Big Gifts Only, Please: Social-Service Group Runs Capital Campaign Targeted Solely at Major Donors
At the campaign’s close, the organization will invite longtime annual supporters to join campaign donors at a celebration and ask them to consider making a planned gift.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A New World: Fundraisers Navigate Changed Interactions With Donors
Fundraisers say the way they communicate with donors has changed. Conversations have gotten deeper and more meaningful — and donors know what they want to support.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Two charities recently faced a public backlash as a result of how they used machine learning and handled data from users who contacted their mental-health support services at a point of crisis.
Samueli Family Philanthropies Select New President; Seattle Foundation Taps Next CEO
Also, the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation has named its next CEO, and two co-directors will guide the new Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Airbnb Cash Transfers to Ukrainians Can Help, but They’re Disrupting Charities
Some unused Airbnb bookings are poorly targeted, sending cash to people who may not need it the most.
I Apologize for My Inartful Language but Not for My Proposal to Address Homelessness
A nonprofit leader agrees that he could have chosen different words to describe his plan for helping those who are unhoused.
One Response by Fundraisers to Racial Reckoning: an Affinity Group for Black Donors
The antipoverty organization hopes the group will strengthen its ties to supporters and help them connect with one another.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
An Urgent Response Is Needed to the Dire Staff Shortages Facing Nonprofit Government Contractors
Most government contracts don’t cover the total cost of providing services and restrict funding for expenses such as raises and benefits. Philanthropy needs to offer more flexible funding to make up the difference, and political leaders should enact policies that address contract shortfalls.
Money laundering doesn’t just make it harder to sanction Vladimir Putin and his cronies for the invasion of Ukraine. It depletes countries of funds needed to address the social problems that grant makers care about. There is no better time for philanthropy to do more to promote change.
By Michael Jarvis and Leslie Lang Tsai
Biggest Donor-Advised Funds Are Slower to Distribute Assets, Study Finds
But of small funds, nearly 80 percent distribute money to charities rapidly enough to deplete the initial contributions to those accounts, according to a new study of a limited number of account sponsors. The data can be helpful to fundraisers as well as policy makers.
By dan.parks
Contributor
How to Make the Most of Artificial Intelligence and Other Technologies: Advice From Experts
Technology is often presented as the solution to many problems for nonprofits — reducing staff burnout, better targeting of fundraising efforts, and improving budgeting, to name just a few. It can help with all those things, but there are pitfalls to avoid.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Inflation Hits Ability of Nonprofits to Provide Services, Keep Workers — and Raise Money
At a time when the demand for services remains high, soaring costs for fuel, food, employee payrolls, and other expenses are stressing charities’ budgets even more than during the pandemic.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Former Spelman College Provost Will Be Next CEO of Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Also, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has named its next president, and two women will lead the San Francisco Ballet for the first time.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
People Who Are Homeless Are Not an Investment Opportunity
The head of a donor group aimed at tackling homelessness objects to a recent op-ed that proposes using endowment investments to solve the housing crisis.
Why Philanthropy’s ‘Free College’ Programs Don’t Always Live Up to Their Promise
New college scholarship programs aim to do what’s proved elusive so far: generate benefits for communities as well as students.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
NewSchools Venture Fund Names First CEO of Color
Also, the longtime leaders of the California Endowment and Rasmuson Foundation intend to depart.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions