In today’s episode, we are going to be taking a look at a report that highlights the growing use of crowdfunding, highlight a couple of huge corporate grant programs that just committed more than 1.5B dollars, and wrap up with the ethics behind the use of opt-out donations which got a ton of attention this week.  To Learn More Check Out The Links Below: Crowdfunding Report - https://bit.ly/32asJbSCrowdfunding Article - https://bit.ly/3a9lfu2Ford Foundation 1 Billion in Grants - https://bit.ly/3dd67xWCorporate Giving Programs - https://bit.ly/3uFUs0cEthics of Opt-Out - https://bit.ly/3e1yz ..read more

In this week's episode we take a look at the 5 economic indicators projecting 2021 to be a good year in fundraising, highlight how charity:water is doubling down on fundraising through Twitch and video game streamers, examine family dynamics with regards to decision making on charitable giving, quickly talk about about how foundations are coming up short on Covid relief, look at how a 25 million dollar gift is causing political issues in San Fransico, and finally wrap up with a good news story about Mr. Beast and his new charity.  To learn more about these topics check out the links below ..read more

In this week's episode, we will take a look at the new stimulus bill that was recently signed into law and what it means for our sector, highlight some trends in the world of fundraising, review a new nonprofit jobs report, check out two stories from the world of Corporate Social Responsibility and end with a good news story to get your week started. Links to Articles https://www.philanthropy.com/article/fedex-awards-100-million-to-create-an-institute-at-yale-to-reduce-carbon-in-the-atmosphere https://www.philanthropy.com/article/10-billion-bezos-earth-funds-new-ceo-expected-to-provide-strate ..read more

In this week's episode, we take a look at a new report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy that highlights important trends from 2020, we will then head into the world of donor-advised funds to see how community foundations distributed money, we'll take a quick look into peer to peer fundraising trends, highlight Zoom's new philanthropic department, we'll wrap up with a story about a new program that trains athletes in advocacy and philanthropy.   To learn more about the stories in this episode see the links below https://www.philanthropy.com/article/community-foundations ..read more

Tim Clarke and Janelle Cronk are the Co-Founders of the nonprofit UNCrushed. UNCrushed's mission seeks to change the way mental health is perceived and treated in our society, ending stigmas and breaking discrimination. In this interview, we talk about the road to founding the organization, Tim and Janelle's personal stories of uncovering struggles, and provide some tips for how employees and employers can address mental health in the workplace. To learn more check out www.uncrushed.org ..read more

In this week's video, we will be walking through a number of topics including, some drama that came out of the latest DAF statists, a look at how large nonprofits could benefit from the new stimulus bill, a new initiative from Bill and Melinda Gates to get more people to become everyday philanthropists, challenges with mega-donors in the art world, and lastly, Dan Price’s hot take on Billionaire Philanthropy. To learn more about these topics check out the links below.   https://www.philanthropy.com/article/donor-advised-fund-claims-spark-pushback-from-critics  https://www.nber.org/pa ..read more

In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into the Blackbaud Charitable Giving Report for 2020. Learn about overall giving trends, online giving trends, and some takeaways that can help your organization understand where giving is going in the year to come.    https://institute.blackbaud.com/charitable-giving-report/online-giving-trends ..read more

In this week's episode, we highlight some issues at the United Way, the impact of Covid on Higher Education, How Donor Advised Funds are making bank, a look at America’s 50 Biggest Donors, some year-end fundraising trends, and two good new articles to start the week.     United Way CEO Steps Down - https://bit.ly/3ddTNxK United Way Lawsuits - https://bit.ly/3jVYAVN Covid Crushes Higher Ed - https://bit.ly/3poPHp0 Donor Advised Funds Making Bank - https://bit.ly/3rOVsOm Year-End Fundraising Trends - https://bit.ly/3b7XQsJ Generous Millennials -  ..read more

In this week's episode, we run through the most important news, stories, trends, and research from across the nonprofit sector. We start by taking a look at a Superbowl Ad that benefits St. Jude's Children's Hospital, look at new research about donor advised funds, some good news about donor attitudes in 2021, a quick shoutout to women in philanthropy that was featured in the New York Times. We then shift and review some troubling information about grantmaking organizations giving funds to hate groups, an article about the lack of multi-channel marketing in the nonprofit sector, and finish wit ..read more

In this week's episode, we quickly run through a number of topics including, mental health collaboration, a hospital that offered top donors the Covid vaccine, Blackbaud's most recent lawsuit, fundraising, and marketing reports for 2021, the latest from DAFs, and as always a feel-good story to start your week. Check out the stories, articles, and research from this week's episode below.    Mental Health CEO's Collaborate  - https://bit.ly/3cseoOh Unified Vision for Transforming Mental Health - https://bit.ly/3j5nVwj  Health Care News Top Donors Offered Covid Vaccine - https ..read more