How the Covid-19 Epidemic is Affecting Cancer Patients (Podcast)
Gary Reedy also talks about what the American Cancer Society is doing to help cancer patients during this crisis.
Pfizer Promises $40 Million for Covid-19 Relief Efforts (Grants Roundup)
Also, Lyda Hill Philanthropies has created the $10 million Lone Star Prize to recognize one nonprofit group in Texas, and Borealis Philanthropy is giving $2.3 million to 16 news organizations through its Racial Equity in Journalism Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
An open letter signed by 356 philanthropies and individuals urges grant makers to consider racist attacks as part of their rapid-response grants and as they shape their long-term response to the health and economic crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion to Covid-19 Relief and More
He says he will distribute the money through Start Small, a limited-liability company he started in 2015.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
One-Third of Americans Will Give More Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
In addition, more than half of donors polled said they planned to keep their average annual giving levels consistent over the next year. Only 8.8 percent said they intended to reduce their annual giving.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Foundations and Corporate Funds Announce New Wave of Covid-19 Grants (Coronavirus Grants Roundup)
Some of the grant making recently announced to address health, education, food, and economic needs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Robert Wood Johnson Commits $50 Million to Help Neediest Victims of Pandemic and Economic Fall
The departure from its typical grants to research institutions is designed to call attention to the impact in people for whom social distancing is a “life or death struggle,” said the president of the foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofits Need to Include Major Gifts in Their Strategic Plans to Be Successful (Study)
Less than half of the fundraisers surveyed said their organizations met their major-gift fundraising goals in 2019.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Helping Local Leaders Fight the Covid-19 Epidemic (Podcast)
The nonprofit is working with the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors to help America’s communities.
Grants From Private Foundations Projected to Decline 4.8% This Year
Assets held by private foundations are projected to decline 12.7 percent this year to $976 billion, according to FoundationMark.
By dan.parks and MICHAEL THEIS