Disruption Ahead: What to Know About Donor-Advised Funds in 2019
With Fidelity Charitable poised to become the country’s biggest grant maker, can charity fundraisers — or Congress — ignore the stockpiles of money in donor-advised funds?
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Frugal Social Worker Gives $11 Million, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Gets $5 Million: Gifts Roundup
Also, Baptist Health La Grange gets $2 million, and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit gets $1 million from the producer of Hamilton.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Effort to Spur Giving From Donor-Advised Funds Online Appears to Stall
A tech tool promoted by Fidelity Charitable and others as a fundraising boon has done relatively little to spur giving, and Fidelity is talking about a “revamp.”
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How Consumer Reports Works to Keep People Safe and Finances Its Efforts (Podcast)
The nonprofit tests up to 8,000 products a year, conducts investigative journalism, and pushes for safety in cars and food and more.
Former Amazon VP Will Lead Jeff Bezos’s Day One Academies Fund (Transitions)
Also, the Smithsonian Institution’s chief is leaving in June, and Louise Herrington Ornelas, who gave millions to nursing education and health care in Texas, has died.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The philanthropists who intrigued us the most in the past year aren’t just those with the big names but those whose giving patterns offer insights that might elicit gifts from others.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How Stock Volatility Could Take a Swipe at Charitable Giving and Grant Making
Nonprofits that depend on the affluent and foundation grants could face some challenges in the year ahead. But experts say it’s not time to panic.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Social Worker Leaves Surprise $11 Million to Charities for Children: Daily News Roundup
Several million came from savings and investments and several million more from inheritance. In other articles, the Baltimore archdiocese is changing the name of its fundraising drive to reassure donors the money isn’t going to defray the costs of the sex-abuse scandal; Jeff Bezos has chosen a former Amazon vice president to head his education philanthropic effort; donors can use voice commands to give to charity through Google Assistant; and much more.
Billion-Dollar Gifts by Bezos and Bloomberg Top List of Biggest Donations in 2018
Both contributions sought to help people in need.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Use Google’s System to Help People Find Your Nonprofit
States on the East Coast had the most internet searches for charity and places to volunteer. The results show why it matters to use the best search terms.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor