Divesting University Endowments: Easier Demanded Than Done
Information about endowments holdings is hard to find, and universities may not always be free to divest them.
By Todd L. Ely
Contributor
Critics Said Our Data Platform Exacerbated the Nonprofit World’s Inequities. They Were Right.
Candid learned that addressing power imbalances is only possible when those with the most resources change their own behavior.
By Aleda Gagarin
Contributor
Foundation Compensation: When Are CEO Salaries Too High?
Without checks and balances, scrutinizing and challenging foundation leaders’ million-dollar paychecks is nearly impossible.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Endowments Can Power Racial Justice Groups — if Only Philanthropy Would Fund Them
Giving to endowments helps groups led by people of color build long-term financial stability. But two new studies show the practice is rare.
By Cora Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofit CFOs Are in High Demand and Short Supply
The hiring crunch is taking place as fewer students choose to major in accounting and pursue finance careers. Nonprofit CFO work has also become more complex and demanding.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Wayne LaPierre Leaves a Financial Mess Behind at the NRA
The NRA’s coffers have reflected a circumstance more in line with an employee living paycheck to paycheck than an heir living off of a trust fund.
By Brian Mittendorf
Contributor
Foundation Assets Are at All-Time Highs, but Don’t Expect a Giving Boom
The stock market rally in the final stretch of 2023 left foundations with $1.48 trillion in assets.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
In 2023, nonprofits were forced to make tough decisions — including mergers, layoffs, and program cuts — to stay afloat.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
Fiscal Sponsorship Is On the Rise, Allowing Groups That Aren’t Nonprofits to Accept Donations
The last 20 years have seen larger growth in the field than the previous 50, and demand for fiscal sponsors has surged since 2020.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Financial Climate and Trust Issues Trouble Nonprofit Sector, Report Finds
Workers are financially stressed and burnt out, nonprofits are less involved in lobbying and advocacy than they were a generation ago, and public trust and donor participation are declining, according to a study from Independent Sector.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Research Center Managed Funds Properly, Despite Turmoil, Boston U. Finds
Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling author and academic Ibram X. Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances. After the announcement, Kendi said he was eager to get back to work.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Mormon Lawsuits and Tithing — Can Churches Just Invest Funds Members Believe Are for Charity?
It’s hard for donors to win a lawsuit against their church — or any other charity — when they demand a refund for their donations.
By Samuel Brunson
Contributor
A Government Shutdown Is Looming: What Nonprofits Need to Know
In what’s become a bitter cycle, nonprofits across the country are creating contingency plans.
By Sara Herschander
Contributor
JD Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions
Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Nonprofits Can’t Find Workers Despite Flex Jobs and Pay Boosts, Report Says
The bulk of unfilled jobs are frontline positions, but fundraisers and even top executives are in short supply.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How a Donor’s Embrace of a Neglected Idea Allowed This Nonprofit to Thrive
In an unusual move, the Ford Foundation helped a grantee build an investment portfolio. Two results: better fundraising and a $20 million MacKenzie Scott donation.
By Monica Aleman and Ndana Bofu-Tawamba