Breakthrough Prize Foundation Establishes $100 Million Tech for Refugees Effort
Also, the Rockefeller Foundation has pledged $55 million to its new Global Vaccination Initiative, and the Lilly Endowment will give $25 million to enhance pedestrian and bicycle trails in Indiana’s Marion County.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As the Economy Contracts, Fundraisers See Another Reason to Worry
With the stock market stumbling and inflation persisting, the drop in GDP was an unwelcome new development in the ongoing saga of when and how the economy will emerge from the era of Covid-19. However, many economists say the decline in GDP was a blip that’s unlikely to be repeated.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Online Giving Increased 3% in 2021 After Far Stronger Gains in 2020, Study Shows
Giving to hunger and poverty groups fell 32 percent, but experts said that’s not unusual because those groups saw huge increases in 2020.
By dan.parks
Contributor
College Fundraisers Are Confident They’ll Meet Their Goals — but They’re Also Stressed Out
The latest in a series of surveys tracking how the pandemic is affecting fundraisers’ attitudes toward their ability to raise money reports the sunniest outlook, but many said their work was hampered by staff shortages and resignations.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofit Aims to Bolster Dance in the South
South Arts has created a program to bolster modern dance companies from Louisiana to North Carolina.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Are Foundations’ Doors Opening?
At the start of the pandemic, many foundations loosened grant requirements and vowed to give more to grassroots groups, especially those led by people of color. Two years later, it’s uncertain what will stick.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The churn has pushed salaries for nonprofit leaders up as much as 30 percent over the last two years.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
A Foundation’s Barriers Come Down, One by One
Before the onset of Covid and the uprisings that followed the murder of George Floyd, the trustees of the Stupski Foundation had already made a huge grant-making decision: The fund would give away all its money by 2029 and shut down. Plus: Read about whether foundations are keeping the <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/article/are-foundations-doors-opening">grant-making changes</a> they began during the pandemic.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Foundations Moved to Fix Cumbersome Applications — but Grantees Say More Is Needed
Efforts to ease the proposal and review process are part of a rethink about how grant makers can demonstrator they trust nonprofits to use philanthropic funds wisely.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How the Constitution Teaches Students to Disagree Civilly
The motto for Great Valley High School and its 1,400 students in the Pennsylvania borough of Malvern, about 25 miles west of Philadelphia, is “Creating a new age of learning.”
By Glenn Gamboa
Associated Press