Half of Donors Plan to Give as Much in 2021 as They Did Last Year
More than half of respondents to a recent survey said they gave a larger sum to charity in 2020 than in 2019, but Penelope Burk, the report’s author, warns nonprofits not to be complacent. Plus, see our <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/article/veteran-researcher-reflects-on-what-donors-want-exit-interview">exit interview</a> with Burk.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Updated: Analysis of MacKenzie Scott’s Charitable Giving Shows Where the Money Is Going
Of the 798 recipients, so far 205 have disclosed how much they have received.
By Maria Di Mento and M.J. Prest
NYU’s Business School Lands $50 Million for Scholarships
Plus, Pennsylvania State University, UCLA’s Hammer Museum, and other groups received big donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Kellogg Foundation V.P. Will Lead Living Cities
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has named the executive director of its Creatives Rebuild New York program, and the Smithsonian Institution has tapped the next director of the National Museum of African Art.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Data Gaps Hinder Tracking of Racial-Equity Funds
A new report says more than 90 percent of donors who supported racial-equity initiatives in 2018 have yet to report how much they gave in 2020. The findings further highlight the limitations of tracking charitable dollars for racial equity amidst America’s racial reckoning.
Jeff Bezos Gives $200 Million to Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The money will launch a new education center at the museum and help pay for an extensive renovation project.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Strong Hiring at Nonprofits Means 60% of Jobs Lost to Covid Have Been Restored
Education groups are hiring fastest while health-care organizations are lagging. At current rates, it will take until September 2022 for the nonprofit world to expand beyond pre-pandemic levels.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Helen Diller Family Foundation Commits $300 Million for Housing at the U. of California at Berkeley
Also, the Knight and Annenberg Foundations jointly gave $6 million to create a memorial in Washington dedicated to slain journalists, and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation recruited teenagers to select the recipients of $4.1 million in grants for after-school programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit ‘Salary Secrecy’ Targeted in the Name of Pay Equity
Organizations are facing pressure to be transparent about pay, particularly when hiring. Making salaries public could help close gender and racial pay gaps and end wage discrimination.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Tech Tool Helps Nonprofits Attract Supporters on Facebook — and Stay in Touch With Them
The Susan G. Komen Foundation has experimented with fundraising challenges on the social media giant’s groups, Messenger, and advertising.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor