The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 4, 2023

By Craig Kennedy A recent call by philanthropy leaders for greater civility and respect of those with different views appears to be an opening response to critics, especially those in Congress, who want to reform laws governing the field.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 13, 2024

The wrongheaded decision should not dissuade nonprofits committed to racial equity from doing their critical work. 31, 2024.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 14, 2024

The cost of giving rose for people who no longer itemize deductions on their taxes. By Rasheeda Childress iStockphoto The cost of giving rose for people who no longer itemize deductions on their taxes.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Eric Risberg, AP The state has signed off on rebranding the San Francisco law school. The lawsuit cites an 1878 agreement with the state of California to create and fund the law school, which promised Hastings’ heirs $100,000, plus interest, should the school ever “cease to exist.” By Terri Lynn Helge.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Image credit: Wirestock on iStock Philanthropy today is a system of wealth hoarding. The reasons are multiple, but often, leaders claim that the law compels their behavior. The reasons are multiple, but often, leaders claim that the law compels their behavior. trillion in five years.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Aviation lawyer John Hoyns hopes his gift will help students from low-income families avoid the stress of worrying about money. By Maria Di Mento Plus, Stetson University received a $15.4 million bequest from a longtime supporter for scholarships and to endow its music school, and four other nonprofits received multimillion dollar donations.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2024

“A lot [of] our clients, whether they are nonprofits or for-profit companies, are facing a really different political landscape with regard to legal liabilities,” says Ann O’Leary, an attorney for the Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block, whose practice includes advising nonprofit organizations on these legal questions.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 22, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Mark D. DiOrio, Colgate University John Hoyns gave $20 million to support financial aid at Colgate University. Plus, a lumber heir left a large bequest to two Bangor, Me., hospitals, and Los Angeles philanthropist Wallis Annenberg is giving $10 million to a Beverly Hills performing-arts center she helped to launch 10 years ago.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 6, 2023

By Brad Lips Atlas Network Dinesh Kumar Dixit has helped improve laws in India for street vendors like him. Philanthropy should invest in them rather that pouring more funds into big government programs.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 6, 2025

Fundraisers need to keep key issues on their radar: potential changes to tax law, artificial intelligence, DAFs, and more. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images Fundraisers need to keep key issues on their radar: potential changes to tax law, artificial intelligence, DAFs, and more.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By Ellen P. Aprill and Jill Horwitz AP Photo, Andrew Harnik Billionaire investor and Harvard alum Bill Ackman has voiced his objections to the school’s current president.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 22, 2024

By Philip Hackney Robert Alexander/Getty Images Volunteers register voters in Santa Fe, N.M. Congress needs to assess whether any cure it seeks to implement will be better or worse than the disease that it thinks afflicts the U.S. electoral system.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Chief among them are the expansion of the charitable tax deduction and the 1969 law governing foundations. By Ben Gose Chronicle Illustration; Photo by Julia Schmalz Chief among them are the expansion of the charitable tax deduction and the 1969 law governing foundations.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Especially as philanthropy has been shifting its focus from individual grants and programs to investing in broader systemic change, addressing confirmation bias becomes all the more urgent: the tools, practices, and cultures for evaluating evidence and learning have not kept pace with this shifting scale.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Its board actions might be reversed because they were not taken pursuant to the organizations bylaws or applicable corporate laws. Ensure activities are operated consistent with all applicable laws , including Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and any licensing, registration, zoning, and contractual requirements.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 22, 2024

Conservatives are pushing laws to block services to immigrants and limit activities of racial justice and environment groups, said lawyers and scholars at a meeting last week. Meanwhile, federal and state efforts need more resources and new approaches.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Problem With Problem-Solving Solving problems to improve people’s lives has been philanthropy’s raison d’être. However, some criticisms have arisen regarding the approach philanthropies take in problem-solving. Can this vision be applied to philanthropy? Three examples demonstrate the Zero-Problem Philanthropy approach.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The law should be updated to include these organizations. The law should be updated to include these organizations. Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 31, 2024

For 20 years, John Burton Advocates for Youth has offered a blueprint for policy change by working alongside people aging out of the foster care system and staying the course after laws are passed. Above, the group’s staffers at the California State Capitol.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

Hip hop’s practice of sankofa is transforming philanthropy, paving the way for future innovation in the sector through funding opportunities that bring underserved communities into the fold. To those who aren’t down with the culture, hip-hop philanthropy might seem like a new development, but it isn’t.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Initiatives such as these have emerged largely in recent years and beg the questions: What is the role of philanthropy in the reparations space? Amara Enyia: Your work in the space of reparative philanthropy is groundbreaking. Amara Enyia: Your work in the space of reparative philanthropy is groundbreaking.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2023

Little has been known about how philanthropy has—or hasn’t—supported them, until now. Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. Discover all the research on philanthropy to HBCUs in the full report.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.” Philanthropy is starting to talk more about reparations. One takeaway: Traditional practices of grantmaking are insufficient.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Alex Daniels Sarah Jones for The Chronicle The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture-capital firm, and its associated foundation face a lawsuit arguing that its grants targeted to Black women entrepreneurs violate civil-rights laws.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 4, 2020

This was echoed in statements published by nonprofit leaders in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. A local humane society compared the mistreatment of Black people in custody of law enforcement to the mistreatment of animals. At such a time as this, even silence says something, especially if you are a white-led organization.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Also, the National Center for Youth Law has promoted its new executive director from within, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation has hired its first chief impact officer and director of racial justice.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 2, 2023

Prest Also, the Birthright Israel Foundation's new CEO will start in September, and the nonprofit law expert Peter Swords has died at age 88.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2025

Currently, almost everything is legally locked down by US copyright law, but only entertainment corporations and a few thousand celebrity artists meaningfully benefit. The Copyright Trap The idea of copyright is usually framed as protection: Copyright laws protect creators from having their work stolen or manipulated.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2022

New laws, increasing market pressures, and growing equity concerns are bringing the typically opaque world of compensation into the light. By Drew Lindsay.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

the largest nonprofit public-interest law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Meet Julie Perrelli, CFRE Julie Perrelli is the philanthropy officer at the Suncoast Hospice Foundation, a member of Empath Health, and leads the Foundation’s individual giving team, which includes major and planned giving.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

Prest Samanta Helou CLEANWash Mobile, a worker-owned cooperative, is prioritizing job safety, fair wage and hour laws, environmental protection, and community health initiatives for the hand-carwash industry in Los Angeles.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 19, 2021

Commonality conversation circled around pets, kids, eldercare, and in-laws. Tara Collins is a Jill-of-all-Trades, Master-of-Some, in nonprofit communications, writing, philanthropy, project management, and marketing. That’s a great color on you. ” and “ Were you able to break away to do something nice for yourself this week?

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 27, 2020

11/15: National Philanthropy Day. Or share how your supporters can show kindness to others in a way that aligns with your cause. 11/15: America Recycles Day. Share how your organization recycles. For a twist, try “recycling” old content that got a good response. Recognize your greatest supporters. 11/20: Absurdity Day.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Vincent Robinson As more states pass pay-transparency laws, here are key things to consider when setting salary ranges for leadership roles at your nonprofit.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 9, 2023

By Beth Gazley AP Photo/Kate Brumback Police arrested three people who have been aiding protesters at this Atlanta house in May 2023 Georgia has relied on its state domestic terrorism law and an unusual state-of-emergency declaration to jail the arrested activists and deny them bail for extended periods, though they were released only two days after (..)

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A professor of law discusses the accusation, why it would matter if the organization lost its nonprofit status, and whether he thinks the IRS will investigate the group. By Samuel Brunson Samuel Corum, Getty James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, is no longer its leader, though he may start a new organization. I’m not done,” he said.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Philanthropy has long prioritized programs to increase new homeownership, but this is only part of the equation. Fortunately, tangled titles are a preventable problem—and one that philanthropy can and should play a meaningful role in solving. Without being able to prove ownership via a clear title, then, heirs can lose their home.

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