Lessons Learned From 2020 Crises Highlighted at Fundraisers Conference
Attendees urged boardroom equity and discussed how the past year has demonstrated that working 40 hours a week in the office is unnecessary.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Gates Foundation Pours $2.1 Billion Into Women’s Causes
The money will go toward women’s economic empowerment; family planning and health; and expanding women’s access to leadership positions.
By Alex Daniels and Maria Di Mento
Plus, the Helmsley Charitable Trust is giving $20 million to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene systems for rural residents of Alaska.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
There were bright spots in the data, like 56% of respondents reporting they have a “strong understanding” of DEI concepts, up from 43 percent in 2019. But Communications Network leaders were disappointed to see little change in other key areas.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Half of Nonprofits Won’t Require Employees to Be Vaccinated as They Return to Work, Poll Finds
The risk of Covid spreading as offices reopen is a major concern for nonprofits, according to a poll of 635 executives.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
The Pandemic Reveals the Long-Term Impact of Advocacy on a Food Charity
The Common Market has long purchased produce from local farms and sold it to schools and hospitals as a way to get healthy food to people who need it. After Covid hit, the nonprofit overhauled its operation to focus on emergency food aid to individuals.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofits Work to Bring Water to the Navajo Nation
DigDeep has installed roughly 1,000 water storage tanks, each of which holds 275 gallons and is refilled monthly at no cost to the homeowner.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
A Children’s Museum’s Partnership With Local School District Brings in Revenue — and New Ideas
Leaders at the Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac got to see different teaching techniques in action when it hosted a charter school for the 2020-21 academic year.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An Early-Childhood Nonprofit Tunes Into Families’ Needs and Reconsiders Videocalls
ParentChild+ made sure families had the food, diapers, and technology they needed during the pandemic. Now it’s figuring out the best mix of virtual and in-person learning. Read more ways nonprofits innovated to stay nimble and survive the crisis in our <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves">Creative Moves</a> report.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
How to Decide Which Pandemic-Era Changes to Keep
Listening to clients and testing approaches will help nonprofits chart a path for their work going forward, management experts say. Plus: See our special section on nonprofits’ <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves"> creative ideas for getting through a year of crises</a> and how groups are building on those ideas to shape the future.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor