Fundraisers Stare Down a Tough Year After a Tight Giving Season
What they hoped would be a strong year-end campaign in 2023 ended with some groups doing well and others floundering.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
GoFundMe Says $30 Billion Has Been Raised on Its Crowdfunding and Nonprofit Giving Platforms
The most common donation on GoFundMe is $50, and most fundraising campaigns raise money mostly from the personal networks of the people who started them, but there are exceptions.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
From Activist to Foundation Leader: Deepak Bhargava to Deliver ‘Lightning Bolt’ to Philanthropy
The new president of the JPB foundation will increase grant making to $510 million this year to support nonprofits focused on multiracial democracy and worker power.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
‘Billion Oyster Project’ Works to Replace Reefs
New York Harbor once had 220,000 acres of oyster reefs. This nonprofit is working to re-establish them.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Stuck at Home During Covid, Gen Z Started Charities
Nothing has spurred the entrepreneurial spirit of young people quite like the pandemic.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Gen Z Is Open to Nonprofit Careers — but on Their Own Terms
Young workers favor an informal work style and want a tightly defined work schedule. They’re also demanding changes in how organizations operate.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
FTC Orders Blackbaud to Overhaul ‘Shoddy’ Security Practices Behind Data Breach
The fundraising software company agreed to pay $45.9 million last year to settle claims for a 2020 data breach that affected 13,000 nonprofits.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Lisa Yang Gives $35 Million to Boost Global Wildlife Conservation
Plus, we report on big donations to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Monmouth College, and a new history museum in Wisconsin.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
National Public Radio Picks Katherine Maher as Next CEO
Also, the Wallace Global Fund has a new executive director, and the Newman’s Own Foundation hired three new senior leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
The Nonprofit at the Heart of a Collision of Science, Politics, Business, and Big Philanthropy
The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor