How to Jump-Start Individual Giving
Start with your board — and much more advice to help you connect to people with the interest and capacity to make sizable gifts.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Ramadan Drives Donations and Memberships to Giving Circles
The pandemic has driven growing interest in pooling funds, as Muslims work to distribute money from donor-advised funds and other sources.
By Haleluya Hadero
Associated Press
UCSF Lands $60 Million From Pritzkers for Mental-Health Programs
Plus, Dana-Farber received $50 million to support pancreatic-cancer research efforts focused on early detection of the disease.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
World Vision Launches $1 Billion Campaign
The Every Last One campaign is the group’s largest-ever fund drive. The Christian humanitarian organization aims to meet its ambitious goal by 2023 to help 60 million people around the world lift themselves out of poverty.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Eighty five donors have provided $89 million so far, putting the effort on pace to raise $360 million by 2024.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
90% of Wealthy Households Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds
Three-fourths of rich donors don’t expect the pandemic to significantly change their giving patterns going forward.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Joyce Foundation Commits $250 Million for Economic and Racial Equity in the Great Lakes Region
Also, Google and Comcast NBCUniversal have pledged millions in grants in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How a Big Nonprofit Decided to Keep Tapping Into Its Endowment in the Pandemic
The UJA-Federation of New York moved quickly to tap into funds that had been set aside to generate long-term investment income. It has done that six times and plans to keep doing so — even though its approach goes against what many other organizations decided to do.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How to Recognize and Prevent ‘Bottom-Line Mentality’ in Fundraising
It can occur when professionals become so focused on a job-related goal that they neglect other important goals or aspects of their lives.
By Nazifa Zaman
Contributor
Charitable Giving Expected to Return to Pre-Pandemic Patterns in 2021
Human-service charities whose programs were in high demand in 2020 may chart declines in year-over-year revenue in 2021, according to a new report.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Philanthropy’s Failed Covid Test
While large sums have been given, the wealthiest are still richer than before the pandemic hit. And grant makers have been reluctant to say they will permanently lift restrictions on grants. What’s more, when it comes to vaccines, the world’s neediest are still waiting.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
Microsoft CEO and Wife Give $15 Million to Children’s Hospital
Plus, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum received $5 million from the children of Holocaust survivors, and four other nonprofits land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grant makers are urging investment managers to vote for corporate board members and proposals that will put pressure on companies to do more to aid people of color.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Rockefeller Heirs Launch Campaign to Block Oil and Gas Development
After putting in $30 million of their own into the fund, the Rockefeller descendants want to raise $100 million to cut off the supply of fossil fuels by supporting legal challenges and protest activities.
By dan.parks
Contributor
An effort spearheaded by U.N. Women and the governments of Mexico and France calls on philanthropic, government, and business leaders to address the profound imbalance in funding for feminist organizations.
They Came Through in a Crisis. Will 2020’s New Donors Keep Giving?
For many nonprofits, last year’s surge in support from new donors was critical. As fundraisers plan for the future, they’re grappling with questions about sustainability, staffing, and responding to persistent needs.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor