Will Surge in IRA Gifts Continue Amid Pandemic?
The Cares Act includes a one-year freeze on the mandate that IRA holders age 72 and older make a minimum annual withdrawal from their accounts. Some fundraisers are eyeing whether the waiver, along with the roiling stock market that ended years of growth in IRAs, will discourage this way of giving.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion to Covid-19 Relief and More
He says he will distribute the money through Start Small, a limited-liability company he started in 2015.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Charities Adjust Mailings to Address Pandemic Response
As nonprofits assess how the spread of Covid-19 is affecting their mission and their finances, many are facing a difficult decision: to mail or not to mail.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
What We Heard at AFP’s Virtual Conference
Navigating donor communication during the pandemic was a major theme throughout the virtual gathering of fundraisers. We tuned in and took notes from our homes.
By Emily Haynes, LISA SCHOHL and Eden Stiffman
Coronavirus Forces Large-Scale Volunteer Fundraising Events to Innovate
Some health charities that rely on mass fundraising activities to raise money for research are canceling their spring events. Some are finding ways to rally supporters virtually, while others fear the crisis will prevent them from reaching revenue goals.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
A Chance to Play and Build Ties in a Refugee Camp
The Klabu Foundation has opened a sports clubhouse in the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in northern Kenya. The goal is to help people form bonds, find purpose, and learn leadership skills.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Crisis Underscores the Need to Diversify Revenue Sources
Nonprofits felt the full weight of the coronavirus’s impact at the height of spring event season, calling into question longstanding patterns of how and when charities fundraise.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
For colleges and universities hoping to engage students and young alumni in lifetime giving, these fundraising drives can be especially valuable. But as institutions respond to the coronavirus by shuttering campuses and moving students to online learning, many are changing the focus of their upcoming giving days to spotlight urgent student needs.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Coronavirus Is Hard on Nonprofits That Rely on Events
Some nonprofit watchers are pushing foundations to help fill the revenue gaps, while others urge nonprofits to come up with alternative events that will keep donors on board.
By Emily Haynes and dan.parks
As Coronavirus Threat Continues, Experts Tell Nonprofits to Shore Up Reserves
Nobody knows whether the economy will face as deep a struggle as it did in 2008, a year when charitable giving plunged 5.7 percent, but nonprofit experts say it’s time to be ready.
By dan.parks, Emily Haynes and Maria Di Mento