Is Crypto the Next Big Thing in Fundraising? Ukraine Aid Groups Aim to Find Out
Funding war relief is becoming a test case of how cryptoinvestors work for good — and whether nonprofits fit in their charitable strategies.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Once a Cryptocurrency Novice, Tree-Planting Group Lands Big Digital-Cash Gifts
How the cryptocommunity became a critical part of fundraising at Trees for the Future.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Alarmed by Trend Among the Young to Think Guns Mean Safety, Nonprofit Turns to TikTok Stars
After years of policy research at the Joyce Foundation, Nina Vinik has started a nonprofit that aims to address young Americans’ embrace of gun ownership as protection.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Airbnb’s Nonprofit Makes Resettling Refugees a Core Mission
Airbnb’s philanthropic program, which works to provide emergency temporary housing to the needy, is seen as a model for those working to resettle refugees and a core mission of Airbnb.org, the company’s nonprofit program, which marks its first anniversary Tuesday.
Crypto-Based Digital Art Frenzy Draws in Charities
As collectors try to cash in on nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, nonprofits and donors are auctioning them off, some with huge success, others much less so.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
An Investment Wizard Builds a Nonprofit to Offer Data Solutions for Equity
Where are disparities the greatest? Katie Kalvoda built the nonprofit Advance OC to map out the answers.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
When Covid-19 Hit Neb. Immigrants, a Nonprofit’s New Hire Found New Ways to Connect Them With Help
Eric Garcia-Mendez hit the pavement to help Heartland United Way get pandemic relief and vaccine information to Latino and East African immigrants.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Philanthropy Needs to Rethink How It Supports Efforts to Rebuild Our Nation’s Infrastructure
As Congress debates a potential massive increase in federal infrastructure funding, grant makers should embrace a more expansive view of such projects — one that paves the way toward more equitable and sustainable communities.
By Katy Knight
Contributor
Philanthropy Should Help Create Better Jobs, Not Just Better-Trained Workers
A new foundation-supported effort will promote business models that put worker and societal interests on par with profits — and shift the narrative that retraining low-income workers is the surest path to good jobs.
By Marina Gorbis
Contributor
What Drives Direct Giving and Why It Matters to Nonprofits
Whether the popularity of direct giving is a sign that nonprofits aren’t winning the trust or hearts of some portion of the giving public remains an open question. But it’s critical that nonprofits pay attention and take all kinds of giving seriously — including that which doesn’t pass through formal charitable structures.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
The Pandemic Reveals the Long-Term Impact of Advocacy on a Food Charity
The Common Market has long purchased produce from local farms and sold it to schools and hospitals as a way to get healthy food to people who need it. After Covid hit, the nonprofit overhauled its operation to focus on emergency food aid to individuals.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Children’s Museum’s Partnership With Local School District Brings in Revenue — and New Ideas
Leaders at the Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac got to see different teaching techniques in action when it hosted a charter school for the 2020-21 academic year.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An Early-Childhood Nonprofit Tunes Into Families’ Needs and Reconsiders Videocalls
ParentChild+ made sure families had the food, diapers, and technology they needed during the pandemic. Now it’s figuring out the best mix of virtual and in-person learning. Read more ways nonprofits innovated to stay nimble and survive the crisis in our <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves">Creative Moves</a> report.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
How to Decide Which Pandemic-Era Changes to Keep
Listening to clients and testing approaches will help nonprofits chart a path for their work going forward, management experts say. Plus: See our special section on nonprofits’ <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves"> creative ideas for getting through a year of crises</a> and how groups are building on those ideas to shape the future.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
L.A. Housing Nonprofit Finds New Ways to Reach More Supporters
Virtual donor visits and tours have saved employees at LA Family Housing hours of driving time, and outreach to online influencers has raised awareness of the group’s work. Plus: See our <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves">entire special report</a> on how charities have built on changes they made during the pandemic to shape the future.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Zoom Gives a Boost to Nonprofit’s Work Advancing Racial Healing
The move to videoconferencing helped the Winter Institute reach more people with its workshops, while allowing participants to connect on a human level and discuss difficult subjects. See our special section on nonprofits’ <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves">creative ideas for getting through a year of crises</a> and how groups are building on those ideas to shape the future.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor