What Nonprofits Are Doing to Increase Diversity in Fundraising.
A number of groups offer internships, mentoring, educational programs, and more to support pathways to leadership for people of color. Here is a sampling of programs.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Diversity Is Not Enough in Fundraising Offices
Nonprofits have been talking about diversity for a long time. But making sure fundraisers feel included and nurturing a sense of belonging require a level of intention most haven’t mustered.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Created Its Own Fundraising Pipeline
A summer “boot camp” helped the All Stars Project train diverse, early-career fundraisers.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Robotic Devices Donated to VA Hospitals Help People With Spinal-Cord Injuries Walk
Robotic exoskeletons have benefits beyond mobility, including an emotional boost.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A year ago today, foundations and donors committed to new ways of operating to help organizations survive the health and economic crises. In 2021, there’s much more for all of us to do.
Do the Math: Foundations Can Afford to Advance the Nation’s Covid Reset
Solving big problems revealed by a year of cascading crises demands a surge in grant making. Fortunately, endowments have swelled enough in the past year to enable steady increases in giving.
By Aaron Dorfman and Ellen Dorsey
For Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Tobacco Is a Social-Justice Issue
The grant maker has given $10 million largely to help poor people, rural whites, and people of color.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Bloomberg’s Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good?
In September 2019, Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire philanthropist, and Matthew Myers, president of the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, unveiled a $160 million, three-year campaign to end what they described as an epidemic of e-cigarette use among kids.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
How to Connect With Prospective Major-Gift Donors Now
Three veteran fundraisers offer advice about how to build relationships at a time when meeting face-to-face is still tricky.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundation Helps Nonprofits Boost Social-Media Fundraising With Expertise and Matching Grants
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund offered grantees crash courses in how to use Twitter and Facebook to boost fundraising. The results for nonprofits, such as the Jacksonville Humane Society, were impressive.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grant Makers Use $3 Billion in Bond Offerings to Pump More to Charities
The California Endowment is among the latest entrants taking advantage of historically low interest rates to spend more now on grantees’ urgent needs.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Diversity Isn’t Enough: New Book Offers Guide for Inclusion in Fundraising
Angelique Grant and Ron Schiller of the Aspen Leadership Group offer practical advice, like starting an inclusion council and taking advantage of campaigns.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Where Does Fundraising Go From Here? Black Development Leaders Offer a Guide
Black leaders in college fundraising are circulating a pledge with concrete steps to create a path for diverse leadership in the field.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How to Keep Women of Color From Leaving the Fundraising Profession
When neither colleagues nor donors look like you, and you didn’t grow up with wealth, you need mentors to help you deal with the learning curve and with racism.
By Kishshana Palmer
Contributor