2021’s Surprisingly Strong Giving …
Even as 2022’s economic uncertainty looms over fundraising forecasts, this much is clear: The pandemic-born surge in charitable giving was bigger than anyone knew. And it stretched into 2021.
By Emily Haynes and Drew Lindsay
Also,the Black Future Co-op Fund has selected its first leader, and the Burton D. Morgan Foundation has named its next CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Washington Update: What Nonprofits Can Expect From Congress This Year
A lot of legislative activity that would affect nonprofits is brewing in Congress in the months and years ahead.
By dan.parks
Contributor
A lack of pre-existing relationships with local people, language barriers, and a constantly changing situation can make it hard for do-it-yourself humanitarians to respond effectively, especially in wartime.
More than four out of five said that lack of trust prompted them to stop giving, and only a small share would be willing to return as supporters.
By dan.parks
Contributor
United Health Foundation Directs $100 Million to Diversify Health-Care Professional Pipeline
Also, Google.org commits $50 million to advance digital skills for women and young people in Latin America, and the Lilly Endowment is giving $35 million to the University of Notre Dame for a research center dedicated to environmental and public health.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Charity:water Believes Donors Have More to Give Than Dollars — if You Ask
The nonprofit offers its supporters a host of ways to give as they want.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Financial Concerns Mount for Nonprofits as Inflation and Other Economic Woes Prove Stubborn
The big question remains unanswered: When do these trends become entrenched enough to cause donors to curtail giving?
By dan.parks
Contributor
Investor Gives Cornell $30 Million to Launch Real-Estate Department
Plus, five other universities landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New York Foundation Apologizes for Its Role in Tuskegee Syphilis Study
The Milbank Memorial Fund’s public apology to descendants of the study’s victims is rooted in America’s racial reckoning after George Floyd’s murder by police in 2020.
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press