Environmental and education groups are least likely to get gifts while donors say they are holding steady in their support of social services.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
New $23 Million Detroit Program Will Distribute Tablets to 51,000 Students (Grants Roundup)
Also, Amazon has granted $10 million for a Nature Conservancy project in the Appalachian Mountains, and the Harold Alfond Foundation has given $1 million to a food bank in Maine.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Soros’s Open Society Employees Rebuke Management for Redirected Funds
A letter says a new $130 million commitment by the organization to respond to the coronavirus is leaving grantees in the lurch.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
What Nonprofits Need to Do to Survive (Podcast)
John MacIntosh, managing director of Seachange Capital Partners, a nonprofit merchant bank, discusses why large nonprofits may be less financially resilient.
‘Breathtakingly Cruel’ Rule Will Hit Some Nonprofits That Have Laid Off Workers
The rule, which applies to certain organizations that self-insure unemployment benefits, tells states to bill those employers immediately for 100 percent of the cost of benefits paid to laid-off employees.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Study Shows 56 Percent Approval Rate for Nonprofit Pandemic Loans
Forty-four percent are still waiting to hear the fate of their applications, according to a study of Jewish federation applicants.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief (April 28)
Some of the grants recently announced to address health, education, contact tracing, food insecurity, artists, and direct cash assistance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Open Society Details Plans for $130 Million in Coronavirus Spending
The grant maker moves to address immediate demands while keeping up the fight against authoritarianism around the world.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
How Charity Navigator Is Evolving During the Covid-19 Crisis (Podcast)
Michael Thatcher says the organization developed a new rating system that will go live in July.
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (April 27)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, economic recovery, housing, arts, older people, women, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions