Read the Washington Business Journal’s recent profile of Tonia Wellons, who assumed the role of CEO of the Greater Washington Community Foundation in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Donors who have donor-advised funds are stepping up their giving in a big way, writes Anne Kadet, a columnist at The Wall Street Journal.

In this op-ed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, lawyer and author Bruce Hopkins takes aim at critics who fail to understand the importance of donor-advised funds to communities across the United States.

Across the United States, community foundations are stepping up to provide critical funds and support to those impacted by Covid-19, writes Inside Philanthropy’s Paul Karon.

The coronavirus pandemic has touched off an explosion of grant making from donor-advised funds, according to a spot check of the big national donor-advised fund-sponsors and community foundations of all sizes by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Community foundations have established funds that are acting as clearinghouses to distribute donations to charities that have been vetted and are poised to have the biggest impact, writes New York Times columnist Paul Sullivan.

The Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative stands up for donor-advised funds, by showcasing how donors are using these giving vehicles to support important community projects.

via Nonprofit Quarterly

The Chronicle of Philanthropy