Alex Daniels
Senior Reporter
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
202-466-1221
Before joining the Chronicle in 2013, Alex covered Congress and national politics for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He covered the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns and reported extensively about Walmart Stores for the Little Rock paper.
Alex was an American Political Science Association congressional fellow and also completed Paul Miller Washington Reporting and International Reporting Project fellowships.
Stories by This Author
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FoundationsFoundations Continue to Diversify Staff, Increase Women CEO Pay
A Council on Foundations analysis shows a rise in female CEOs and people of color in grant-making roles. -
Grant Making
Who Decides? Foundation Staff Look to Outsiders to Steer Grants
The Spark Fund and the NextGen Grantmakers Initiative are among several philanthropies backing participatory grant-making efforts. -
Government and Regulation
Trump’s Order to Investigate Liberal Groups Is Likely to Face Legal Challenges
Some conservatives fear the president’s attacks on progressive foundations could come back to haunt them. “What might President AOC not like?” -
Leadership
Black Foundation Leaders in the Age of Trump: Still Leading and Dreaming
Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy provides a record and a time capsule of Black foundation leaders as the backlash against racial equity reaches the highest levels of government. -
Government and Regulation
Philanthropy Leaders Decry Trump’s Order to Investigate Liberal Groups
The executive memorandum follows reports that the Department of Justice is calling on federal prosecutors to investigate George Soros’s Open Society Foundations. -
Advice
Crypto-Philanthropy and Donor-Advised Funds Are Not Immune to Problems. Here Are Some Red Flags.
Due diligence is key for donors giving through new philanthropic vehicles. -
Donor-Advised Funds
Donors Say They Were Ghosted by a $10 Billion DAF
The SDG Impact Fund is under investigation, and a half dozen donors say the money they entrusted to the fund — to support charitable activities related to the U.N. Sustainability Goals — has not been put to its intended use. -
Grant Makers
Facing Free Speech Threats, Foundations Prepare for Next Volley From the White House
In preparing a response to expected policy changes, foundation leaders appear to walking a delicate line between exposing themselves to threats from the administration and remaining stalwart — and visible — institutions. -
Government and Legislation
100-Plus Foundations Stand United as White House Goes on the Attack
The philanthropies wrote an open letter that condemns political violence and defends their freedom of speech and the freedom to give. -
Grant Makers
Kresge Foundation Returns to Detroit After Decades in the Suburbs
After the 1967 riots, the Kmart-funded philanthropy moved its headquarters to Troy, Mich. The move back to Detroit will be accompanied by $180 million in funding for the northwest section of the city.
