India’s first giving day, March 2, will raise money to improve education, health care, and gender equality and meet other important needs in a country with nearly 230 million people living in poverty.
By Susan Appe
Contributor
New Report on State Charity Regulation Touches Off Debate About What Helps Nonprofits Thrive
The Philanthropy Roundtable, a group of foundation and donors that advocates for a hands-off approach to regulating charities and giving, says states with too many regulations stifle nonprofit creation. But regulators say the study was sloppy and misleading.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Bloomberg Philanthropies Pledges Additional $420 Million to Curb Tobacco Use
Also, the Pittsburgh Foundation will make $50 million in unrestricted grants for racial equity and justice in the region, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation committed $23 million to strengthen technology in the arts in Detroit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
An Update for Readers on Our New Nonprofit Status
We’re now a nonprofit organization, officially recognized by the IRS, and we will soon spin off from our parent company of more than three decades as part of our expansive growth plan.
Nonprofit Leaders Want More Volunteers but Say It Is Tough to Recruit Them
A new study finds that half of nonprofit leaders say they can’t find enough volunteers, a sharp contrast from two decades ago. At the same time, far more chief executives say volunteers help them become more efficient than felt that way in the past.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Seeking to Boost Grants to Groups Led by People of Color, New Research Effort Gets Under Way
The goal is to create a straightforward, accessible survey so nonprofits would no longer have to provide specialized diversity information for each of their donors. It would also make it easier to measure how much money is going to minority-led groups.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
Community Foundation Lands $100 Million From Late Clarinetist and Entrepreneur Jay Kahn
Plus, hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin gives Florida pediatric hospital $25 million, and three universities received major gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Stacey Stewart Will Lead Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Ronald McDonald House Charities Taps New CEO
Also, the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health announces its first executive director, and the Fund for Global Human Rights will install its new CEO in May.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia Donates $25 Million to Ocean Cleanup Nonprofit
Entrepreneur Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to Ocean Cleanup to support the nonprofit’s efforts to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and rivers.
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press
Millennials Had the Biggest Increase in Giving Among the Generations, New Survey Finds
Millennial donors turbocharged their giving over the past six years, according to a new report by Giving USA and the fundraising firm Dunham+Company. In 2022, millennial households gave 40 percent more, on average, to charity than they did in 2016 — bumping their average annual contribution up from…
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence