Overall Giving Ticked Up Slightly in 2020, but Online Giving Exploded, Report Says
Big charities fared the best overall, but small nonprofits achieved big growth by seeking digital gifts.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
New Name and Focus — on Strengthening Democracy — for a Longtime Nonprofit
Democracy in serious trouble, says Rajiv Vinnakota, and he is upending the mission of the 75-year-old Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to respond.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Elon Musk and Geneticist Arthur Riggs Each Give $100 Million
Plus, Arthur Blank donates $17 million to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and several university land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Wes Moore to Leave Robin Hood; New America Hires Chief Transformation Officer
Plus, Ilyse Hogue to step down as president of Naral Pro-Choice America, and Nick Donohue will depart the Nellie Mae Education Foundation at the end of the year after 14 years as its CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donors Say They Plan to Continue to Give in 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic did not spoil charitable giving, and in some cases has even inspired bigger gifts, according to findings from two new surveys from technology companies FrontStream and Data Axle.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Former Leader of Disaster Nonprofit Says He Was Fired Over Diversity Efforts
A lawsuit pending in a U.S. District Court claims that Gregory Forrester, former CEO of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, was terminated after he pushed to direct more help toward smaller organizations led by people of color.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Investment Earnings in DAFs Total at Least $5 Billion, Study Finds
A new study by the American Enterprise Institute and the Philanthropy Roundtable argues that charities benefit — eventually — when money sits idle in donor-advised fund accounts because the total dollars to give away keeps growing.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Fighting Covid in Africa, Curbing Inequities in Prenatal Health Care, and More
Also, the IKEA Foundation is giving $36.2 million to the International Rescue Committee and foundations have committed $100 million to advancing racial justice in California.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The organization last week released an internal investigation urging changes in workplace procedures but said it did not find major wrongdoing.
By Emily Haynes and dan.parks
Year-End Fundraising Results Were Mixed. Digital Outreach Was Critical.
Nonprofits anticipate that demand for services will remain high in 2021. Many worry about donor fatigue.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor