What’s Next for Nonprofits This Year
Trends and ideas to stay on top of, including outsourcing for small groups, training staff in data analysis, average people getting into impact investing, and much more.
By Drew Lindsay and Suzanne Perry
Trends and ideas to stay on top of, including outsourcing for small groups, training staff in data analysis, average people getting into impact investing, and much more.
Giving Tuesday Tally Surges to $46-Million, Report Says
Fueled by social media and online-giving campaigns, donations more than doubled over the amount raised in 2012, when the event began.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
N.Y. Culture Venues Polish Donor Pitches as Expansions Loom
With several of the city’s biggest arts institutions launching renovations and expansions costing in the hundreds of millions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal looks at how fundraisers for major museums and performance venues will woo patrons and target the next generation of donors in the next few years.
5 Hot Causes for Donors in 2015
This year will see growing support for racial justice and for gays, among others, and ordinary investors will join the rich in impact investing.
As Donors, Our Obsession With Safeguarding Funds Blinds Us to Real Grantee Needs
Too many projects are doomed before they start because grant makers are unrealistic and shortsighted.
By LAURIE MICHAELS
Contributor
Mobile Donations a Low Priority at Many Nonprofits, Survey Suggests
Executives cite minimal efforts to measure results, according to information released by GiveCentral, an online-donation platform.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Lawmakers Consider Greater Disclosure for UConn Foundation
Connecticut legislators will consider proposals this session to require greater financial disclosure by the University of Connecticut Foundation following criticism of some of the nonprofit fundraising group’s expenditures, reports the Journal Inquirer.
Impact Investing Eyed by More Community Foundations, Study Finds
As community foundations pay more attention to underlying structural causes of poverty, a small but growing number of them are experimenting with investing in social enterprises to meet their mission, Forbes writes, citing recent research by the Democracy Collaborative, a nonprofit that promotes community-development strategies.
Grant-Maker Stories That Will Matter in 2015
A new breed of CEOs, including Patricia Harris of Bloomberg Philanthropies, is reshaping philanthropy, and employees exert new pressures on corporate giving as well. Meanwhile, diversity woes persist at foundations, and red flags go up about veterans charities.
Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna Set to Ramp Up Giving in 2015
The Facebook co-founder and his wife will announce their first major donations in early 2015 after spending three years developing their philanthropic strategy, The Washington Post writes in a profile of the billionaire couple.
Biggest Gifts of Year Topped by New $1-Billion Foundation
Ralph Wilson Jr., the late owner of the Buffalo Bills, left a major bequest to his fund in a year when multibillionaires continued to make huge gifts, including many to advance science and one to aid New York parks.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Jewish Group Launches Website to Assist ‘Giving Circle’ Movement
“Amplifier” was built to further the mission of the Natan Fund, including strengthening Jewish identity and community, but its resources could be used by any group.
By TOM HELD
Contributor
Mental Health Nonprofit Teams With Theater Group to Tackle Thorny Issue
A play based on a real family’s experience dealt with material so difficult that the actors were trained in how to relieve stress from their performances.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Foundations Can Help Transform How We Care for Aging Americans
Let’s apply social networking concepts to how we help social-service groups and others care for a fast-growing part of our population.
By Marc J. Dunkelman
Contributor
Outrage Over Garner and Brown Cases Should Keep Philanthropy Focused on Criminal Justice
Foundations and nonprofits have made a huge difference; now they are poised to do even more.
By Vincent Stehle
Contributor