On Philanthropy: Predictions on charity and giving for 2021
2020 is a year most of us are happy to leave behind. Amid the many disheartening challenges we endured, there were also some positive developments in the philanthropy field that...
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On Philanthropy: Don’t stand by this holiday season
We’re living (and dying) in a “quadfecta” of 1) A raging, unprecedented pandemic, 2) Economic inequality and hardship at the highest levels in memory, 3) Racial injustice permeating almost every...
On Philanthropy: Erasing hunger in America requires more than charity
The holidays are around the corner and, for tens of millions of our neighbors across the U.S., this will be a time of scarcity, insecurity, worry and, in the richest...
On Philanthropy: Start planning your year-end giving now
In 2019, U.S. giving to charity totaled nearly $450 billion. Historically, nearly one-third of that amount takes place in December, with 12% of all giving occurring in the last three...
On Philanthropy: How donors can advance racial justice
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daniel Prude, Jacob Blake. The long road to racial justice in this country has been rocky and painful. It started long before these four people became...
On Philanthropy: Communities and nonprofits need corporate giving now more than ever
Just one year ago, in 2019, U.S. corporate philanthropy increased by 13.4% over 2018 to $21.09 billion. However, those donations represented a mere 5% of the nearly $450 billion in...
On Philanthropy: Lack of accountability and transparency put philanthropy at an inflection point
An inflection point is a time of significant change; a turning point. Right now, the very way philanthropy works in the U.S. is being critically examined by a growing chorus...
On Philanthropy: Philanthropy can spark hope and change
Discouragement, despair and anger are understandable and common responses to the current experiences of systemic racial injustice and bigotry, an advancing global pandemic and an economic train wreck. Philanthropy, however,...
On Philanthropy: Encouraging donors to ask questions about nonprofits’ climate impact
A few weeks ago, the coronavirus pandemic obscured the celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary. The last 50 years have not been kind to our planet.
On Philanthropy: Giving in the time of COVID-19
The role of philanthropy in responding to this pandemic is critical. Nonprofit organizations, accounting for nearly one in 10 jobs in the U.S. private workforce, with more than 12 million...