In the Covid Cyclone, Philanthropy Can Lean on Lessons From Disaster Aid
Natural disasters often lead communities to create better versions of themselves. Philanthropy can help that happen during the Covid-19 crisis by following a path similar to other successful disaster-recovery efforts.
By Jacob Harold
Contributor
No Pause in the Quest for Innovative Nonprofit CEOs
Job searching during the pandemic raises new questions for organizations and candidates alike.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
The Racial Funding Gap Can’t Continue in the Pandemic
New research shows that well-meaning efforts have not closed disparities. We need grant makers to do more to help nonprofits run by people of color build sustained support to meet the challenges ahead.
By Cheryl L. Dorsey, Jeff Bradach and Peter Kim
Volunteers Fight Covid-19 in the Navajo Nation
The Navajo & Hopi Families Covid-19 Relief Fund has raised millions for food distribution, supplies to make masks, and other efforts.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The Necessity — and the Tragedy — of Medical Volunteerism in the Pandemic
Health professionals are donating their time, revealing what’s best about our country’s generous spirit and what’s worst about our ill-prepared and ungenerous federal government.
By Alissa Quart
Contributor
A Longtime Fighter for Philanthropic Freedom Steps Down and Looks Ahead (Exit Interview)
As Adam Meyerson leaves Philanthropy Roundtable this week, he says donors must play a vital role in preparing for the next pandemic, but he bemoans the “alarming decline” in household giving.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Winning Big Gifts — From a Distance
Major-gift fundraising is usually a high-touch endeavor, but because of the pandemic, fundraisers are turning to digital tools to interact with wealthy prospects.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Street Canvassers Switch to Telemarketing and Donor Stewardship During Pandemic
At big groups like Oxfam America and Doctors Without Borders USA, face-to-face fundraising has been an established way to recruit new monthly donors. Even with opportunities to raise money by phone, these charities still have an extraordinary amount of ground to make up, industry leaders say.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence