At Maryhurst, which provides help to children suffering neglect and abuse, the staffing shortage was so severe that the board recently agreed to raise wages for frontline workers, in some […]
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Back to news homeElon Musk’s Latest Innovation: Troll Philanthropy
Mr. Musk did not respond to an email asking him to discuss his philanthropic giving.The notion that rich people have a moral obligation to give is an ancient one. Mr. […]
The Consulting Firm Billionaires Turn to When They Give Away Money
MacKenzie Scott stepped out of the long shadow of her former husband, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, by handing out billions of dollars in grants over the past two years […]
Global Supply Shortages Reach All the Way to a Haitian Aid Group
In the face of bewildering and enduring shortages of goods throughout the global economy, even aid organizations like food banks and clothing distributors are caught in the chaos. Many are […]
Nonprofits Get a New Type of Donation: Cryptocurrency
Still, she said, there are plenty of resources, like the Giving Block, that allow people to donate cryptocurrency and nonprofits to receive it safely and relatively easily.Donor-advised funds, which allow […]
MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.74 Billion to 286 Organizations
MacKenzie Scott promised she would give her fortune away “until the safe is empty.” That has proved to be harder than expected.Ms. Scott made that pledge in 2019, after her […]
Why Buy a Yacht When You Can Buy a Newspaper?
Billionaires have had a pretty good pandemic. There are more of them than there were a year ago, even as the crisis has exacerbated inequality. But scrutiny has followed these […]
Job Training That’s Free Until You’re Hired Is a Blueprint for Biden
Bill Barber saw an ad on Facebook last year for American Diesel Training Centers, a school in Ohio that prepares people for careers as diesel mechanics. It came with an […]
Raising Money for a Nonprofit? Try a Personalized Approach
“Sometimes everything feels too polished,” Ms. Choy said. “If they can make their solicitation as human as possible, it would work better. It shouldn’t be about putting someone on a […]
Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up
As the pandemic enters its second year, millions of renters are struggling with a loss of income and with the insecurity of not knowing how long they will have a […]