Alex Daniels
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Gates closed down a half billion anti-poverty effort and instead banked on AI (opens the original)
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The philanthropy giant ended a broad approach and now will focus on tech fixes to put more money in people’s pockets. By Alex DanielsSenior Editor, Foundations September 23, 2026 | Read Time: 11 minutes As the Gates Foundation maps out its next 20 years, it’s making one thing abundantly clear: Investing in artificial intelligence has become a major priority at the Seattle grant-making behemoth. The reason, according to Bill Gates: AI is moving fast, and it’s essential to spend just as quickly to
Is Trump weaponizing the IRS against nonprofits? (opens the original)
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Nonprofit leaders say proposed rules to pull tax-exempt status of colleges supporting DEI is a threat to the entire sector. By Alex DanielsSenior Editor, Foundations September 18, 2026 | Read Time: 6 minutes A rule proposed earlier this month by the Trump administration that would strip colleges and private schools of their tax-exempt status if they provide programs based on race has some nonprofit leaders worried. Critics say it could lead to even more peril for other kinds of charities that ha
Podcast: Why a couple is pledging half their wealth to guaranteed income programs (opens the original)
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Jeff Atwood and Betsy Burton talk about their strategy, their admiration for MacKenzie Scott's giving, and more. September 18, 2026 | Read Time: 1 minute Spouses Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Overflow and Discourse, and Betsy Burton, a scientist who has helped develop cancer therapies, talk about their commitment to give away $50 million — half their family’s wealth — over five years, with the bulk of it going to guaranteed-income programs in rural America. Listen to episodes from the previou
GitLab hosts nonprofit AI demo day to woo investors to innovation fund (opens the original)
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Investing in commercial uses of AI far outstrips investing for social good. The GitLab Foundation wants to change that. By Alex DanielsSenior Editor, Foundations September 15, 2026 | Read Time: 6 minutes The GitLab Foundation is hoping to get more grant makers to help nonprofits develop AI tools that will boost their impact. To that end, it recently gathered more than 200 foundation program officers and technology experts to learn about the advances nonprofits have made. Kavitta Ghai, co-founder
Ford's early steps toward a strategy overhaul (opens the original)
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The foundation will divide into groups to prepare for a program reboot, the first under its president, Heather Gerken. By Alex DanielsSenior Editor, Foundations September 10, 2026 | Read Time: 4 minutes The Ford Foundation will soon start a process to roll out a new grant making strategy, the foundation’s president, Heather Gerken, told the Chronicle in an exclusive interview. Why the Ford Foundation Has Committed $60M in New Funding to Protect Elections Ask the CEO: A Conversation with Heather
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