At the beginning of the pandemic in early March 2020, one of the critical unknowns was whether institutional funders would step up adequately to “meet the moment” of this rapidly spreading global catastrophe.
The answer came quickly. The fury unleashed
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Charity Ratings Adjusted for Pandemic
The nonprofit sector has certainly seen its share of changes and accommodations due to the pandemic; the latest is for the way that charity ratings are determined.
Charity Navigator, the “world’s largest and most-utilized independent nonprofit evaluator”
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Charity Fraud: Often, It’s “Inside the House”
For six years, a “partnership of charities, regulators, law enforcers and other not-for-profit stakeholders” around the globe have joined forces in an annual week-long campaign to spread the word about an urgent problem affecting the philanthropy community.
As in
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That Federal “Mountain of Money”: More Updates
In the brief two weeks since Nonprofits: Continue Engaging On Billions In Pandemic Aid (October 21, 2021), there have been further developments.
Money-Delivery Tied Up
As part of the historic $1.9 trillion economic stimulus in
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Raffles, Revisited
Charity raffles are a consistently popular way that nonprofits – especially smaller ones – raise money.
From the outside looking in, these fundraisers appear simple and straightforward; a surefire way to generate new revenue on a one-time basis or
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New “Generosity Commission”: Mixed Views
Back in June 2021, Giving USA, a “public service initiative of the Giving USA Foundation,” released the most current of 66 consecutive annual reports on philanthropic giving. Just a few weeks ago, we highlighted that report in our
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Nonprofits: Continue Engaging on Billions in Pandemic Aid
That mountain of money Congress authorized back in March as “fiscal relief funding” for state, local, territorial, and tribal governments?
Since early May, the Treasury Department has been shoveling it out the door as fast as it can, but
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Commercial Co-Ventures for CA Nonprofits: Revisited
It was a scene likely played out countless times around the nation in the early days of the summer just passed.
The nonprofit executive, who had wearily watched as the COVID-19 crisis ravaged her organization’s budget and operations, was
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CA Legislative Wrap-Up: Nonprofits & Charitable Trusts
Just in time to enjoy an overpriced Pumpkin Spice Latte, we can now review this year’s recently concluded California legislative session. There were a number of nonprofit-sector wish-list items on the menu.
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Giving USA Report on 2020 Philanthropy
For the 66th year in a row, the gold standard of annual reports on “the sources and uses of charitable giving in America” was published in June. But this most recent edition – Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report
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