Fundraisers’ Group to Put Ethics in the Spotlight Throughout October
The Association of Fundraising Professionals is calling October Ethics Awareness Month with the goal of helping fundraisers, board members, donors, and others understand what is appropriate behavior — and what is not.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Charities Urged to Step Up Advocacy Efforts
Only 3 percent of nonprofits reported lobbying activity last year, according to a new report from the National Council of Nonprofits, which urges charities to get off the sidelines.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Impact Investing Plays an Important Role in TechSoup’s Growth Campaign
The organization seeks both gifts and debt investments in its $11.5 million drive to expand technology services to nonprofits.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Crowdsourced List of Museum Salaries Goes Viral, Exposing Pay Inequities
An idea that came up at a happy hour earlier this year prompted an informal information-gathering project that has drawn a worldwide response.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Cold Cash: What to Do When Unexpected Money Pours In
The Ice Bucket Challenge, a grassroots effort that went viral, brought a sudden $115 million to the ALS Association. Five years later, it’s out to tell the public what it’s accomplished with all that money.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
What Fundraisers Should Do Next: How ‘Giving USA’ Findings Point to Smart Strategies
Focus on the mission, small donors, and corporate employees, say fundraising experts. And don’t ignore the people who give through donor-advised funds even though they are hard to find.
By Emily Haynes and MICHAEL THEIS
Gifts to Charity Dropped 1.7 Percent Last Year, Says ‘Giving USA’
The decline, fueled by a drop in giving by individuals, could be a warning sign that the new tax law and other challenges will stall giving in future years.
By Emily Haynes and Michael Theis
ProPublica Unveils New Tool Making It Easier to Search 3 Million Nonprofits’ Tax Filings
The feature lets users search the complete text of the Form 990 that nonprofits must file with the IRS.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
How a University Used Data Analytics to Improve Fundraising — and You Can, Too
Data shapes fundraising strategies and performance evaluations at the University of Iowa.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Donor-Advised Funds Grow in Popularity as Tools for Impact Investing
Beyond Meat’s splashy IPO and a new venture fund launched Tuesday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are the latest examples of investors using donor-advised funds to place bets on companies that try to achieve social good.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Fears Increase That Economic Woes Will Hurt Endowments, Survey Shows
Investors became more pessimistic about the market, yet they’re largely sticking with riskier assets.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
New Tax Could Hit Many Nonprofits Paying $1 Million-Plus Employees
A Chronicle analysis identified 226 nonprofits that paid one or more employees compensation in excess of $1 million a year, potentially exposing those charities to a new 21 percent levy under the 2017 tax law.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Kresge Pledges to Increase Portion of Endowment Invested With Firms Owned by Minorities or Women
The foundation says that by 2025 a quarter of its U.S. assets, roughly $500 million, will be managed by diverse firms, up from 14 percent today. It made the pledge as part of an effort to persuade at least 50 other foundations to take similar actions by 2025.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities Urge Repeal of Parking Tax Ahead of April 15 Tax Deadline
Nonprofit advocates say there is bipartisan support for reversing the provision, but “political jockeying” is getting in the way.
By dan.parks and Julian Wyllie
Giving and Volunteering Is Up, Says New Study
Monetary gifts to churches and religious organizations, along with contributions of products, drove the increase, say researchers.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
MacArthur Commits $150 Million to Make Impact Investing Easier for Others
Rockefeller and Omidyar will also offer their expertise. Together the three foundations will make an additional $10 million in grants to study how “patient financing” can best bolster impact investing.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor