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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287: (news) Nonprofits Prepare for Ukraine Evac & Volunteer Shortage
286: The Great U.S. Volunteer Shortage & CEO Transition at VolunteerMatch
285: (news) Don’t GoFundMe in Canada & Crisis at Textline Around Data Sharing
284: The Case for Crypto Donations - The Giving Block
282: (news) Nonprofits VS Spyware & National Blood Shortage
282: (news) NGO Capital for Capital Rioters & Red Cross Hack
281: (news) Thousands Serve on MLK Day & A Classy Acquisition
279: (news) PE Firm Acquires Nonprofit Tech & PEW 2021 Data
278: The Hidden Cost of COVID on Children Who Lose Parents
278: (news) Nonprofits Salary Struggles & Franklin A. Thomas Legacy
277: Predictions for Nonprofits in 2022
276: (news) log4j Nightmare Before Nonprofit Christmas & Jobs Report
275: (news) ‘Troll Philanthropy‘ and For-Profit Activism
274: The rise of remote fundraising through the pandemic with atlasGO
273: GivingTuesday up 9% & Clinton Foundation Down 75%
272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study
271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact
270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report
269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY
268: (news) Inflation hits pantries & $3B prediction for #GivingTuesday
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