$3 Million in Grants Will Seek to Curb Violence Against Women
The new grants are the first round of a $20 million, five-year effort involving foundations like Ford and NoVo.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Arabella Advisors Leader on Generational Differences in Giving (Podcast)
Sampriti Ganguli says individuals who are coming into wealth today often have different policy perspectives than their grandparents.
Also, the global organization Pact has hired an international consultant as its next president and CEO, and Americares has named its new top fundraiser.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Digital Fundraising Outpaces Direct Mail, Phone Campaigns, New Survey Finds
Ninety percent of organizations said donors gave more in response to digital fundraising efforts in 2019 than in past years, according to a survey of 235 nonprofits, mostly colleges and universities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Coronavirus Giving Tops $1 Billion Worldwide
At least $729 million has been pledged from sources based in China, and $182 million from U.S. sources, including $100 million from the Gates Foundation, according to Candid, a foundation research group.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Consultants Fear Coronavirus Will Hurt Fundraising, Survey Shows
Preliminary results of a survey by the Nonprofit Alliance also show that one third of fundraising consultants are advising their clients to prepare for the financial impact of the virus.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Tex. Women’s Foundation Goes All In on ‘Gender-Lens Investing’
The move has already caught the eye of two longtime donors: Lisa Simmons and Serena Simmons Connelly contributed $10.5 million to a new donor-advised fund with the foundation, in recognition of the foundation’s commitment to impact investing.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofits Work to Protect Employees and Volunteers as Coronavirus Threat Grows
Habitat for Humanity is suspending its volunteer building projects, and charities are taking other steps to limit travel and encourage remote work. At least one is worried about the impact on fundraising involving large gatherings of supporters.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Rockefeller Foundation Commits $65 Million to Aid Low-Earning American Families (Grants Roundup)
Also, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has received $36 million to expand mental-health care for young people, and Bridgewater Associates has sent $5 million to support medical aid for people with coronavirus in China.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Wisc. Humane Society Raises $12,000 With Custom Portraits of Donors’ Pets
The minimum donation to receive a likeness was $15. About 50 volunteers and staff — some of them more artistically inclined than others — created the artworks.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor