What to Do About Facebook? Nonprofits Weigh Benefits Against Ethical Concerns
Many organizations are uncomfortable with the way the social network operates, but few feel they can forgo access to the billions of people who use it.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Crypto-Based Digital Art Frenzy Draws in Charities
As collectors try to cash in on nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, nonprofits and donors are auctioning them off, some with huge success, others much less so.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Crypto Donors Are Generous but Report Difficulties Giving to Charity
People who invest in cryptocurrencies were more likely than traditional investors to donate at least $1,000 to charity in 2020, according to a new survey, but many investors said they didn’t know how to give crypto to charities or whether it’s legal to do so.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Calif. Law Aims to Make Online Giving Safer for Nonprofits and Donors
Legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this month aims to ensure donors receive accurate information in charitable solicitations and that charities receive donations promptly.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
9/11 Ignited the Era of Online Giving — and Permanently Changed Fundraising
Immediately after the terrorist attacks, tech companies helped galvanize a massive increase in online donations from people desperate to help. Twenty years later, nonprofits are still struggling with the promise and pitfalls of online fundraising.
By Gregory R. Witkowski
Contributor
Nonprofits Can Now Add a Donate Button to Their Zoom Events
The new feature lets donors make a gift without leaving a virtual event. It also gives them the option to share their names and email addresses with the nonprofit receiving the donation.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Philanthropy Can Help Communities Weed Out Inequity in Automated Decision Making Tools
Foundations should work with governments and advocates to ensure new data technology advances social good — and protects people from harm.
By Chris Kingsley and Stephen Plank
Clubhouse App Helps Nonprofits Reach New, Influential Audiences
Charity leaders are using it to get the word out about their work and to connect with influential people, but they caution it must be used wisely.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tech Tool Helps Nonprofits Attract Supporters on Facebook — and Stay in Touch With Them
The Susan G. Komen Foundation has experimented with fundraising challenges on the social media giant’s groups, Messenger, and advertising.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
An Early-Childhood Nonprofit Tunes Into Families’ Needs and Reconsiders Videocalls
ParentChild+ made sure families had the food, diapers, and technology they needed during the pandemic. Now it’s figuring out the best mix of virtual and in-person learning. Read more ways nonprofits innovated to stay nimble and survive the crisis in our <a href="https://staging.philanthropy.com/package/creative-moves">Creative Moves</a> report.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Nonprofits Need to Embrace Transparency, Even if the Supreme Court Rules to Protect Donor Privacy
Greater financial transparency, made increasingly possible by technological innovation and new social norms, is becoming a hallmark virtue of the 21st century for young people raised on social media and smartphones. Their vision for a more transparent world will become the expectation in the years to come, and they will only trust nonprofits that are open.
By Christina Asquith
Contributor
Crypto, Meet Donor-Advised Funds: a New Way of Giving
A crypto-enthusiast has developed a system that makes it easy for charities to receive digital currencies — and could open the door to new, young, tech-savvy donors.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Many fundraisers were pleasantly surprised by the continued support they got from attendees and sponsors of virtual events last year. As they tiptoe toward gathering in person, some wonder whether the donors will follow.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Fighting Falsehoods Must Be at the Center of All That Nonprofits and Foundations Do
As lies and disinformation increasingly threaten the work of nonprofits, they should incorporate tools that will help dismantle falsehoods and replace them with accurate and more emotionally compelling narratives.
To Transform Policing, Philanthropy Must Support Efforts to Abolish It
Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict was just the start. Now grant makers need to make sure their dollars go where they will make a real difference — to abolitionist movements leading the fight for just and lasting change.
By Mihika Srivastava
Contributor
Online Giving Grew 32 Percent in 2020, Survey Finds
Charities that directly responded to the health crisis or advocated for relief saw giving grow at nearly twice the rate as those that didn’t, according to a new poll.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence