Will a Money-Back Guarantee Win Over Wealthy Donors? An Antipoverty Effort Aims to Find Out.
The campaign aims to tap two big sources of capital — the wealth of individual philanthropists and impact investments.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Christina Lee Brown Gives $30 Million to New U. of Louisville Health Campus
Plus, MacKenzie Scott donates $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and four other nonprofits landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fundraisers Do Care About DAF Regulation — but We Also Need to Work Within the Current System
A fundraiser for one nonprofit takes issue with the view expressed in a recent op-ed that professionals like her aren’t interested in efforts to regulate donor-advised funds.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $242 Million for Clean Energy in Low-Income Countries
Also, JPMorgan Chase has pledged $20 million to expand summer job opportunities for disadvantaged youths, and East West Bank has given $6 million in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
MacKenzie Scott Gives $122.6 Million to Big Brothers Big Sisters
The author and billionaire has given at least $1.5 billion so far this year.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
U. of Houston Medical School Lands $50 Million From Billionaire Tilman Fertitta
Plus, the Obama Foundation receives $100 million from Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky, and five universities, a mathematics institute, and a hospital in Connecticut landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Pandemic Has Changed Giving Strategy for Many Rich People, and Some Plan to Donate More
The biggest share of donors — 41 percent — said they gave to support causes and charities to which they had a personal tie.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
‘Twitter Philanthropy’ Reveals Chasms in Social Safety Net
Bill Pulte, a multimillionaire private-equity investor, offers immediate financial support to a tiny percentage of the thousands of people who reach out to him every day over social media asking for financial help.
By R.J. Rico
Associated Press
What’s the Giving Pledge? A Philanthropy Scholar Explains.
The effort may have helped some very wealthy people like MacKenzie Scott articulate their ambitious philanthropic agendas.
Tips for Creating a Smart Donor Survey
To build a donor survey that deepens connections and helps keep supporters giving, find out why they care about your work and what they value the most. Here’s expert advice on how to do that.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Also, Activision Blizzard pledges $30 million to help military veterans find meaningful work.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Fewer Donors Say They’d Give to a Charity That Supports Immigrants — Especially Undocumented Ones
Two-thirds would give to a nonprofit that assisted low-income families, but only 54 percent would do so if it helped Latin American immigrants and only 47 percent if it helped undocumented immigrants.
Ukraine’s Crowdfunding Aims to Keep Donors’ Interest in Helping
The Ukrainian government is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global attention trained on its war efforts against the Russian invasion.
Despite controversies swirling around donor-advised funds, efforts aimed at speeding money from DAFs are of minimal interest to most fundraisers. On a recent well-attended webinar on managing and using gifts from the funds, the subject didn’t even come up.
By Leslie Lenkowsky
Contributor
We All Lose When Charities Compete With Each Other. They Should Join Forces.
Research suggests that greater fundraising competition among nonprofits marginally increases total donations but reduces average donations per organization. Meanwhile, fundraising costs escalate with greater competition. The authors offer some alternatives.
Giving Cash Directly to People in Need Is a Growing Trend, as Evidence Shows It Works
The money gets to people quickly, and most of it goes for food, housing, or utilities. Recipients report better mental health and lower hunger rates.
By Kristen Griffith
Contributor