Nonprofit Tech Outfits Offer Solutions During Pandemic
For issues relating to health care, education, counseling, and more, nonprofits that specialize in tech solutions are finding ways to adapt and serve new needs.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Ask an Expert: Eligibility for Federal Stimulus Funds and the New Charitable Deduction
Do big endowments disqualify nonprofits from the Paycheck Protection Program? Are stimulus funds available only to groups whose revenue has dropped? We got answers to readers’ questions from the leader of an advocacy group for nonprofits and two fundraising consultants.
By dan.parks and Eden Stiffman
Foundations and Donors Step Up Grants to Help Workers Hurt by the Pandemic
A $7.1 million effort unveiled Tuesday aims to grow to $20 million as philanthropy seeks to provide immediate needs for low-wage workers and help them gain more power and benefits after the immediate crisis is over.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Facing Financial Stress, Nonprofits Lay Off Workers
Experts say there are less severe alternatives to consider when cutting personnel costs, but if groups need to let people go, they should be smart about the choices they make.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Webinars and Other Events to Help You Deal With Covid-19 (April 13-17)
Our weekly listing of information and education events from nonprofit groups across the country.
Ford Foundation Selects New COO and Treasurer (Transitions)
Also, the founder of IDinsight will join GiveWell as managing director this summer, and the Rite Aid Foundation hires a new executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Arguing for the Importance of the Arts During a Public-Health Crisis (Q&A)
Robin Bronk, CEO of the Creative Coalition, talks about the group’s efforts during the pandemic and what it’s been like working from home in New Rochelle, N.Y., the country’s first coronavirus containment zone.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Getting the Word Out Isn’t the Best Thing Foundations Can Do Now
Too many people communicating doesn’t help. What grant makers can do to make a bigger difference is spend big and ask grantees what they need most.
Ask an Expert: Communicating With Donors and Planning for the Future
A seasoned development director and a veteran consultant answer reader questions about fundraising during the pandemic.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
An open letter signed by 356 philanthropies and individuals urges grant makers to consider racist attacks as part of their rapid-response grants and as they shape their long-term response to the health and economic crisis.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Now Is the Time to Invest in Fundraising
Step back from the press of the crisis, ask tough questions, think long term, and do not retreat from asking for support, says a consultant and former nonprofit leader.
By LAURENCE PAGNONI
Contributor
One-Third of Americans Will Give More Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
In addition, more than half of donors polled said they planned to keep their average annual giving levels consistent over the next year. Only 8.8 percent said they intended to reduce their annual giving.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Robert Wood Johnson Commits $50 Million to Help Neediest Victims of Pandemic and Economic Fall
The departure from its typical grants to research institutions is designed to call attention to the impact in people for whom social distancing is a “life or death struggle,” said the president of the foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
8 Steps Nonprofits Should Take Now to Survive the Pandemic Fallout
Resist magical thinking, consider hiring interim “restructuring” executives to help overwhelmed leaders, and get ready to make a lot of tough decisions as a new study finds that more than half of nonprofits think the worst is yet to come.
By JOHN MACINTOSH
Contributor
Foundations and Nonprofits See Crisis as Opportunity to Advance Equity
A pledge by foundations to provide more general operating support, reduce paperwork, and support organizations in the hardest hit communities is seen as a crucial opening.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Conn. Philanthropists Create New Covid-19 Charity (Transitions)
Also, the Greater Washington Community Foundation and Air Force Academy Foundation hire new leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions