Nonprofits Coming Up Short So Far in Congressional Stimulus Negotiations
Expanded access to charitable deductions, state aid that helps nonprofits, and loans to keep charity workers on the job are failing to gain traction, nonprofit advocates say.
By Alex Daniels and Michael Theis
Fundraisers Say A.I. Will Help Address Pandemic Challenges
Eighty-two percent of respondents say artificial intelligence could help them identify and contact more potential donors, according to the survey from the AI in Advancement Advisory Council.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
Updated: MacKenzie Scott Surprises Scores of Nonprofits With $4.2 Billion
Some 384 organizations, including food banks, Covid relief funds, and Black colleges, received the unsolicited donations from Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife.
By dan.parks
Contributor
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
Billionaire Stephen Ross Gives $63 Million to Make Cities More Resilient
Plus, Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell gives $12 million to Greenwich Country Day School for scholarships and faculty awards.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Virtual Events Helped Charities Meet Fundraising Goals
In a new survey, 42 percent of respondents said their charity will hold an event in 2021 that features both in-person and online activities.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
7 Numbers to Explain the State of Giving Today
A tumultuous year frames what promises to be one of the most challenging year-end fundraising seasons in recent memory. With the pandemic still disrupting our daily lives, high rates of joblessness, the echoes of a divisive election cycle, and newfound urgency driving national discourse on racial…
By Michael Theis
Contributor
New Food Bank Supporters Were More Likely to Donate on GivingTuesday
New donors gave at more than four times the rate of donors on the regular email file.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
To Ride the Growing Civic Wave, Nonprofits Need to Find New Ways to Engage Supporters
The November election and the massive civic engagement that preceded it, demonstrate the importance of deploying every asset that volunteers and donors bring to a cause.
By Natalye Paquin
Contributor
$42 Million Gift to Improve Health Care in Cleveland
Plus, basketball legend Michael Jordan gives $2 million to Feeding America, and NASA’s Lucy McFadden gives Hampshire College $2 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Philanthropists and Charity Leaders Discuss Better Ways to Fund and Operate Nonprofits
During the last few months the Center for Effective Philanthropy created a series of podcasts with notable philanthropists, charity leaders, and innovators who discussed better ways to fund and operate nonprofits. See our collection of these “Giving Done Right” podcasts.
Plan to Boost Donor Payout Faces Long Odds in Congress, but Some Advocates Say the Timing Is Right
A plan to rewrite federal rules governing how quickly money from foundation endowments and donor-advised funds must be given out to charity faces long odds in a new Congress that will be busy dealing with a lengthy list of other pressing issues, according to some nonprofit leaders.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
GivingTuesday Generates Estimated $2.47 Billion From Donors
Supporters broke records on this ninth annual GivingTuesday. Chimp Haven, for example, a sanctuary in Louisiana, raised 55 percent more than its GivingTuesday haul last year and saw a 28 percent increase in the number of donors.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Diversity Mandates From Foundations Make It Harder for Nonprofits to Do Their Jobs Well
Nonprofits are more likely to succeed when they hire people with different points of view, different life experiences, different ways of thinking, and different ideas on how to solve hard problems. When grant makers ask about demographics, they rarely focus on these characteristics.
By Debi Ghate
Contributor
Fundraisers for All Causes Can Work With Donors to Advance Equity
Nonprofits can encourage donors to support work that tackles systemic problems, no matter the organization’s mission. That’s why those who argue that fundraising has to be donor-centric or community-centric have it wrong. It can be both.
By Elizabeth Middleton
Contributor
Bank of America Commits $25M to Colleges to Improve Job Skills for Blacks and Latinos
Also, McDonald’s has committed $100 million to Ronald McDonald House Charities, and Citi Foundation is giving $15 million to support 30 community-development financial institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions