Giving Drink to the Thirsty with Water and Love
Water is Life Kenya (WILK) has delivered clean water to over 110,000 Maasai residents across 36 projects, with 90% of its wells still operating after nearly two decades—far surpassing the typical 30‑50% failure rate for WASH initiatives. The nonprofit pairs community‑run water systems with micro‑economic programs such as Livestock as a Business and Hope for Widows, turning water access into sustainable income opportunities. Founder Joyce Tannian’s love‑driven mission emphasizes deep personal transformation rather than sheer project count. This holistic model has reduced water‑carrying time, boosted school attendance, and empowered widows to start businesses.
What Trash Day Taught Me About Foundations Fundraising
The author likens weekly trash‑day navigation to the hurdles of foundation fundraising and distills the experience into seven actionable tips—plan ahead, track impact wins, map each foundation’s priorities, nurture relationships, keep a ready toolkit, collaborate across the organization, and capture...
GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 6
In the latest GDT Podcast, Jeremy Beer interviews Romanita Hairston, CEO of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, about the power and challenges of regional philanthropy. The trust leverages Jack Murdock’s legacy to fund nonprofits through capacity‑building grants, leadership training, and...
How Charter Schools Create Opportunity—And What Donors Can Do Next
Charter schools now serve about 3.7 million students across 8,150 campuses, employing over 250,000 teachers. A 2023 Stanford study found charter attendees gain roughly 16 extra reading days and six extra math days versus traditional public peers, with pronounced gains for...
GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 4
The Givers, Doers, & Thinkers podcast’s ninth season features an interview with Destiny Rojo of the PY Foundation. The conversation spotlights place‑based giving in Artesia, New Mexico, where the foundation backs education, public art, economic development and nonprofit capacity. Rojo explains how...
GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 3
In the latest Givers, Doers, & Thinkers podcast, host Jeremy Beer interviews Hanna Skandera, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund, about the urgent need to revitalize civics education as the United States nears its 250th anniversary. Skandera outlines the...
Dad’s Fundraising Wisdom
A veteran pastor revealed that his churches consistently posted strong financial results by never framing appeals as "fundraising" but as spiritual health and tithing. By preaching the donor’s identity and values, his congregations grew to a $100,000 surplus last year....
GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 2
The Givers, Doers, & Thinkers podcast’s Season 9, Episode 2 features Jeremy Beer interviewing business leader and philanthropist Rob Hays. Hays reflects on the setbacks that built his resilience and how those experiences shape his approach to charitable giving. The discussion highlights...
Funding a Fiat
The Fund for Vocations, a nonprofit that clears financial hurdles for candidates to religious life, announced a landmark $4.5 million anonymous gift—the largest in its history. Since its 2007 launch, the fund has paid more than $6.2 million toward student‑loan debt for...
GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 1
The Givers, Doers, & Thinkers podcast launches Season 9 with episode 1 featuring Steve Zabilski, president and CEO of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. Host Jeremy Beer explores how strategic investment in fundraising and organizational capacity can transform nonprofit outcomes. Zabilski...
The Big Lie, and What to Do About It
Daniel J. Mahoney’s new book, *The Persistence of the Ideological Lie*, argues that a centuries‑old revolutionary mindset now fuels modern “woke” movements, replacing the classic good‑vs‑evil framework with a false progress‑vs‑reaction dichotomy. Drawing on Solzhenitsyn, Marx, the 1619 Project, and...
No Pledge Either Good or Bad
Peter Thiel has publicly denounced the Giving Pledge, labeling it an “Epstein‑adjacent fake boomer club.” The pledge, launched in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates, asks billionaires to commit to giving away at least half of their...
John Quincy Adams, the Declaration, and America’s Christian Essence
American Policy Roundtable has issued a new hardcover that reproduces John Quincy Adams’s 68‑page Fourth of July oration delivered in 1837, accompanied by scholarly commentary from political theorist William B. Allen and roundtable chairman David Zanotti. In the speech, Adams...
Does A.I. Belong in Your Grant Writing Process?
Nonprofit leaders are exploring ChatGPT to speed grant writing, but the article warns that AI should remain a polishing tool, not the origin of mission statements. It argues that the initial draft of any foundational text must be crafted by...
Hope for Sudan and South Sudan
The Sudan Relief Fund (SRF) has been delivering food, clean water, and medical aid in Sudan and South Sudan for more than 25 years, focusing on the war‑torn Nuba Mountains and displaced populations. Its flagship Mother of Mercy Hospital, led...