Check out Philanthropy In/Sight from The Foundation Center!Nonprofits’ Challenges Continue to Escalate
Based on a June 2010 survey of more than 7,000 nonprofit organizations nationwide, GuideStar reports there is no letup in the strains on nonprofit capacity. Some 40 percent of nonprofits replying to the survey reported further declines in contributions from January through May 2010 – and a majority (63 percent) are also reporting increased demand for their services. [more...]
Americans Increasingly Give Time and Skills
According to a new report from the Corporation for National and Community Service, 63.4 million Americans volunteered their time last year: that is 1.6 million more volunteers than in 2008 and the largest upward spike in six years. Pittsburgh exceeded national benchmarks in several respects, including the rate at which residents volunteer and the average annual number of volunteer hours per resident. [more...]
Federal Bill Introduced to Support Nonprofit Sector
On June 15, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) introduced the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act (H.R. 5533). This new bill would establish two federal entities dedicated to studying and improving how the federal government works with public charities as well as strengthening federal data collection about nonprofits. Rep. McCollum noted that while the Small Business Administration supports the success of small business, there is no comparable federal infrastructure to ensure high performance by the nonprofit sector. [more...]
What’s Next for Philanthropy?
A new report from Monitor Institute points out that philanthropic practice developed in a very different world and that today’s fast-moving, interdependent environment requires foundations to “act bigger and adapt better.” The authors cite the 2002 decision by Grable Foundation, The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation to publicly suspend support for Pittsburgh Public Schools as an example of how foundations can provoke community engagement and positive change. [more...]
2009 Foundation Giving Declined at a Record Pace
According to a new report from the Foundation Center, the recession resulted in an estimated 8.4 percent drop in giving by the nation’s foundations in 2009. [more...]
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