The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 8, 2025

Bill Gates said his foundation will give away $200 billion over the next 20 years, accelerating donations in global health and other areas. By Stephanie Beasley AP Bill Gates plans to donate $200 billion from his foundation the largest amount a private foundation has ever given away. Bill Gates said his foundation will give away $200 billion over the next 20 years, accelerating donations in global health and other areas.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 8, 2025

It makes absolutely no sense to base a fundraising appeal on a logical argument, but you see it all the time. Here's what you should do instead.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 8, 2025

The 73-year-old practitioner of "acupuncture philanthropy" will step down next year, in part to make way for a younger leader to work with the sixth generation of Rockefellers on the grant maker's board. By Drew Lindsay LENIN NOLLY, Sipa USA via AP Stephen Heintz joined the board as the fifth generation of the Rockefeller family was joining the board, and he leaves as the sixth generation takes over.

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Philanthropy 222

NonProfit PRO

MAY 8, 2025

Join us forArreva Answers: Real Fundraising Solutions for Donor Retention, Acquisition, and Engagement a live Q&A where your questions drive the conversation. No slides, no fluff. Just straight answers from experts whove seen it all. Submit your biggest fundraising challenges when you register and get ready for practical, actionable advice you can use right away.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement

There’s more than one way to end the year with impact—and we’re letting you decide the direction. In this "choose your own adventure" community-led webinar, attendees will vote in real time to pick one of three year-end event strategies to explore in depth: Volunteer Appreciation Events 🧡 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns 🌈 Mission/Program Celebrations 🎉 Once the path is chosen, we’ll dive into a step-by-step engagement workflow plan tailored to that format, showing how

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Clairification

MAY 8, 2025

13 happens to be my lucky number. I want it to be lucky for you too. Today, Im going to reveal to you how you can make this happen. A survey of wills reported on by the Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed the average bequest by everyday donors is $78,630. The survey is a few years old, but as a working average this will suffice. Some people will leave less; some people will leave more.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 8, 2025

Give, a TIFIN company, sold Giving Place to Foundation Source in order to sharpen its focus on expanding its donor-advised fund offerings.

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Jeff Brooks

MAY 8, 2025

A lot of people think quality writing is some kind of magic that requires in-born talent that most people just dont have. As a person who makes a living largely by writing, Im tempted to promote that myth. But its not true. Great writing — like most skills — comes from hard work, lots of practice, and knowing where to focus. Great fundraising writers are strong on these three things: Focus on donors.

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Candid

MAY 8, 2025

Childrens ability to thrive is influenced by a web of unique local factors, including limited job opportunities and social mobility, geographic isolation, and lack of safe housing. To address these challenges, its key to consider local complexities. Thats where community-led impact comes in. Across rural America, civil society and the public and private sectors are coming together to actively engage local leaders in planning, delivery, and refining efforts to drive lasting positive change. posit

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Panelists in view: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Shawn Escoffery, Jorge Daz Ortiz, and Dr. Marta Moreno Vega. Image courtesy of Puerto Rico Community Foundation. The annual gathering of leaders in Puerto Rico offers a unique space for connection and growth. Here, we find opportunities to heal, to advance racial justice, to build bridges among foundations, and to nurture the hope that fuels our collective aspirations.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 8, 2025

As charities focus on Trump, little-known Scott Hodge pushes for $40 billion in new taxes on nonprofits. By Ben Gose Rod Lamkey/CNP/Abaca Scott Hodge works as a tax and policy fellow at Arnold Ventures, which works to advance policies focused on fiscal stability. As charities focus on Trump, little-known Scott Hodge pushes for $40 billion in new taxes on nonprofits.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Image credit: North Atlantic Books, Dimple Abichandani Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 8, 2025

By Liz Ruedy , Tom Glaisyer & Rachel Reichenbach Social change organizations in the United States have been accustomed to developing strategies in fairly resilient systems with relatively predictable patterns and behaviors. But the rapid speed, scale, and lack of restraint of recent Trump administration decisions have forced us to question the assumptions our strategies are built on and explore new models for understanding what impact might be possible in a moment that requires emergent appr

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