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Nearly 40% of all gifts and grants and 60% of the total number of dollars given backed initiatives based in the foundation’s own state.
Large organizations often partner with local nonprofits that are uniquely positioned to mobilize quickly, leveraging their deep understanding of community needs and established trust with residents.
In emergencies, when every minute counts, research shows family, friends and neighbors are often saving lives. These local efforts go uncounted, yet they’re crucial.
All told, donors gave more than US$397 million to support recovery from the ‘black summer’ bushfire disaster.
For people without access to banks, community savings groups are a lifeline. New research suggests they’re good stewards of donors’ money, too.
Some investors are more open than others to considering the risk that their money might not have the impact they’re seeking.
The sliver of charitable dollars funding LGBTQ+ organizations rose in inflation-adjusted terms to $823 million in 2021 from $387 million in 2012.
Many people who took part in a series of studies overestimated the negative consequences of sending a late gift.
Understanding the common terms that Trump supporters scorn can help decrease polarization in the country
Organizations representing nonprofits have condemned this bill, which critics see as a threat to President-elect Donald Trump’s opponents.
When for-profit companies are spun out of nonprofits, there is no easy way out of the legal consequences.
Donors can get two different tax breaks when they give by turning stocks, bonds and other financial assets into charitable gifts.
This unofficial and invisible safety net is widespread and operates at all income levels. But no one knows the actual scale of this web of informal transactions.
About 1 in 4 of the people with blindness or low vision who were surveyed said they spent less on food to be able to afford expenses associated with their disability.
Many leaders of these groups are reluctant to take policy positions that may appear political to members of their local communities or donors.
What’s missing in most donor evaluations is a participatory approach to measurement and evaluation that asks local communities what matters to them and then adapts evaluation frameworks accordingly.
Unlike other big tech companies, OpenAI is the for-profit subsidiary of a nonprofit overseen by the nonprofit’s board of directors. Many media outlets report that this arrangement could soon change.
They aren’t just operating boats and helicopters. Others serve as dispatchers, handle logistics, and run social media operations.
For decades, presidential candidates from both major parties have committed to cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes. Here’s why.
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Frey Foundation Chair for Family Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Professor of Tax Law Emerita, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Interim Director of the Women's Philanthropy Institute, Indiana University