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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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Nonprofit Trust Drops 3% Survey Reveals (news)
Gun Rights Advocacy Groups Fill Void Left By NRA (news)
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988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline Launches This Summer (news)
High inflation hits food banks hard (news)
Roe V. Wade Changes the NGO Landscape (news)
Roe v. Wade, NGO Bill & Google Inclusivity Tool (news)
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Earth Day Activity & Slow Nonprofit Job Recovery Q1 (news)
BLM Under Filing Scrutiny & New Drilling Leases (news)
Global Food Crisis & Google Analytics Cliff (news)
War Crimes Tracked by NGOs & Pending Food Crisis (news)
100k Ukrainian Refugees to U.S. & $43M to Habitat for Humanity (news)
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Large-Scale Giving For Ukraine & Crypto Giving Acquisition (news)
292: (news) Census undercount & Oligarch Philanthropy Problem
291: (news) Historic Refugee Crisis & $80M Crypto Donation Response
290: (news) Invasion of Ukraine Triggers Humanitarian Catastrophe
289: (news) DOJ Headaches & Public Benefit App
288: Fundraising Automations to Setup in Q1
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