Young People Prefer Shopping to Traditional Giving. That’s a Challenge for Nonprofits.
Giving, volunteering, and voting have long been viewed as the most important paths for those seeking to participate in civil society and make the world a better place.
By ROBERT JONES
Contributor
Let’s Make This Crisis the (Grand)Mother of Invention
A vast national corps of elders can help young people overcome Covid-slide if philanthropy and nonprofit innovators embrace the challenge.
By Carol Larson and TRENT STAMP
Why Philanthropy Can’t Keep Hoarding Assets in the Pandemic (Dispatches)
The race to stockpile toilet paper is an illogical and impractical response to the crisis. So, too, is foundations’ unwillingness to increase the share of assets that go to charity every year.
By Lisa Pilar Cowan
Contributor
Gates Foundation’s Tactics to Remake Public Education During Pandemic Are Undemocratic
We should be wary of private foundations capitalizing on political opportunities created by Covid-19 to assert influence over our education system.
By Rebecca Tarlau
Contributor
What People With Disabilities Need From Foundations (Letters to the Editor)
Grants have been hard to find for groups that are providing essential services to those with disabilities and looking ahead to what comes next.
By Peter T. Wilderotter
Contributor
For Environmental Nonprofits, Appealing to Young Donors Is Crucial to Surviving the Pandemic
The impact on the work force is especially powerful for groups that rely on older donors. Here are ways to change approaches to tap into millennials and Gen X donors.
By Jason McGrath
Contributor
When People See Nonprofits Persevering, They’ll Know the Nation Will Persevere
This is the moment to experiment with fundraising and programs — and let fundraisers and others take on new opportunities, writes the head of development at the Heritage Foundation.
By Andrew P. McIndoe
Contributor
Women Face Job Losses, Abuse, and More in the Pandemic. Philanthropy Can Step In to Help. (Opinion)
Grant makers can promote an economy that puts a premium on caring for everyone and provides support for feminist movements that can gain strength even at a time of social distancing, writes a top official of the Open Society Foundations.
By Kavita N. Ramdas
Contributor
Nonprofits Won’t Survive Unless the Federal Government Helps More Medium-Size Groups
The Paycheck Protection Program excludes nonprofits with more than 500 employees at a time when their services are more critical than ever, say two nonprofit leaders.
By JOHN MACINTOSH
Contributor
3 Guiding Principles for Grant Makers Seeking a Covid-19 Playbook
Seek out experts, enable local responses, and support existing grantees, says the head of the Walton Family Foundation and former Unicef USA CEO.
By Caryl M. Stern
Contributor