How to Lead and Work Effectively in a Virtual World
Community Wealth Partners CEO Amy Celep also talks about the need for grantees to be bold with funders.
Share of Americans Giving to Charity Drops to 73%, a New Low
The decline occurred across all household income levels. The previous low was 79 percent in 2009, during the Great Recession.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Community Foundations Study Finds Surge in Donor-Advised-Fund Grant Making
Grants increased 58 percent in March and April over the same period last year,
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Omidyar Network Commits $35 Million to Give Struggling Workers More Power
The commitment is part of an effort previously launched to rethink capitalism, a cause taken up by several major foundations and donors in recent years.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Wealthy Donors to Congress: Make Us Give More to Charity
Led by the Wallace Global Fund, the group is asking congressional leaders to impose a minimum payout requirement of 10 percent for foundations and donor-advised fund holders.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Poor Economy Prompts Change to Gift Annuities
Due to declining interest rates, a group of planned giving professionals is recommending that charities reduce the amount of money donors receive in exchange for creating charitable gift annuities.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
KaJ Labs Pledges $100 Million for Pandemic Response in U.S. and Africa (Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to new grants for a range of causes unrelated to the pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nine in 10 Foundations Say They Provide Aid for Advocacy Efforts
However, the report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also found that many foundation leaders run into internal resistance to their policy work from legal counsel and board members.
By Alex Daniels and dan.parks
How Nonprofits Should Approach Grant Makers Post-Covid-19 (Podcast)
John Palfrey, who heads the MacArthur Foundation, also talks about how to balance short-term urgent needs with long-term sustainability.
Street Canvassers Switch to Telemarketing and Donor Stewardship During Pandemic
At big groups like Oxfam America and Doctors Without Borders USA, face-to-face fundraising has been an established way to recruit new monthly donors. Even with opportunities to raise money by phone, these charities still have an extraordinary amount of ground to make up, industry leaders say.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence