Foundations and Big Donors Gave at Least $5 Billion Worldwide to Curb Climate Change
The ClimateWorks Foundation says that the funding total has nearly doubled since 2015, but it’s still less than 2 percent of all giving worldwide.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Crises Prompt Greater Interest in Volunteering, Poll Finds
While only 36 percent say they volunteered within the last year, 60 percent say they are interested in doing so, and 73 percent said volunteering is more important than ever.
By dan.parks
Contributor
No More High Fives and Handshakes: Charities Relaunch Street Canvassing for the Pandemic World
There’s much for a nonprofit to consider before it sends street canvassers back out into the field — chiefly, how to keep fundraisers and donors safe in a job that traditionally includes physical contact and close conversation.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
New Report Shows Spike in Will Creation and Charitable Bequests During Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic is driving a major increase in the number of Americans who create wills and the number who leave a bequest, according to a new report from FreeWill, a company that provides free online estate-planning tools.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Citi Foundation Will Spend Another $100 Million on Jobs Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, 3M commits $50 million to advance racial equity in Minnesota and beyond, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation distributed $24 million in emergency grants to 12 midsize arts museums.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donor Lawsuits Following Blackbaud Hack Now Target Nonprofits, Too
The latest lawsuit against the fundraising software company also asked three nonprofits — Harvard University, Bank Street College of Education, and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to help donors whose information appears to have been stolen in a ransomware attack.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
60% of Foundations Expect to Give More Because of the Covid and Economic Crises
The average increase in giving this year is 17 percent, according to a new report, and the vast majority of grant makers are loosening restrictions for grantees.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Giving cash instead of services, arts groups taking on civics and racial healing, and more ways nonprofits are rethinking their work in the wake of 2020’s crises.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
From ‘Decade of Death’ to Jobs and New Lives
The pandemic has added challenges to the work of Greg Boyle’s Homeboy Industries, but it is still providing job training, substance-abuse assistance, and other services without furloughing any employees.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan and Wife, Lisa Yang, Give MIT $27 Million (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Baltimore Museum of Art, two hospitals and two universities landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor