Young People Cite Climate Change and Racial Discrimination as Top Concerns
The study of adults ages 18 to 30 also found that far more women than men said the #MeToo movement was the cause they cared about most.
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Grants From Fidelity Donor-Advised Funds Top $5 Billion This Year
The total exceeds the amount disbursed in all of 2018. With more than two months still to come in 2019, the total for this year appears likely to exceed $6 billion.
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Americans Are the Most Generous People in the World, Study Says
The finding from the “World Giving Index” report is based on a combined measure of helping strangers, giving money, and volunteering.
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93% of Wealthy Donors to Women’s and Girls’ Funds Are Female, Study Finds
The study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy explored the giving patterns and beliefs of high net worth donors to women’s fund and foundations.
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Fundraiser Salaries Jumped 8 Percent in 2018, Survey Finds
However, a relatively small percentage of fundraisers enjoyed most of those gains, according to a survey released Thursday by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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Most Nonprofit Managers Like Their Jobs a Lot, a New Poll Finds
The survey by Classy, an online fundraising company, also found that half of managers were concerned about whether employees at their organizations were paid enough.
By dan.parks and Julian Wyllie
Charities Urge Repeal of Parking Tax Ahead of April 15 Tax Deadline
Nonprofit advocates say there is bipartisan support for reversing the provision, but “political jockeying” is getting in the way.
By dan.parks and Julian Wyllie
The philanthropists who intrigued us the most in the past year aren’t just those with the big names but those whose giving patterns offer insights that might elicit gifts from others.
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Donor-Advised Fund Sponsors Dominate Top Ranks of Nonprofits for Attracting Gifts
Fidelity Charitable attracted $6.8 billion last year — more than United Way Worldwide, the Salvation Army, and Alsac/St. Jude Children’s Hospital combined.
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Nonprofits Score Victories in Budget Bill on Politicking Ban and Spending
The measure would boost funding for opioid treatment and a wide array of other health and education programs that finance nonprofits and the people they serve.
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