Grant Making Groups Stand Firm in Defense of Race-Based Philanthropy
The Council on Foundations and Independent Sector have filed an amicus brief supporting the Fearless Fund Foundation, which is defending a lawsuit that tests whether the SCOTUS decision barring affirmative action in college admissions can be applied to grant making.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
An Unlikely Event — the Israel-Hamas War — Could Finally Spark DAF Reform
Anonymous donations to controversial anti-Israel groups shine a spotlight on the urgent need for donor-advised fund reform. Will this finally motivate Congress to pass much-needed legislation?
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Proposed IRS Regulations of Donor-Advised Funds Fall Short, Critics Say
The Treasury Department on Tuesday issued proposed rules regulating donor-advised funds that sidestep many of the heated debates over the fast-growing form of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Financial Climate and Trust Issues Trouble Nonprofit Sector, Report Finds
Workers are financially stressed and burnt out, nonprofits are less involved in lobbying and advocacy than they were a generation ago, and public trust and donor participation are declining, according to a study from Independent Sector.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
The Nonprofit World Should Embrace, Not Fear, Congressional Interest in Donor Transparency
Leading nonprofit associations have rejected efforts to expand the rules governing donor privacy. Their concern is misplaced, and the field’s legitimacy is at stake.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Federal Government Turns to Communities to Help Refugees Settle Into the U.S.
Citizen sponsors work alongside existing resettlement efforts, raising private funds for refugees’ living expenses and connecting them with housing, transportation, and employment opportunities.
By Emily Frazier and Pablo Bose
Nonprofit Service Provider Blackbaud Settles Data Breach Case
The fundraising software company agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims related to a 2020 data breach that exposed sensitive information from 13,000 nonprofits.
By the Associated Press
Contributor
A Government Shutdown Is Looming: What Nonprofits Need to Know
In what’s become a bitter cycle, nonprofits across the country are creating contingency plans.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
The House GOP Wants to Probe Nonprofits. Both Left and Right Have Pushed Back
The Ways and Means Committee is looking into whether the nonprofit tax code is rife with abuse, allowing nonprofits to be key players in political races, rather than serving charitable causes.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
It’s Halftime for the Sustainable Development Goals. Are They Achievable?
Danish author Bjorn Lomborg argues the United Nations promised too much — and recommends 12 priorities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
JD Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions
Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Government Grants Were Key for Nonprofits During Early Covid Crisis
Charitable donations dropped more than 20 percent during the first six months of the pandemic, but government grants soared by over 65 percent.
By Jennifer Mayo
Contributor
After 4 Decades in the Nonprofit World, I’m Troubled by Philanthropy’s Expanding Footprint
In his new column, former foundation president Craig Kennedy explores what he sees as problematic changes in the social sector.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Hiring for Diversity? 10 Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Ruling
Some worry that ripple effects from the landmark higher-education decision could blunt the momentum of diversity hiring and workplace programs for all nonprofits.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
IRS Throws a Chill Into Collectives Paying College Athletes While Claiming Nonprofit Status
The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit, donor-backed collectives paying college athletes to promote charities may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose is paying players instead of supporting charitable works, according to a new memo.
By Jim Vertuno
Associated Press
Legal experts say foundations and nonprofits could face challenges as a result of the court’s ruling today. But the decision did not go as far as some affirmative-action supporters had feared.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations