The survey also found that nearly half of young Americans do not feel safe volunteering or attending fundraising events in person.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Next Week’s GivingTuesdayNow Plans to Show People How They Can Help in a Time of Suffering
The flash fundraising event aims to galvanize a response that reminds people of the importance of nonprofits and brings people together in a moment of social isolation.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Online Giving Revenue Grew 10% in 2019
That bump looks promising, but the future of online giving is still murky as nonprofits have yet to find out just how the coronavirus pandemic will affect giving.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nearly 700 Foundations Join Pledge to Ease Grant Restrictions
The next likely step: a virtual “badge” that nonprofits can display on their websites demonstrating their commitment to reducing burdens on grantees during the current crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofit Tech Firm Offers Covid Impact Tracker to Boost Giving and Volunteering
The data is gathered directly from local nonprofits, which enter information about canceled fundraising events and program-revenue disruptions.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
43% of Higher-Education Fundraisers Don’t Expect to Meet Goals
Just 22 percent expect to meet those goals, according to a new survey of 415 advancement professionals at 48 colleges and universities.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Getting the Word Out Isn’t the Best Thing Foundations Can Do Now
Too many people communicating doesn’t help. What grant makers can do to make a bigger difference is spend big and ask grantees what they need most.
A Simple, Low-Cost Way for Nonprofits and Foundations to Curb the Coronavirus Crisis
Follow the model of the Gates Foundation, which says when there is no vaccine, communications is a vaccine. And stop taking up airtime now with messages that keep the public from paying attention to the urgent need to stay home.
By Sean Gibbons
Contributor
During Social Distancing, a Direct Line to Donors
Their popularity has been on a slow rise — an unexpected trend at a time when few households even have landline phones and federal regulations largely prohibit mass dialing to mobile phones.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Crisis Underscores the Need to Diversify Revenue Sources
Nonprofits felt the full weight of the coronavirus’s impact at the height of spring event season, calling into question longstanding patterns of how and when charities fundraise.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Creative Ideas for Giving Tuesday 2015
An organizer of the annual giving day shares advice on how to participate in the event this fall.
By Tony Martignetti
Contributor
Podcast: Turning ‘Solutions Journalism’ Into a Force for Doing Good
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times columnist Tina Rosenberg talks about the nonprofit she co-founded to help reporters get at stories about people finding fixes in areas like education and health.
By DENVER FREDERICK
Contributor
During Pandemic, Young Adults Trust Nonprofits More Than Government or Corporations
Sixty percent said they trust nonprofits to “do what’s right” during a pandemic. The results suggest that charities shouldn’t hesitate to ask for help now.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
What We Have Learned From Crises and Can Use in Coronavirus Age
Most important: Reach out to big donors now because those who feel ignored sometimes stop giving altogether when the economy and the situation around the world brightens.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving Tuesday Keeps Growing, Early Reports Say
Charities are still crunching their numbers, but the day devoted to philanthropy offers bright signs for the rest of 2018.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Coronavirus Is Hard on Nonprofits That Rely on Events
Some nonprofit watchers are pushing foundations to help fill the revenue gaps, while others urge nonprofits to come up with alternative events that will keep donors on board.
By Emily Haynes and dan.parks