With Donations Down, Nonprofits Need to Do a Better Job of Managing Their Endowments
To survive the pandemic, nonprofits with endowments need to make sure these funds are performing as well as they can be and evaluate whether smarter financial strategies should be put in place, say two professors at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
By Egor Matveyev and Andrew W. Lo
Giving to Faith-Based Nonprofits Likely to Hold Steady or Increase, Survey Says
Eighty-five percent of people who gave at least $1,000 in 2018 or 2019 to a faith-based nonprofit say they expect to give the same amount or more this year as they did last year, according to a new survey.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Senate Stimulus Bill Would Expand Loan for Charities but Omit Other Nonprofit Priorities
Under the legislation, a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans would be limited to nonprofits with 300 or fewer employees. The bill offers no changes to current law on charitable deductions or foundation payout requirements.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Nonprofit Finances on the Brink
With looming government cuts and uncertainty over how long the pandemic will last, charities’ budgets are stretched tight. Some organizations won’t make it, and many others are likely to shrink.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Despite the Down Economy, Some Nonprofits Aim to Grow
The nonprofit sector as a whole may be struggling, but plenty of ambitious organizations still want to expand — and some are succeeding.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Despite the Down Economy, Some Nonprofits Aim to Grow
The nonprofit sector as a whole may be struggling, but plenty of ambitious organizations still want to expand — and some are succeeding.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Black Philanthropy Month Organizers Hope Current Crisis Will Spur a Burst of Giving
The coronavirus pandemic and this spring’s racial justice uprisings might inspire more donations and investments to black-led nonprofits and entrepreneurs during this year’s event, organizers say.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Some Nonprofits Hail Paycheck Protection Program as a ‘Savior’; Others See Layoffs Continue
Some groups have hired back workers or reopened programs. For others, the benefits have been fleeting.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Religious Groups and Schools Got the Most PPP Loans
The Chronicle of Philanthropy analyzed the data for 42,462 organizations that received loans of $150,000 to $10 million.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
New Report Offers 4 Scenarios for How Covid and the Economy’s Fall Will Reshape the Nonprofit World
As many as 40 percent of charities could be wiped out, according to one forecast — but grant makers and nonprofits could also seize new ways to advance their missions.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Report Projects 22,000 Nonprofits Will Fail Due to Coronavirus
That median estimate produced by Candid represents a failure rate of 7 percent.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Report Projects 22,000 Nonprofits Will Fail Due to Coronavirus
That median estimate produced by Candid represents a failure rate of 7 percent.
By dan.parks
Contributor
More Than 400 Nonprofits Got Up to $10 Million in Federal PPP Loans
Health care and education organizations were the main beneficiaries as were prominent groups like Unicef and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Who Benefits When Foundations Float Bonds to Do More Grant Making?
An unprecedented move by Ford and other foundations to issue debt could have led to a different outcome, one that might have done more to help women, people of color, and others too often left behind, says the senior economics correspondent of “Next City.”
By Oscar Perry Abello
Contributor
Records Reveal Nonprofits That Received Paycheck Protection Loans
The Muscular Dystrophy Association, the National Wildlife Federation, Mercy Corps, the New York Botanical Garden, American Youth Hostels, and the San Francisco Symphony were among the nonprofits the federal government said on Monday received loans of $5 million to $10 million through the Paycheck Protection Program.
By dan.parks
Contributor
The Role of Microfinance During a Global Pandemic (Podcast)
Kiva CEO Neville Crawley also talks about crowdfunding loans during a crisis.