Development News and Resources
Resources
Trusted resources to inform your fundraising efforts.
- Association of Fundraising Professionals
- The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
- Association of Independent Schools New England (AISNE)
- Chronicle of Philanthropy - In-depth news, opinion, advice and jobs for philanthropic and nonprofit organizations
- BoardSource - A leader in nonprofit board leadership research, leadership, and support
- Guidestar - Destination for nonprofits and nonprofit research
- The Center for Effective Philanthropy
- Giving USA - Giving USA - Reports on the sources and uses of charitable giving in the United States
- National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) - Promotes philanthropy that serves the public good
- Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (IUPUI) - Leading source for philanthropic research and trends
- National Council of Nonprofits - largest network of nonprofits in the United States
- Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) - Global nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement professionals
- Foundation Directory - Database and search tools with information on 242,000 U.S. foundations
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - News, opinion, advice, and jobs for individuals in higher education
- Charity Navigator - World’s largest independent nonprofit evaluator
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search - Search for information about an organization's tax-exempt status and filings including 990s
News Stories
Philanthropy Trends
- The Super Rich Are Trying New Approaches to Philanthropy | The Economist
- From Newtown to Uvalde: Growth in Gun-Violence Philanthropy and a New Mind-Set for a Movement | The Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Meeting the Moment: Black Leaders in Philanthropy Reflect on How the Sector is Evolving | Inside Philanthropy
- Donating personal data could be the new frontier in philanthropy | ASU News
- Big Shifts Are Prompting Strategic Choices in Philanthropy | Bloomberg Tax News
- 3 Trends Shaping Philanthropy In 2022 | Forbes
- Three seismic shifts that will impact philanthropy in 2022 | Fast Company
- Three seismic shifts that will impact philanthropy in 2022
- The Giving-While-Living Shift | Barron’s
- Fossil fuel divestment gains momentum in philanthropy | AP News
- Fossil fuel divestment gains momentum in philanthropy | AP News
- Trust-Based Philanthropy and Strategic Giving | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Museum of Science to unveil major renovation in mid-2026 | The Boston Globe
Role of Philanthropy
- Amid crisis and collaboration, a plan to sustain local news emerges | Concord Monitor
- Why Philanthropy Has Made Little Progress on Gun Violence — and a Few Reasons for Hope | Inside Philanthropy
- Can philanthropists help fuel a global clean energy transition? | The Washington Post
- Making Federal Infrastructure Funding Equitable—What Philanthropy Can Do | Nonprofit Quarterly
- Reimagining philanthropy’s commitment to racial equity | The Boston Globe
Thought Leadership
IMPORTANT GIFTS
- Philanthropic group gifts United Negro College Fund $100 million grant to help boost HBCU endowments | CNN
- Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company | The NY Times
- Moderna CEO Bancel says he’ll give most of his money away | The Boston Globe
- MacKenzie Scott gives $123M to Big Brothers Big Sisters | Boston 25 News
- M&T Bank announces $25M philanthropic initiative | CT Insider
- Celtics co-owner donates $2M to protect Florida manatees | AP News
- Stanford gets $1.1 billion for new climate school from John Doerr | The Boston Globe
- $25M gift to help cancer research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock | AP News
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