Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
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Nonprofit news summary for the week of June 22nd, 2021.
Charitable Giving Reaches All-Time High In 2020 - Report
A new Giving USA report says that U.S. charitable giving reached an all-time high of approximately $471 billion. Driven by factors such as an unprecedented pandemic and a broad reckoning over racial violence, giving increased 5.1% from 2019 to 2020 (3.8% when adjusted for inflation). Experts note that a strong finish by financial markets including the S&P 500 (changes in which track with changes in individual and foundation giving) likely contributed to the spike. While individual giving increased 2%, giving from foundations jumped nearly 17% year over year. While lots of nonprofits, especially civil rights organizations, saw increases in funding — arts, culture, and disease-specific organizations saw a decrease.
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Congress has overwhelmingly approved a bill making Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. With a 415-14 vote in the House of Representatives, June 19th will be officially recognized as a day commemorating the end of slavery in America. This is the first new federal holiday to be authorized since the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
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Unbelievable Nonprofit Bet on Biomarker Pays off for Parkinson’s 💰🎯🧠 (news)
50% Increase in Youth Gun Violence (news)
Open Letter to Pause AI work by Nonprofit (news)
$250M Open Grants from MacKenzie Scott go live (news)
Building Nonprofit Fundraising Through Grants | GrantWatch.com
Nonprofit Insulin Maker Wins in CA (news)
NGOs Call On U.N. To Advocate For Reproductive Rights In U.S. (news)
Rise of Nonprofit AI - response to OpenAI shift (news)
Train Derailment & Environmental Fallout (news)
Is February for Fraud? (news)
Earthquake Devastation In Turkey & Syria (news)
How to Personalize for Purpose on Your Website | Optimonk
Is Charity Content for Clicks Charitable? The Mr. Beast Debate (news)
Buying Voter Files is so 2015 Advocay - Join 2023 with Quorum
Blood Donation Eligibility National Update (news)
Cookie-pocalypse & Fundraising in 2023 | Agility Lab Consulting
AmazonSmile Turned Upside Down Cutting $449m CSR Program (news)
Using Food Entrepreneurship to Feed Careers | Hot Bread Kitchen
MLK Day Celebrated by Nonprofits & Santos’ Charity Questions (news)
Thousands of NYC Nurses Go On Strike As Hospital & Union Talks Fall Apart (news)
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