While the impact of the 2017 federal tax law on charitable giving remains uncertain, the IUPUI Lilly School of Philanthropy has sketched out some possible scenarios.
Stories are rolling in about 2018 year-end fundraising, and they are interesting but by no means decisive. In the Twin Cities, nonprofits report steady donations despite the 2018 tax law changes. Of course, many factors beyond tax deductions influence giving.
Looking at mega-gifts in isolation from their sources and the dynamics they set up makes little societal sense.
Will the increasingly prominent trend of declining small donations make itself felt today, on #GivingTuesday?
The picture is bleak for organizations like HOY that depend almost exclusively on the generosity of individual working-class and middle-class donors.
Brace yourselves: We may see some spots of real reduced giving over the next few years.
As we go into intensive fundraising season, some may be wondering about trends they see in individual giving. We want to encourage all of our readers to stay in touch with us on this, so that NPQ can integrate your intelligence into our coverage of the issue. In this article, Dr. Patrick Rooney reveals that small and mid-size donations are falling even as charitable dollars continue to grow, increasing nonprofit dependence on the wealthy few.
Is loneliness really increasing?
Changes over the past two decades in longstanding patterns of Jewish funding have challenged nonprofit organizations to adapt or risk losing their support.
The Ford Foundation’s commitment in 2017 to dedicate $1 billion to double-bottom line or “mission-related” investments is the largest such investment in the field. The move is laudable, but whether the investments prove to be transformative remains to be seen.
