Leader Helps Mobilize Asian Americans for Big Impact in Elections
EunSook Lee, executive director of the Asian American Pacific Islander Civic Engagement Fund, has accelerated grant making to groups to be ready ahead of the primaries and the conventions.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
IRA Gifts Continue Growth in 2019
Aging baby boomers, increased nonprofit marketing, and donor awareness of tax advantages are driving increases in donations from individual retirement accounts.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
U. of California at Berkeley Receives Two Gifts Totaling $302 Million
Also, John Arrillaga committed $55 million to eliminate student debt for Stanford medical students, and the first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company gave $1 million to record the stories of notable African American women.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How the Urban Institute’s Research Aims to Help Decision Makers
The nonprofit seeks ways to close equity gaps, expand economic opportunities, and strengthen communities.
Schmidt Ocean Institute Selects Its First Executive Director (Transitions)
Also, Mercy Housing has a new leader, and the longtime CEO of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation is retiring.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
More Than Half of Top Walkathons and Athletic Fundraising Events Increased Revenue in 2019
Overall revenue from the events, for which volunteers raise money from friends and family, continued a seven-year decline. But some groups are seeing success by embracing Facebook’s donation tools and increasing minimum fundraising amounts.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Most Nonprofits Lack Recession Plan
Only 33 percent of nonprofits say they have a plan to deal with a recession, according to a survey by the Center for Effective Philanthropy. Few have talked with the grant makers who fund them about how an economic downturn might affect their support.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Nonprofits Decline Gifts With Too Many Strings or Misaligned Values, Survey Finds
Only 55 percent of organizations have a gift-acceptance policy of any kind, according to new survey results from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
JPMorgan Chase Pledges $75 Million to Help Young People Enter Lucrative Careers (Grants Roundup)
Also, a $38 million grant will build a new medical hub in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, and Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation commits $5 million to boost soccer programs for girls and women.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Critics of Dot-Org Sale Dismiss Promises Made by For-Profit Buyer
“These aren’t solutions to the issues raised by the global nonprofit community. They are misdirection and sleight of hand,” says Rick Cohen, chief operating officer at the National Council of Nonprofits.
By Michael Theis
Contributor