adult content site was worth at least several billion, and it’ll likely end up in his foundation. What might that new megafunder support?

Michael Kavate(@kavate.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/8ew32pw2

#Megadonors #BigPhilanthropy #Wealth #Nonprofits

The Business Case for DAF Reform Donor-advised fund reform isn’t just fair and democratic, guest author Bromme Hampton Cole writes. It’s also the best strategic move.

Donor-advised fund reform isn’t just fair and democratic, guest author Bromme Hampton Cole writes. It’s also the best strategic move.

Guest Contributor, Bromme Hampton Cole Reports: tinyurl.com/bdhazv7s

#Nonprofits #DonorAdvisedFunds #DAFs #CharitableGiving #Accountability #Transparency #Trust

Boom Times: These Billionaires Have Ramped Up Their Giving The ultra-rich are giving away more than ever before, even if few manage to keep up with their exploding fortunes. Here are 12 donors, couples and families we’re watching.

The ultra-rich are giving away more than ever before, even if few manage to keep up with their exploding fortunes. Here are just some of the donors and couples we’re watching.

Katherine Don Reports: tinyurl.com/3hj5w8tt

#Billionaires #BigPhilanthropy #WealthInequality #Megadonors #CharitableGiving