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Nonprofit news for the week of December 6th, 2021 GivingTuesday Raises Record $2.7 Billion In Donations Annual day of generosity GivingTuesday has generated approximately $2.7 billion in donations, according to the folks at givingtuesday.org. The record-setting day of generosity topped 2020’s giving sum by 9%. While the increase in donations from 2019 to 2020 was, percentage-wise, much higher, 2021’s total donations still set a record. Learn more about GivingTuesday’s efforts to understand philanthropic and charitable generosity through their GivingTuesday Data Commons. Read more ➝ Clinton Foundation Donations Drop 75% Since Presidential Run The Clinton Foundation, an international-facing organization focused on numerous programs like international sustainability and leadership development, saw a decrease in charitable donations of nearly 75% since its peak during Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. While the organization says it was able to fully fund programs by tapping into its significant endowment, the foundation says it was hurt by the inability to host in-person fundraising events. More broadly, the organization is experiencing a financial trough as the celebrity politicians who founded it continues to recede from the public arena. Read more ➝ Summary Ex-Stripe execs, VCs launch new nonprofit to promote ‘responsible’ innovation Nonprofit shows dignity to Indigenous asylum-seekers who are ‘bullied’ south of the border Nonprofit launches ‘Black City Hall’ to address gaps in access to critical services - The Boston Globe $2.4M Donated for Crypto Tuesday Big day for miniature horses: Ribbon cutting opens therapy nonprofit's grant-supported new barn

Find the full Nonprofit Benchmark Advertising study. About the Nonprofit Advertising Benchmark Study The study was conducted from Form 990 data from 7,171 U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations with $1 to $10 million in revenue from 2018-2019 courtesy of Cause IQ (filing years 2019 and 2020). The goal was to create a large enough sample size to answer questions about advertising size for nonprofits that rely on common funding methods. There are 1.44 million 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, about 5% (72k) are between $1M and $10M in revenue, 1.5% (21.5k) are above $10M. This study represents a full population of nonprofits that fit the study criteria. The study criteria removed chapter organizations, childcare educational institutions, organizations with no employees, and hospitals because of their different revenue-generating operating structures. This study relies on the reported advertising field in the Form 990. The IRS defines the advertising field (line 11 on section 9 of Form 990), as ad spend itself and direct costs for independent contractors executing said ad spend. However, line 11e may also include some of the costs associated with advertising consultants and is determined by the organization’s filing decision. This study is a partnership with Whole Whale, a B Corp digital agency that helps nonprofits use their resources wisely and Cause IQ, the leading nonprofit data platform.

Nonprofitnewsfeed.com summary of the week. This Giving Tuesday Eve, Beware of Scams! On this day before Giving Tuesday, consumers are being asked to be on the lookout for scams. The Better Business Bureau has published a guide to making informed decisions about donating. Nonprofits should make this process easy for prospective donors by being transparent, proving credibility, and making donation gateways safe, secure, and easy to navigate. If your organization has a seal of approval for a major charity rating organization, making that easy to ascertain can be a big step towards making donors feel secure about donating to your cause. Read more ➝ Supply Chain Disrupting Toy Donations Going Into Holiday Rush In Minnesota, global supply chain issues are disrupting the delivery and donation of toys this holiday season, according to the Star Tribune. The pandemic economy has spurred vulnerabilities in the supply of toys and other essential goods, while pushing the price of staple food items like meat sky high. PRISM, a nonprofit in the Twin Cities, is preparing for delivery issues by beginning their toy drive early, as is the local chapter of the Salvation Army. Due to increased shipping costs and labor shortages, amid surging demand, nonprofits are bracing for what will be another whirlwind end-of-year for nonprofits that provide physical goods to folks this holiday season. Read more ➝ Summary The Consulting Firm Billionaires Turn to When They Give Away Money N.Y.C. Severs Ties With Housing Nonprofit Run by Jack A. Brown III From beard pageants to food distribution, what nonprofits are doing for Giving Tuesday WCMU giving free airtime to area non-profit organizations on GivingTuesday

Nonprofit News summary. Nonprofits Gear Up For Annual GivingTuesday GivingTuesday, the annual fundraising event held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, is already beginning to drive nonprofit communication and marketing strategies as we enter the holiday season. Agency Whole Whale (the creators of this newsletter) predicts over $3 Billion in total GT revenue, while organizations like the Giving Block are trying to bring crypto donations to the forefront. Meta (the newly named parent company of Facebook) has announced $8 million in matching GivingTuesday donations, while organizations like CARE are marketing giving opportunities with a substantial 5x match. Read more ➝ Give.org Releases Nonprofit Donor Trust Report Give.org, associated with the BBB (Better Business Bureau) has released its “Donor Trust Report 2021: Profiles in Charity Trust and Giving” report. The report seeks to understand the relationship between donors and charities with the mission to strengthen existing ties and strengthen trust. Other reports include a study on “Charity Impact” and “Sexual Harassment and the Charitable Sector,” which further illuminate how charities can build genuine trust among staff, board members, and the general public. Read more ➝ Summary Labor shortage hits nonprofit organizations harder than other business sectors UN to Elon Musk: Here's that $6 billion plan to end world hunger Tech Supported Uptick In Nonprofit Financial Liquidity The ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Is in Limbo Expenses are up 140% for CT nonprofit's food pantries. Person to Person CEO says it's due to inflation and high need. nonprofit creates parks in empty city lots | STLPR

George Weiner interviews Ali Glazer, Advertising Lead at Whole Whale about the current digital ads landscape and where the Google Ad Grant is. Set it and forget it doesn't work for end-of-year campaigns and there are some great updates that can lead to increased donations. Ali walks through some of her favorite tactics and discusses the upcoming Google Ad Grant cohort in 2022. Resources: Google Ad Grant Cohort free Google Ads Guide Google ad grant online course for nonprofits

Nonprofit News summary Prediction: GivingTuesday To Generate Over $3 Billion In Donation Revenue Nonprofit digital marketing agency Whole Whale predicts that for the first time ever, GivingTuesday will generate over $3 Billion in revenue. While 2020 saw unprecedented charitable giving in the throws of the pandemic, the agency predicts revenue will surpass that record. “Based on our analysis that incorporates an adjusted linear regression, trends in Google Search terms around “Giving Tuesday,” and national giving trends, we predict that $3.048 Billion will be raised on Giving Tuesday 2021. This will be a 27% or $648 million increase over 2020’s record-breaking $2.4B.” (Disclosure that Whole Whale is the creator of this newsletter) Read more ➝ Food Pantries Feeling The Brunt of Inflation & Supply Chain Issues Food pantries across the country are feeling the brunt of both supply chain issues and higher costs of food going into the holiday season, according to local reporting. “The price of meat, turkeys, ground beef, you name it, the price of meat has just skyrocketed. It’s hard to get your hands on mass quantities or turkeys and we will be feeding mass quantities of people this holiday season,” according to nonprofit Loaves and Fishes - Friendship Trays CEO Tina Postel. Newly released economic data shows that inflation has reached a 30-year high. Read more ➝ Summary Digital Currencies Are Shiny, New And Some Are Unstable Fraudsters siphon $830,000 meant for homelessness nonprofit – KIRO 7 News A King County nonprofit raises all staff salaries to $70,000 minimum. Will more organizations follow? Duke students' nonprofit Operation Climate tackles science misinformation through storytelling

Nonprofit News for 11/8/2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes, Includes Energy Updates For Nonprofits The $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday, to become one of the most significant investments in infrastructure in U.S. history. The bill includes provisions for helping religious and nonprofit organizations update the sustainability of their spaces and buildings, according to reporting by Haaretz. “The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act in the bipartisan infrastructure bill fixes that by providing critical funds for nonprofits to upgrade decades-old buildings with inefficient heating and cooling systems, lowering energy costs and reducing their environmental impact,” according to Elana Broitman, the senior vice president for public affairs at the Jewish Federations of North America. The funding includes up to $50 million in grants as part of the program. Read more ➝ Governments and Private Foundations Announce $1.6 Billion In Support of Indigenous People Governments including those of the U.K., Germany, Norway, U.S., and the Netherlands have announced, in partnership with numerous private foundations, a $1.6 billion pledge to support indigenous communities at the COP26 climate summit. The program seeks to both promote anti-deforestation efforts and support local communities. The Ford Foundation, one of the initiative's partners, notes that “a growing body of evidence shows that Indigenous Peoples are the most effective guardians of biodiverse tropical forests.” The partnership seeks to include local and indigenous communities in the decision making process regarding climate mitigation. “Indigenous Peoples and local communities manage half the world’s land and care for an astonishing 80% of Earth’s biodiversity,” according to the press release. Read more ➝ Summary EducationSuperHighway eyes free WiFi to solve the digital divide WFP chief responds to Elon Musk's challenge on world hunger - CNN Video Jeff Bezos pledges $2 billion toward combatting deforestation #NFTuesday - The Giving Block Nonprofit helps those with former convictions find jobs

On this episode George, Chief Whaler of Whole Whale does an exit interview podcast with Janai Cornwell, Senior Digital Advertising Associate. They talk about what is great about learning at an agency, the decision to go in-house at a nonprofit, and why mobile matters in ads. Janai on LinkedIn

nonprofitnewsfeed.com Climate Takes Center Stage At COP26 Summit In Glasgow The world’s attention is focused on Glasgow this week as the global COP26 climate conference begins. With world leaders like Joe Biden and Narendra Modi in attendance, the summit will again push collective climate action to the forefront of a global conversation about sustainability. The summit, which has drawn lots of attention including from grassroots activists, is seen by many as a follow-up to the previous meeting of this scale held in Paris. This summit represents one of the rare instances where nations, NGOs, and International Organizations meet to collectively debate the next steps for addressing the climate emergency. Notably absent are the leaders of China and Russia, two of the top four climate emissions emitters. Read more ➝ The 2021 Nonprofit Advertising Benchmark Study: $12k is the mean Certified B Corps digital agency Whole Whale, the creators of this fine newsletter, have released a nonprofit advertising study designed to give nonprofit communication professionals a look into broader trends in how the industry approaches digital advertising. Based on data from over 7,100 organizations, the study includes advertising insights broken down by an organization’s age, size, type, and number of employees. The report is publicly available for free, and the dashboard plus raw data is available for purchase. This study is a partnership between Whole Whale and Cause IQ, the leading nonprofit data platform, and the data sampled are representative of the organizations that fit the study criteria. Read more ➝ Summary Build Back Better bill includes $100 million boost for Nonprofit Security Grant Program Charity Navigator Adjusts Methodology Due To Pandemic Countdown to GivingTuesday: Drafting Communications

Interview with Marielle Sumergido, Senior Strategist and product lead for The Inclusivity Tool by Whole Whale. Also joining in the conversation about how we think about and use inclusive language online is Leo Quintero, Founder of Quintessential Tools, a DEI Consulting company. The inclusivity tool is a tool that scrapes a URL that you input and analyzes the text on the page. You’ll get warnings for any language on the page that could be considered offensive, as well as any alternative language to use in its place. Use InclusivityTool.com to check your website. Learn more about the tool here!

Nonprofit news for the week of Oct 25th, 2021 Hong Kong nonprofits are forced to leave and Facebook Whistleblower is supported by nonprofit. Amnesty International Forced To Pull Out of Hong Kong International human rights organization Amnesty International has announced that it will be pulling its operations out of Hong Kong, according to a press release. The decision comes on the heels of Hong Kong’s controversial new national security law, which makes it incredibly difficult for groups like Amnesty to operate. The law, which was introduced in June of 2020, has already been used to crack down on non-violent political protest and stifle civil society and other activist groups. According to reporting from The Guardian, more than 35 other civil society groups have also been forced to shut down under the threat of arrest. Amnesty says local offices will close by the end of the month while its regional headquarters will shut down by the end of the year. Read more ➝ Nonprofit Group Backs Facebook Whistleblower In Huge Gamble The nonprofit Whistleblower Aid says that it’s seeing the “light at the end of the tunnel” after secretly working with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, according to a report from the Washington Post. The nonprofit, which had an operating budget of only $2 million, has taken on the huge task of representing one of the highest-profile corporate whistleblowers of the decade, who went public with internal Facebook reports that show it was aware of potential harm. The nonprofit was forced to divert a huge amount of resources to a singular case in a huge gamble that seems to be paying off, according to Libby Liu, chief executive of Whistleblower Aid. The organization provides things like free legal protection, security, and even mental health support for whistleblowers. Read more ➝ Summary US surgeons test pig kidney transplant in a human Hundreds of children waiting for adoption in Ala. foster care system, nonprofit holds fundraiser Gates Foundation invests $120 mn for Covid pill access Nonprofit pilot program to bring 50 housing pods for homeless in Kzoo 🤩 Sponsored: Online Courses for Nonprofits Whole Whale University and free and low-cost courses to increase traffic and fundraising. HOW TO RUN EFFECTIVE FACEBOOK FUNDRAISERS CONTENT MARKETING + SEO TO DRIVE IMPACT ONLINE FUNDRAISING ESSENTIALS

Training conversation with Whole Whale team about copywriting best practices for nonprofits. Maura Paxton, Digital Optimization Manager and Sarah Homet, Digital Marketing Associate share approaches to writing ads and useful frameworks. Resources: AIDA: https://www.truesense.com/ringer/aida-essential-direct-response-fundraising-truths ACCA: https://learnlandingpages.com/landing-page-design/ (lots of formulas, starting with AIDA and ACCA) Questions in headlines (Marketing Experiments study): https://marketingexperiments.com/value-proposition/optimizing-headlines Fogg Behavioral Model: https://behaviormodel.org/ keyword + benefit: https://www.invespcro.com/blog/elements-effective-ad-copy-benefits/ keyword question : https://www.acquisio.com/blog/agency/6-ppc-ad-copy-formulas-for-highly-clickable-ads/ emotional matrix: https://www.wholewhale.com/tips/clickbait-works-can-use-good/ Plutchik's Wheel of Emotion: https://martecgroup.com/using-plutchiks-wheel-of-emotions-in-market-research/

Nonprofit news for the week of October 18th, 2021 Nonprofit Fundraising Off Of Breast Cancer Has “Deep Ties” To Scam PAC Groups In an investigative report done by OpenSecrets and The Daily Beast, the nonprofit The American Breast Cancer Coalition appears to be a “scheme to extract millions of dollars in donations, mostly from small donors.” Since the organization was launched two years ago it has brought in nearly $3.5 million, most of which gets kicked back to a telemarketing company that was fined $56 million last year for fraud. The group is not a 501(c)3 but is instead registered as a special type of PAC, which allows it to skirt the usual legal and financial transparency requirements. This particular case represents a broader trend of sketchy political groups masquerading as honest charities, according to the report. The FBI has a handy list of tips for avoiding charity scams during the holidays. Read more ➝ U.S. Missionaries & Aid Workers Kidnapped In Haiti 16 American missionaries and one Canadian were kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend, according to reports. The kidnapped included 5 children. The missionaries, associated with Christian Aid Ministries, were working as aid workers in the region when they were kidnapped by a large, heavily armed gang. The threat of violence to not only foreign aid workers but Haitians themselves indicates the fragility of a country continuously teetering on the brink of collapse following the assassination of its President and a deadly earthquake earlier this year. This story highlights the immense danger and complexity faced by aid organizations operating “in the field,” particularly those working in underdeveloped countries in response to conflict, disaster, and other humanitarian catastrophes. Read more ➝ Summary Pittsburgh nonprofit Hello Neighbor to resettle 250 refugees within next year Who Are the Quiet Leaders in Sustainer Giving? 2021 Luminate Online Benchmark Report Right-Wing Nonprofit Lavishes Millions on Top Brass Pups parade Halloween costumes for New Jersey community library fundraiser

This week host George Weiner interviews Zach Bronstein, the Chief Operating Officer of Endaoment and DAF built on Ethereum helping people donate cryptocurrency. About Endaoment Endaoment is a new Community Foundation & public charity offering Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) built atop the Ethereum blockchain, allowing folks to donate to almost any U.S. nonprofit organization. Our mission is to encourage and manage the charitable giving of cryptocurrency. We're a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation headquartered in San Francisco, federally tax-exempt under IRS revenue code section 501(c)(3). All donations to Endaoment or Endaoment DAFs are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. We're focused on making the most secure and easy-to-use giving platform for both Donors and Organizations interested in cryptocurrency. Grants are paid out via ABA bank wire as US dollars or via Ethereum transaction as US dollar coins (USDC - a form of stablecoins, a cryptocurrency) Resource Links Main Page: app.endaoment.org Documentation site: docs.endaoment.org Org page (all granted to orgs): app.endaoment.org/orgs Etherscan: https://etherscan.io Eth2: https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/

Nonprofitnewsfeed.com Nonprofits On Front Lines of Afghan Resettlement Seek More Foundation & Government Support Nonprofits on the front lines of helping the thousands of Afghan refugees settling in the United States say that they need more financial support to continue to provide services for resettlement. Many of these organizations, accustomed to relatively limited numbers of people who need assistance, have gone into overdrive to help refugees who have been coming to the U.S. over the past several months. However, because these refugees are being admitted primarily through a process called “humanitarian parole,” they receive almost no federal assistance beyond a one-time $1,200 stipend. Organizations carrying out the bulwark of the resettlement work say that in order to provide for so many people who arrived with almost no possessions, they will need additional assistance. Read more ➝ The “Land Back” Movement Brings Reparations To Indigenous Communities To The Forefront The “Land Back” movement, akin to Black lives Matter in its relatively decentralized usage, is a call for recognizing that Indigenous land has been stolen through genocide and calls for reparations to Native Americans, largely in the form of the returning of land and disassembly of colonizing structures. In this article for Nonprofit Quarterly, the authors lay out a framework for providing adequate reparations to Indigenous communities who still face the repercussions of colonization. The article also calls for the philanthropic sector to work in partnership with communities to work to repair the damage done throughout history. Curious about the Indigenous land where you live? This interactive map shows you which tribes existed on the land based on your address! Read more ➝ Summary Crain's 2021 Notable Nonprofit Board Leaders Binance Charity launches NFT tree planting project 'Tree Millions' to plant 10M trees worldwide California Nonprofits: New Changes to the Corporate Laws Greenwich nonprofit holding job fair to fill 70 openings Sandusky donut contest brings in dough for nonprofit

October nonprofit news. Jack A. Brown III And Other NYC Nonprofit Housing Executives Benefiting From Organizations They Run A feature investigative report by the New York Times has found that Jack A. Brown III and other executives associated with homeless and housing nonprofits in New York City have derived significant personal financial benefit from the organizations they run. “An investigation by The Times, based on hundreds of pages of legal filings, business records and tax documents, as well as interviews with homeless people, city officials and shelter employees, found that under the cloak of charity, executives at nonprofits have collected large salaries, spent their budgets on companies that they or their families controlled and installed relatives in high-paying jobs.” The article goes on to highlight self-dealing, nepotism, and a disregard for the people who are supposed to benefit from NYC’s expansive homeless housing infrastructure. A government audit ordered by NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio is expected to wrap up in the coming months. Read more ➝ Change.org Now Housed Under Nonprofit Foundation Change.org, a site almost synonymous with online petitions, has announced that it will now be housed under the Change.org Foundation. Change.org itself was established in 2007 as a Public Benefit Corporation and will continue to operate as such, though it will now be owned in its entirety by the nonprofit Change.org Foundation. This change represents a significant shift for a company that has become increasingly adjacent to the nonprofit sector during its tenure. More than 50 investors will donate their equity back into the Foundation, according to the Nonprofit Times. Read more ➝ Summary Another Record For Texas Giving Day – $66 Million A play-to-earn NFT game on a mission to save the earth Many borrowers turn to nonprofit mortgage lenders ‘Ghouls’ to raise money for nonprofit groups at annual Wyandotte Zombie Pub Crawl

The nonprofit news summary for the last week of September! The Giving Block Expects To Process $100M In Crypto Donations In 2021 The Giving Block, a cryptocurrency giving solution for nonprofits, reports that it expects to process over $100 million in donations by the end of 2021. In a press release, The Giving Block estimates that 2021 has represented the highest amount of cryptocurrency donations in any year and expects to 2022 to be even higher. As the trend of major nonprofit organizations accepting cryptocurrency donations continues, fundraising professionals should expect and prepare for a rise in donations via crypto heading into the EOY and 2022, especially among millennials and Gen-Z. (Disclosure: The Giving Block is a client of Whole Whale.) Private Foundations Announce Plans To Give $Billions Towards Food, Health, & Climate Projects At UN General Assembly Private philanthropic foundations including the Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and others have announced sweeping investments in protecting global infrastructure particularly around nutrition, vaccine access, and climate mitigation. The announcement came at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the yearly and preeminent global meeting of world leaders. The announced projects coincide with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs which seek to guide global efforts to address systemic issues. Summary Afghan Nonprofit Workers Desperately Scramble to Evacuate National Philanthropic Trust Donor-Recommended Grants to Charities Grow 179% to $6.46B During FY 2021 SpaceX’s Inspiration4 Campaign for St. Jude Surpasses $200M Fundraising Goal Feel-good story: https://www.gofundme.com/f/increase-student-engagement-in-science

nonprofitnewsfeed.com Global Supply Chain Shortages Disrupt NGO Operations In Haiti & Elsewhere The New York Times reports that many nonprofit organizations and international NGOs are facing severe shortages of goods, disrupting their charitable operations. The global supply chain issues, largely attributed to the pandemic, have caused headaches for groups like the Haitian American Caucus, which provides the shoes at low cost to sellers in Haiti. “That pair of shoes represents so much more,” says executive director Samuel Darguin. “It represents a mother being able to send a kid to school, being able to afford health care and feed her family maybe two meals a day instead of one.” In the United States, nonprofit Soles4Souls, which also supplies the Haitian American Caucus with shoes, was forced to cut back its program to distribute shoes to homeless children in America. Read more ➝ Sweepstakes Fundraising Platform Omaze Raises $85 Million in VC Funding The lottery and sweepstakes fundraising platform Omaze has announced that it has raised over $85 million in Series C venture capital funding, according to this report from Axios. In addition to funding from traditional investors, celebrities Bono, Kerry Washington, and Tom Brady are also named as investors. According to Omzae CEO Matt Pohlson, “90% of a participating charity's donors via Omaze haven't donated to that organization before.” Read more ➝ Summary The Activist: reality TV show to be ‘reimagined’ as documentary after backlash 2021 Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Report – The Non-Profit Times International Day of Peace | United Nations Record $1.7 Billion From Vanguard's DAF Donors

Planned giving can be difficult for nonprofits to incorporate into their giving strategy but it shouldn't be according to our guest Tony Martignetti. Tony, the evangelist for Planned Giving, shares how and why nonprofits that are over 5 years old should be adopting this fundraising strategy. About Tony Tony Martignetti is the evangelist for Planned Giving. He’s been starting and growing Planned Giving programs since 1997. A former attorney, he’s now launched Planned Giving Accelerator, a membership community to create 1,000+ new Planned Giving programs in the U.S. It’s at PlannedGivingAccelerator.com. He’s also the aptly-named host of Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio, the #1 podcast for nonprofits, with 13,000+ weekly listeners in small- and mid-size orgs. It’s Big Nonprofit Ideas for the Other 95%. It’s at tonymartignetti.com On Twitter: @tonymartignetti

Nonprofit News for September 13th, 2021 Nonprofits Honor Anniversary of 9/11 With Day Of Service On the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11th, 2001, nonprofits across the country have made the solemn day one not only of remembrance—but one of giving back to communities. The nonprofit 9/11 Day, started by two friends, one of whom lost a brother in the attacks, seeks to encourage positive acts of kindness throughout the country every September. “The whole idea of it is to ensure that each one of us every 9/11 take time to think about all we have in common,” says organization co-founder David Paine. “We're not as divided as we think we are,” he adds. 9/11 Day’s Executive Director Ryan Walls says that September 11th is the nation’s largest day of service, and that last year “about 29 million people took part in some act of service or charitable engagement." Read more ➝ CBS Launches Reality TV Show “The Activist.” Activists Aren’t Happy. A new reality TV show has entered CBS’s lineup called “The Activist.” The premise, while novel, has garnered lots of negative critiques from advocates and activists alike. The show will feature “activists” who use social media to advocate for a cause. The success of these on-air “activists” will be measured in social media metrics like “online engagement” and “social metrics.” Those featured on the show will get a chance to go to the G20 and petition their cause in front of world leaders. While some might say the show is one for an era defined by social media and digital activism, others criticize the show’s focus on social media attention in favor of real activists making on-the-ground change. Read more ➝ Summary Texas Women Are Now Going Online for Abortion Pills Info After State's New Ban, Says Nonprofit Nonprofit gives $100 for every shot given at vaccine clinic United Way Worldwide Picks Williams As New CEO Lil Nas X raising funds for Central Florida LGBTQ nonprofit with his upcoming album release

Nonprofit news from the sector. Human Rights Campaign President Fired After Ties To Cuomo Alphonso David, President of Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, was ousted due to ties to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. After contentious internal decision-making, David was fired for his reported role in assisting Cuomo with responses to accusations of sexual misconduct. David, who insists he did nothing wrong, says that he supported bringing in an external law firm to conduct an investigation into his involvement with Cuomo’s office. David, a long-time advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, had been hired two years ago by HRC after previously serving as Cuomo’s chief counsel. Read more ➝ Desire To Help Afghans Bridges Contentious Political Divisions Across the country Americans, largely regardless of political affiliation, are mobilizing to support Afghan refugees fleeing the country after its takeover by the Taliban. In a rare show of bipartisan support around the otherwise contentious issue of immigration and refugee assistance, Americans of all creeds are volunteering, donating, and working with their communities to prepare to welcome the thousands of Afghans who will be eventually settling in America. While detractors remain, nonprofits that assist with refugee resettlement are seeing an outpouring of support from communities. Read more ➝ Summary Nonprofit to boost COVID resources in Hispanic communities Nonprofit Works To Break The 'Grass Ceiling' In Missouri Cannabis Industry Fast Food Punks Raise Nearly $600K for Charity International Day of Charity 2021: History, Significance After Losing Job In New York City, Chef Starts Nonprofit To Feed Veterans, Long Islanders In Need

Weekly nonprofit news summaries. Nonprofits And Volunteer Organizations Step Up in Wake of Hurricane Ida After Category 4 Hurricane Ida made landfall in south Louisiana on Sunday, organizations on the ground are already stepping up to help their neighbors. The organization Shreveport Volunteer Network, a community-based emergency response coalition, has partnered with other local organizations like the United Cajun Navy to provide emergency response in the wake of the hurricane. One of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina, folks in southern LA will need disaster assistance and then a long-road plan to recovery. Learn more about organizations working to help here. Read more ➝ Follow-Up: GoFundMe Campaign Helps More Than 300 People Flee Afghanistan A viral GoFundMe campaign that we previously highlighted has successfully evacuated approximately 300+ people from Kabul, according to reporting from the Seattle Times. Two organizations that helped with the logistics include the group Sayara International, a global development firm, and the Rockefeller Foundation. The folks who fled on this mission were brought to Uganda, where they will be temporarily sheltered in Kampala. The security situation in Kabul continued to deteriorate late last week with ISIS attacks that killed dozens. Read more ➝ Summary GoFundMe Money for LGBTQ Afghans Is Frozen 'Due to Taliban Control' How to help Ida victims, right now and avoid scams Shreveport Volunteers taking donations for Hurricane Ida Tulsa nonprofit preparing to welcome Afghan refugees to Oklahoma 5 Years of Nonprofit Fundraising Stats: [2015 to 2020] And 6 Trends to Know Feel-good stories from the Sector... Mptree: A song that plants trees

Viral Fundraiser For Afghans Pits Bountiful Generosity Versus A Logistical Nightmare A GoFundMe hosted by an “Instagram personality” has generated well over $5 million in funds in an effort to support the airlift of vulnerable people attempting to flee Afghanistan. Only one problem — organizing an evacuation from a war zone isn’t exactly easy. The funds are slated to go to a group called Raven Advisory, which has a history of providing security support in Afghanistan. According to a spokesperson, “The funds raised are being used to engage trusted aircraft, crews, and security operations teams. The focus will remain on extracting as many people as possible as quickly and as safely as possible.” Additional unspent funds are said to go to the nonprofit International Women’s Media Foundation. However, some experts are more pessimistic, asserting that any efforts will run smack into the U.S. Immigration system. The labyrinthine process of obtaining a visa (necessary for U.S. entry) might be one logistical hurdle too many. Nonprofits should consider that while the exact logistics of a grassroots mission of this complexity might be unrealistic, the mounting public pressure spurred by such viral fundraisers have intrinsic value as an expression of a desire among Americans to protect Afghans. Read more ➝ Nonprofits Can Shape Democracy, Report Finds A new report by the organization Nonprofit Vote, as reported by Business Insider, shows that nonprofits have real staying power when it comes to helping get out the vote, especially in traditionally underserved or underrepresented communities. The group, analyzing organizations within their consortium, found that nonprofits helped more than 600,000 people vote. They also found that “underrepresented communities, including people of color, low-income earners, and those without college educations, saw the biggest increases in turnout when engaged by nonprofits.” It should be no surprise that local nonprofits are better equipped to move the needle in historically underrepresented communities, but the data show that they can do so with rigor. Nonprofits shouldn’t underestimate their power to help the communities they serve to elevate the voices of their beneficiaries. Read more ➝ Summary Nonprofit expecting to welcome around 80,000 Afghan refugees over the next couple years Turmoil Was Brewing at Time’s Up Long Before Cuomo I am an Afghan woman working for a western NGO in Kabul. I feel forgotten Donors Send Quake Aid to Haiti, but for How Long?

Nonprofit News for the week of 8/16/2021 Earthquake Rattles Haiti, Nonprofits & NGOs Step Up In Shadow of Previous Quake Response A 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Haiti over the weekend, a devastating blow for a country already in the midst of a severe political crisis. The quake, the epicenter of which was located west of Port-au-Prince, initially seemed less catastrophic as it occurred in a less densely populated area, but the emergency need still exists. While the last earthquake response generated unprecedented levels of giving (as well as scrutiny of the effectiveness of vast sums raised) the need again exists for disaster response. Major disaster response organizations, like Americares, already have campaigns set up to direct aid. This Massachusetts-based but local Haitian organization is one of many established local organizations that are well-equipped to help communities on the ground. The Chief Executive of the organization, Mission E4, says that "organizations who are not established already, who don't speak the language, who don't already understand the culture, it takes them a lot longer to get up and running,” and would “encourage people to fund organizations who are already there and established.” Kabul Falls To Taliban, NGO & Activist Progress Set Back With Unprecedented Speed After 20 years of U.S. military presence, the withdrawal of U.S. troops has culminated in chaos as the Taliban has taken control of Kabul, the Afghan capital. After progress on fronts like girls’ education, and human rights, the country again faces the rule of the Taliban, with strict, terror-adjacent laws and rules. This Seattle-based nonprofit that operates in Afghanistan is concerned about the safety and well-being of both the girls they’ve taught and the teachers they’ve hired. The setback to the organization, Sahar, and others just like might be the tip of the iceberg for NGOs that operate in the region. Summary To stop another COVID wave, fund the nonprofits that vulnerable Bay Area residents trust USF nonprofit accounting manager steals millions, spends on "adult" website Meet Our 2021 John W. Gardner Leadership Award Recipients – Dr. Gail C. Christopher and Professor john a. powell Begins Monday: Louisiana COVID relief program offering up to $25K to nonprofits, small businesses

Nonprofitnewsfeed.com ASPCA Faces Criticism Over Programming Expense Ratio The ASCPA, known as one of the largest and most publicly visible animal welfare nonprofits within the United States, is facing criticism highlighted in this CBS News spot over how it spends its donations. According to the report, only 47% of all donations go towards programs that directly help animals, while the rest goes to “public education,” “fundraising,” and “management.” The ASPCA gained notoriety for its heartbreaking TV commercials of animals in need, but according to some perspectives, these advertisements don’t tell the full picture of how that money is being spent. Of the 2 billion raised since 2008, the ASPCA gave only 7% of the total raised to local SPCA affiliated local groups, while a much larger percentage goes to national fundraising campaigns. Read more ➝ New Report Shows Less Than Half of U.S. Households Donate To Charity In a report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, for the first time, less than half of U.S. households gave money to charity, as reported by The Times Leader. While the report’s data is only as recent as 2018, it shows that the trend is downward in terms of the percentage of Americans who are donating. Coupled with record-level giving in 2020, the picture created by these studies is that philanthropic and charitable giving is consolidating, that is, being initiated by a more select group of people. Read more ➝ Summary If You Want to Work for Our Nonprofit, You Need to Get Vaccinated Owner donates $28 million Biloxi casino site to a MS Coast nonprofit Catalytic converters stolen from Columbus nonprofit's meal delivery vans, other vehicles NPT Power & Influence Top 50 (2021)

After two great years at Whole Whale, Kariesha Martinez, Senior Marketing Associate is moving on. She shares how the Whole Whale Fellowship program works, what she learned over two years and other advice/thoughts for the company.

Nonprofit news for the week of 7/26/2021. Bezos Blasts Off Into Space, Donates $200 Million Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and the world’s wealthiest human, has announced a $200 million donation to the activist Van Jones and humanitarian chef José Andrés. The money, with no strings attached, was part of Bezos’ new “Courage and Civility Award.” Bezos announced the award shortly after returning to earth from a ride to space via his aerospace company Blue Origin’s spaceship. Read more ➝ New Report On Trust In Civil Society Released The report, published by Independent Sector, finds that trust in institutions overall is declining across America, and that nonprofits and philanthropic organizations are not immune from this trend. While overall trust remains high, residents with lower income, lower education levels, and those who live in rural communities contributed to the downward tick in trust. Gen Z also exhibited decrease metrics when it comes to these institutions. How the public perceives nonprofits and philanthropic organizations broadly needs to be at the forefront of conversations around nonprofit development, fundraising, communication, and marketing. Read more ➝ Summary "Your Shot Texas" Boosts Vaccinations With Nonprofit Grant Money Bloomberg To Fund Tech Upgrades For The Arts Red Cross signals blood emergency with lack of donations A Nonprofits flowers carry meaning at The Tokyo Olympics

Nonprofitnewsfeed.com 200 Nonprofits Close In Minnesota, Indicative of Larger Trend Between April of 2020 and March of 2021, 186 nonprofits stopped operations, according to data from the state of Minnesota. Hundreds of other nonprofits are believed to have downsized operations dramatically, indicating a substantial trend. Health, arts, and religious organizations were hurt most substantially. While this data only reflects nonprofits within Minnesota, Candid estimates that nearly one-third of nonprofits are in danger of closing within the next two years nationally. Coupled with record giving in 2020, this broad trend is indicative of an industry that’s slowly consolidating, as funding and resources increasingly flow to larger organizations at the expense of smaller organizations. Read more ➝ Steph Curry Partners With Nonprofit Venture NinetyToZero To Bridge Racial Wealth Gap NBA superstar Steph Curry has partnered up with the nonprofit project NinetyToZero, which seeks to bridge the vast racial wealth divide within American society. The new organization, incubated by the Robinhood Foundation in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Starbucks, took its name from the reported disparity of wealth in America, particularly that white Americans hold approximately 90% more wealth than black Americans. With additional support from the ACLU and prominent figures in the social philanthropy world, the estimated economic benefit of closing the racial wealth gap in America is $1.5 trillion over the next decade. Read more ➝ Summary With Donations Declining, LA Nonprofits Face Post-Pandemic Challenges Wes Moore, author and former nonprofit executive, launches campaign for Maryland governor Largest solar project for nonprofit organization in West Virginia nearly complete Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets, nonprofits say

Online Fundraising Platforms Face Fresh Scrutiny New scrutiny is being applied to the donation fundraising tactics of political fundraising platforms. After a New York Times expose highlighting potentially deceptive practices was released in April, fresh criticism has come in the form of an open inquiry being led by four democratic state attorneys general. The inquiry is into both the Republican platform WinRed and the Democratic platform ActBlue. Nonprofits, particularly those in the political and advocacy spaces, should watch this narrative closely as new rules may arise regarding how campaign-affiliated companies and organizations can procure online donations from the public. Read more ➝ FrontlineSMS Closes After 15 Years The professional SMS messaging service FrontlineSMS has announced that it will be closing. The service, which provided users with a primarily free platform to communicate via SMS, will continue to be available as a free, fully open-source software on Windows, Mac, and Linux. In an open letter, FrontlineSMS CEO writes that “our products have been continuously used by community groups, service providers, and national governments alike, reaching tens of thousands of people a year. Over the last 15 years, we’ve supported users in 200 countries around the world with primarily free tools and support. We’ve been part of peer-reviewed academic studies, ground-breaking journalism, and the transformational change of life-saving systems – both as subject and as service provider.” Read more ➝ Summary Black women push for racial equity at nonprofits Gates Foundation staff are 'freaking out' about the nonprofit's future as Bill and Melinda divorce, an insider reportedly said Attorney generals looking into online fundraising practices: reports How nonprofit leader Catherine Howarth got HSBC to swear off coal

Summary of nonprofit news. Supreme Court Throws Out Nonprofit Donor Disclosure Law Last Thursday the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a 6-3 ruling that California could no longer require nonprofits to submit donor information to the state. Advocates of the law say it adds donor and transparency to the finances of organizations that may serve as a vehicle for unscrupulous influence, while Americans for Prosperity (which brought the case) argues that such donations are a first amendment issue. This case, like the landmark Citizens United v FEC before it, could make the job of watchdog oversight over not only nonprofit contributions but political campaign contributions harder to monitor. Read more ➝ NCAA Allows Players To Profit Off of Name, Image, Likeness A NCAA rule change, coupled with new state laws, has opened up the door for NCAA college-level athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness, in a reset that will likely reverberate throughout the college sports world. Private universities with NCAA programs are nearly all operated as tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, and this ruling represents the potential for a seismic shift in the way that such institutions relate to their student-athletes. The push for athletes to profit off of their name is not entirely separate from modern social justice issues and the reckoning on race that has accelerated in recent years. Nonprofit institutions, both big and small, should be attentive to cultural shifts and evolving norms that have the ability to change entire sectors of the nonprofit tax-exempt world. Read more ➝ Summary 2U set to acquire nonprofit edX for deal north of $600M – TechCrunch Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021 Parkland Nonprofit Raises Funds for Surfside Families

An exit interview with Ann, Technical Creative Director of WholeWhale.com reflecting on lessons over 7 years with the company. Ann Nguyen Technical Creative Director On Social https://www.linkedin.com/in/nguyenann https://twitter.com/annnnnguyen Ann joined Whole Whale in 2013 and has been making splashes since then in the areas of design, development, and A/B testing. She keeps the New York team afloat and works directly with clients on using design and tech to scale their impact. During her time at Whole Whale, Ann has overseen site builds that include DREAM, the LAMP, and Donate Life America. Beyond website development, Ann has led the charge on work with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the One Love Foundation, Charitybuzz, Prizeo, and United Way ALICE. Ann is also the product manager behind Lighthouse by Whole Whale and is currently working with Power Poetry on their Poetry Genome, a tool that uses machine learning to generate a percentage comparison to various writers based on the theme, style, and content of any poem on the site. Both classic and contemporary writers are represented in different sections of our Genome (shoutout to Shakespeare and Kendrick). Ann is a regular speaker and lecturer on nonprofit tech topics. She’s presented on machine learning for good and A/B testing for organ donations at the 2018 Strata Data Conference in San José, and spoke at the 2018 Strata Data Conference in New York on “How to Be Aggressively Tone-Deaf Using Data (or, We Should all Be For-Benefits).” 2018 also saw Ann copresent on A/B testing with the Wikimedia Foundation at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in New Orleans. Ann has guest lectured at NYU, Columbia University, and Sarah Lawrence College. She also frequently joins design discussions at various panels from the Lowline to the White House. Before joining Whole Whale, Ann worked with a wide range of organizations, including the Ford Foundation, SumAll Foundation, and Bitly.

Nonprofit news for the week of 6/28/2021 Warren Buffett Gives Away $4.1 Billion To Charity, Steps Down From Gates Foundation Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world, has announced a donation of nearly $4.1 billion to charity. This donation comes on the heels of other massive philanthropic donations from wealthy individuals like MacKenzie Scott. Buffet has previously said he seeks to give nearly all his money away to philanthropic causes. Also last week it was announced that Warren Buffett would be stepping down from the board of the Gates Foundation, just weeks after the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates. Read more ➝ Raiders DE Carl Nassib Comes Out, Gives $100k To Trevor Project Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out last week, making him the first active NFL football player to come out as gay. In the announcement video, Nassib states his intention to donate $100k to the Trevor Project, a nonprofit that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ+ youth. Read more ➝ Summary Woman Gets 6 Years in Prison for Embezzling From Nonprofits Nonprofit News Media Pace Picking Up House GOP Members Demand Details of $350 Million in Grants From Nonprofit in 2020 Election Former drug dealer sparks nonprofit to train more young people to be welders for shipbuilding and repair

We interview Quincy Larson, the founder and a teacher at freeCodeCamp.org. freeCodeCamp is a nonprofit community that helps millions of people learn to code 100% for free helping thousands of people find their first coding job. Quincy shares how the organization got started, built a strong volunteer base and grew its amazing educational library course by course. Learn more and support at: https://www.freecodecamp.org/

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.Read more ➝ Juneteenth Now A Federal Holiday 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. Read more ➝ Summary Nonprofit journalism grew in 2020 — and individual donors played a large part National Young Farmers Coalition | Young Farmers 2020 Accountability Report Girl Scouts Stuck With Over 15 Million Boxes of Unsold Cookies MacKenzie Scott’s latest round of $2.7B in gifts prioritizes philanthropy infrastructure

Nonprofit news summaries for the week of June 14th, 2021. Featured product: A new Inclusivity Language Tool from Whole Whale. Helping organizations check their websites for inclusive language. New Federal Legislation Aims To Speed Up Donor Advised Funds’ Impact To Charities New proposed legislation introduced by Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) seeks to speed up the process by which donor-advised funds (DAFs) would be disbursed to nonprofit organizations. While controversial within certain philanthropic circles, the Accelerating Charitable Efforts (ACE) Act would establish timeframes for DAF distribution and new rules for DAFs, including both 15 and 50-year options. Read more ➝ Chicago-based Journalism Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer The Invisible Institute, a nonprofit news organization based out of the south side of Chicago, along with the staffs of The Marshall Project, Alabama Media Group, and The Indianapolis Star, have won a coveted Pulitzer Prize in the “National Reporting” category for investigative reporting that looked into Police K-9 units. Read more ➝ Summary Big law firms are donating pro bono hours to block unions at legal nonprofits where their partners are board members EveryAction’s Acquisition Spree Lands Salsa Labs Square Launches $5M Bitcoin Fund to Promote Crypto Inclusion What the donor-advised fund payout rate means for philanthropy and how it fits into the bigger charitable giving picture How An Oklahoma STEM Nonprofit Is Empowering Students To Digitally Rebuild Tulsa's Black Wall Street

Interview with Sarika Bansal, Editor and Author of Tread Brightly, a series of curated essays on Ethical Travel. George Weiner interviews Sarika about the themes and topics covered by some of the essays. They also dive into the creation and closing of Sarika's nonprofit BRIGHT Magazine. About Tread Brightly Are there ways we can turn travel from passive consumption to an active exchange? Is it possible for our travel to leave a positive impact on the lives of others? This book of seventeen original essays and photo-essays, edited by Sarika Bansal, gets to the heart of what it means to travel ethically. “Tread Brightly” discusses the ethics of orphanage tourism, cruise ships, and study abroad programs. It asks how one’s identity as a traveler—like one’s country of origin, gender, and race—impacts a travel experience. It considers the climate consequences of non-essential travel. About Sarika Sarika Bansal is the editor-in-chief of "Tread Brightly." She is an editor, storytelling consultant, and mentor with the Aspen Institute's New Voices Program. She was the founder and editor-in-chief of BRIGHT Magazine, an award-winning digital magazine that told fresh, solutions-oriented stories about social change. Prior to that, she incubated two social impact publications at Medium, developed curriculum for journalists at the Solutions Journalism Network, and served as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Her byline has appeared in the New York Times, Guardian, VICE, and other publications. She holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Sarika has lived on five continents, speaks four languages, and is currently based in a cottage in a forest in Nairobi, Kenya. She lives with her husband, daughter, and elderly German shepherd.

Nonprofit news summaries for June 7th Direct mail price hikes and a push for transparency in politics by nonprofits. USPS Price Increase May Lead To Headache For Nonprofits The United States Postal Services (USPS) has filed for an increase in prices averaging nearly 6.9% system-wide, according to the Nonprofit Times. As many nonprofit organizations still rely on direct mail strategies for reaching donors, the average increase of 7.8% for Nonprofit Marketing Mail (NMM) could prove to be disruptive for organizations seeing slim net fundraising revenue from mail outreach. A decrease in mail volume of over 28% over the last decade has put the USPS in an awkward position, forcing it to balance public service with ever-decreasing revenue. Read more ➝ Political Data Transparency Nonprofits Merge To Form OpenSecrets Two leading “money-in-politics” accountability nonprofits, the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) and the National Institute on Money in Politics (NIMP), have merged to form OpenSecrets, a “state-of-the-art democratic accountability organization.” This announcement comes on the heels of a contentious 2020 election that far surpassed previous elections in terms of spending. “This merger brings together decades of expertise, massive data sets, and the kind of analysis that researchers, journalists, advocates and individuals rely on to understand the influence of spending on politics,” according to OpenSecrets Executive Director Sheila Krumholz. Nonprofits, PACs, and other advocacy organizations operating within this space should pay attention to increasing calls for (and expectation of) financial transparency. Read more ➝ Summary Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis Black-led nonprofit receives 'reparations payment' from slaveholder's descendant Charity: Water launches celebrity-funded Bitcoin Water Trust 50 brands giving back to the LGBTQ community Hackers Stole $650,000 From Nonprofit and Got Away, Showing Limits to Law Enforcement’s Reach Nonprofit 'spokescat' saving the world one post at a time

Nonprofit News for the week of June 1st, 2021. Tulsa Massacre After 100 Years: Nonprofits Part Of Efforts To Bring Justice The Tulsa massacre, one of the most egregious examples of racial violence in American history, marks its 100th anniversary. After “Black Wall Street” was destroyed by mobs of white supremacists, efforts to bring justice are underway. The Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, associated with the University of Oklahoma, will begin work to find, identify and preserve victims’ remains. The nonprofit Centennial Commission is building a historic center to preserve the oft-overlooked history of the massacre, though the organization has drawn criticism for not providing reparations to victims directly. Events and programs marking the 100-year milestone include a visit to Tulsa by President Biden to meet with survivors. Russian-Backed Hack of USAID Leaves NGOs Potentially Compromised Russia state-backed hackers are believed to have breached USAID’s external communication client, sending malicious emails to over 3,000 accounts from over 150 organizations, according to Microsoft Vice President Tom Burt. The attack appears to have targeted humanitarian organizations, human rights NGOs, think tanks, and civil society organizations. Burt notes that the attack, carried out by the same actor responsible for the high-profile SolarWinds breach, is yet “another example of how cyberattacks have become the tool of choice for a growing number of nation-states to accomplish a wide variety of political objectives.” This breach comes just weeks before President Biden is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Geneva. Summary Warning Signs Emerge for Fundraisers in Latest Economic Reports What North Carolina's donor privacy bill would, and wouldn't, do for nonprofits ExxonMobil loses a proxy fight with green investors Nonprofit buys 6,150 acres for conservation in Georgia Nonprofit Powers Creation of Low-Cost Covid Vaccine Nonprofit supports families of America’s fallen soldiers

Weekly nonprofit podcast news. Nonprofit Fights Carbon Emissions With Financial Marketplace University of Chicago professor Michael Greenstone has created a nonprofit called Climate Vault, which could revolutionize how we offset carbon emissions in the marketplace. Using the current cap and trade infrastructure to its advantage, the organization seeks to redirect capital to environmentally-conscious startups in exchange for “pollution permits.” The goal is to merge financial profit with environmental sustainability in hopes of driving investment in products that help the planet in the long-run. Read more ➝ Nonprofit Advocacy Groups & Native Tribes Team Up To Combat Voter Suppression New voting legislation in Montana, which critics cite as an attempt to suppress the vote of indigenous communities, is facing a legal challenge from a joint effort of multiple tribes and nonprofits. The tribes challenging the legislation include the Blackfeet Nation, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community and Northern Cheyenne Tribe. These tribes, along with Native get-out-the-vote organizations Western Native Voice and Montana Native Voice, are being represented by the Native American Rights Fund, in conjunction with the ACLU. Not only do nonprofits fill a vital gap in our social safety infrastructure, but they are an essential part of our democratic society, and constitute a rapidly growing civil society movement both in the U.S. and abroad. Read the legal complaint here. Read more ➝ Summary YMCA brings in new CEO to revamp struggling nonprofit Greenpeace Stops Accepting Bitcoin Donations, Cites High Energy Use Steve Bannon's Nonprofit Sued for Destroying Wild Butterflies' Habitat with Donald Trump's Border Wall S.F. nonprofit lost $650,000 to hackers and a 'money mule.' The boss had to investigate it herself Nonprofit takes veterans on flights on WWII-era biplane

Karisha Martinez interviews Sam Fankuchen, the Founder & CEO of Golden. Volunteering is a proven driver of happiness and provides a myriad of physical, mental and social benefits, from living longer and feeling more fulfilled to increasing the chances of being hired. Because of these benefits, we believe volunteering should be a part of every self-care routine. In 2015, Golden launched to do just that by removing all barriers to engaging in service. Volunteers can sign-up for a volunteer opportunity, or "Golden Opportunity", in a click of a button - No more paperwork, wait time or back-and forth communication. And the best part? The Opportunities are personalized to every individual based on what they like to do for fun. By pairing service with a hobby, we strive to put users in their Golden Moments - when one is carefree, loving life and aware of the feeling.

Weekly nonprofit news updates. Crypto Billionaire Donates $1 Billion In Meme Coin To India The founder of the cryptocurrency Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, announced that he has donated approximately $1 billion in the meme coin Shiba Inu to nonprofit organizations battling COVID-19 in India. The announcement comes at an interesting moment as philanthropists are increasingly taking up cryptocurrency and disbursing the digital coins to nonprofits. While the volatility of cryptocurrency raises many questions about such donations, nonprofits should increasingly pay attention to this trend as cryptocurrency becomes more mainstream. Read more ➝ Nonprofit Jobs Report Shows Net Increase But Less Significant Growth With the increase in jobs, the nonprofit sector has recovered half of total jobs lost because of the pandemic, according to a new report based on data from the Center for Civil Society Studies (CCSS) at Johns Hopkins University. In line with national job statistics, job growth slowed in April compared to March. While arts, entertainment, & recreation jobs grew 12%, education and health-care sectors lost a small percentage of jobs. Experts say it remains to be seen whether the slowed growth represents a broader trend or a mere “blip” on the monthly job totals. Read more ➝ Blood donors needed as regional supply hits "critical "shortage Kane County paid $483,000 to nonprofit fighting Biden conservation plan Nike and Crisis Text Line Mental Health Partnership | Well+Good Gates Foundation Gets Oxygen to India

Nonprofit News Summary Bill & Melinda Gates File For Divorce After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates have filed for divorce, rocking one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the process. The Gates Foundation, which began working with providing internet to libraries, now manages nearly $5 billion in annual grants and employs nearly 1,600 people, tackling problems all over the world. The organization has recently given nearly $1.6 billion to fight COVID-19 globally. The New York Times quotes Megan Tompkins-Stange, a public policy professor at the University of Michigan, who notes that “the foundation’s $50 billion endowment is in a charitable trust that is irrevocable” that “cannot be removed or divided up as a marital asset.” She says that while change may come, she doesn’t see this “as a big asteroid landing on the field of philanthropy as some of the hyperbole around this has indicated.” Read more ➝ Nonprofits & Foundations On The Front Lines Of Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy The United States is more and more finding that decreasing demand, not limited supply, is limiting vaccine intake among the general population. Organizations such as the Ad Council, Kaiser Family Foundation and others are working hard to both understand what motivates vaccine hesitancy and then educate the public about vaccines and answer common questions about them. These organizations represent just a few of the nonprofit, philanthropic, and other public policy and health organizations working hard to educate the public at a critical juncture of the pandemic. Read more ➝ Summary Twitter launches Tip Jar, a potential pathway to nonprofit donations A Nonprofit Promised to Preserve Wildlife. Then It Made Millions Claiming It Could Cut Down Trees What if trees covered half of New Orleans? City teams with nonprofit to try ‘Every Day We're Getting Survivors': Nonprofit Overwhelmed by Uptick in Domestic Violence Cases

We interview Erline Belton the Author of Your Voice Matters. Erline Belton is President and CEO of Belton’s Crossing, LLC a real estate Development Corporation and the CEO and Founder of the Lyceum Group, an organizational development-consulting firm. The mission of her consulting firm, The Lyceum Group, is to influence societal and workplace re-thinking to encourage new possibilities. Her life’s work is to be of service to others in their search for truth-based principle and strategies that support positive business results. Her focus is US and international markets. Her most recent international assignments were in South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Cote Te Voire and Zimbabwe. She has spent 25 years as a senior corporate executive in the high technology industry, and in the insurance industry, and eight years in higher education. “Your Voice Matters,” is a compelling achievement by Erline Belton. Her writings lead readers on a personal journey of self-exploration. Her book helps readers find the courage to speak the unspoken, and to realize the amazing grace of offering their voice and life stories. Speaking what is on your heart, speaking what you are feeling, and thinking opens the pathway to embracing all of who you are and who you alone are meant to be.

Nonprofit News for the week of May 4th, 2021 Democratic Nonprofit Sues Ahead of Potential Redistricting Fight Off the heels of a contentious and troublesome 2020 census, the next political fight shaping up with substantial impact might be redistricting. Acknowledging these tense political battles yet to come, a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit National Redistricting Action Fund, associated with the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is filing lawsuits in an attempt to make the results of any political impasses fair. While the specifics of the case or complex, nonprofits and advocacy groups should know that redistricting can significantly impact both national and local politics for a decade. Redistricting alone could mean the difference between a Democrat and GOP - controlled House of Representatives, according to experts. The politics of redistricting are such that in most cases, states themselves decide who ends up in a particular district, actively franchising and disenfranchising communities in the process. Read more ➝ Atlanta Girl Scouts Left With $3 Million In Unsold Cookies For local Girl Scouts, the fundraising gap left by nearly 700k+ unsold boxes of cookies could mean the difference between affording to be able to partake in scout-related activities and not being able to do so. The decrease in efficacy of door-to-door selling and other more commercial fundraisers should be a warning to nonprofits that so heavily rely on typically in-person fundraisers, especially during the pandemic. Read more ➝ The Summary... Having trouble reading these articles with popups? Use the Feedly Boards linked at the bottom to quickly go through curated articles. Independent Sector Statement on the American Families Plan and 28% Deduction Cap CHERP builds first nonprofit solar panel factory | Claremont Courier Organ-donation nonprofit Mid-America Transplant plans $10.5M development in Dogtown New York Life launches $1 billion impact investment initiative 145 House members call for $360 million in nonprofit security grant funding Nonprofit hopes to resettle refugee families in Va. town

Meredith Esquivel the Senior Marketing Manager at Whole Whale shares what she has learned after 5 years before leaving for business school. About Meredith Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithesquivel/ Meredith is fascinated by human behavior, particularly how digital “body language” can inform marketing strategies for social good. Certified in Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Pardot by Salesforce, she is a classic philomath and is always seeking new and engaging ways to communicate with people online. As an account manager, Meredith leads teams of fellow Whalers to provide best-in-class services to her clients. She has overseen the digital strategies of over 12 nonprofit and for-good organizations, helping them to increase site traffic and drive measurable impact online. Email is currently Meredith’s favorite way to increase the impact of Whole Whale’s clients — she has designed and executed email marketing and lead generation campaigns for Donate Life America, Americares, the Kaiser Family Foundation, Charitybuzz, Rebuilding Together and more. In addition to client management and services, Meredith also leads Whole Whale’s in-house email marketing, and has more than tripled the Whole Whale subscriber list through an integrated lead acquisition strategy (and plenty of A/B testing). You may already recognize her name from Whole Whale’s newsletters.

NonprofitNewsfeed.com Summary of nonprofit news from the week of April 26, 2021. Supreme Court To Hear Nonprofit Fundraising Case With Broad Implications For Sector On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear a case on donor transparency and fundraising with the potential for broad implications for both traditional nonprofits and political organizations. The case centers on a dispute about whether California can mandate that tax-exempt organizations report its top donors to the government. While in theory this reporting would be confidential, the case has broad implications about whether the government can and should track contributions to tax-exempt organizations. This case in some ways tackles an issue similar to the landmark Citizens United v. FEC case of 2010, which greatly changed campaign finance rules and allowed for the greater flow of “dark money” into 502(c)4 political organizations, according to critics. Politicians of both parties are split over their opinion of the case. M+R 2020 Benchmarks Released, Shows Trends In Nonprofit Fundraising & Marketing Nonprofit communication and marketing firm M+R has released its annual 2020 annual benchmarks report. The report shows that online revenue for nonprofits increased 32% in 2020, with the increased revenue benefiting nonprofits that tackle hunger and poverty the most. The report also shows how nonprofits are doubling down on digital advertising, increasing investments by 33%. The report dives deep into specific digital marketing metrics and is a must-read for organizations seeking to understand their digital performance among their peers. Summary The 2021 Nonprofit 40 Under 40 City Nonprofits Face 'Financial Catastrophe' Due to Pandemic’s Demands Nonprofits gain funding from unusual source: Marijuana sales Fundraising Platform Classy Snares $118M In Venture Funds Four nonprofits turning Manchester warehouse into shared headquarters

NonprofitNewsFeed.com Summary of news for April 19, 2021, California Program Pays To Convert Hotels Into Homeless Shelters California’s new Homekey program will spend nearly $600 million to buy hotels and motels and convert them into homeless shelters. The program is a positive step for both addressing issues of homelessness as well as aiding a hospitality industry hit hard by the pandemic, giving owners the chance to sell properties for a good cause. The state received $550 in federal coronavirus funds, and will include nearly $50 million in general state funds. Read more ➝ Nonprofit Jobs Soar In March March saw an 8.9% jump in nonprofit jobs, according to a new report published by The Center for Civil Society Studies (CCSS) at Johns Hopkins University. The additional 81,000 jobs represent the largest monthly rebound of jobs in the sector since August of last year. All nonprofit fields saw gains, with education leading the way with an additional 45.6k jobs. Despite the gains, the sector is still down jobs totaling 830,000 (6.6%) from its pre-pandemic levels. Read more ➝ Summary EveryAction Announces Acquisition of GiveGab, Combining Two Leaders in Nonprofit Solutions It’s Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion Increased blood usage from hospitals creates heightened need for blood donors | Local News Mick Jagger Partners With Dave Grohl On NFT Fundraiser For Music Venues 11-year-old girl gives back to community through nonprofit

Host Kariesha Martinez interviews Dan Treglia, PhD about the complexities of affordable housing and the nuance of how San Francisco ended up paying $61k per tent. About Dan Treglia Dan Treglia, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, Associate Director of the Partnership for Effective Public Administration and Leadership Ethics (PEPALE), Senior Research Fellow at United For ALICE, and our Research and Evaluation Whaler. His research focuses on homelessness, housing instability, and income insecurity, and his work on aging homelessness and COVID-19's impact on homelessness has driven national media attention and policymaking. Dr. Treglia has a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a masters in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Prior to joining Penn, Dr. Treglia managed research and evaluation for New York City's Department of Homeless Services. He continues to work with nonprofits and state and local governments across the country to ensure that policymakers and practitioners can use the best available evidence in their decision-making. Learn more about Dan at dantreglia.com.

Nonprofitnewsfeed.com summary of the week of 4/12/2021 GOP Fundraising Platform Under Fire for Deceptive Donation Forms A recent New York Times article highlighted the potentially deceptive nature of fundraising forms hosted on the GOP’s WinRed donation platform, resulting in the Trump campaign having to issue nearly $122 million in refunds and causing a spike in fraud complaints to banks. These donation landing pages were criticized for aggressively pushing users to become recurring donors by automatically checking off a “Make this a monthly recurring donation” box (a practice not limited to GOP fundraising). The onus on the user to “opt-out” of a recurring donation is being criticized as unethical, especially as the forms became increasingly difficult to navigate as the election drew nearer. The blowback aimed at the campaign, from its own supporters no less, should give pause to any organization seeking to dupe its donors. Read more ➝ Multiple Alleged Nonprofit CEO Fraud Cases Make News A lot of fraud among nonprofit employees and leaders has made the news this week: Former Employee At Nonprofit Charged With Stealing $4.7M Religious nonprofit CEO arrested by FBI in fraud case 68-year-old woman accused of stealing $4.72 million from Huntington West Virginia nonprofit Read more ➝ Summary Facebook Helps Raise $5 Billion The iOS14 Update and Facebook Ads America's Charities Named Best Nonprofit to Work For Two Philanthropic Strategies Aim to Boost Faltering Local News Billionaires John, Laura Arnold to give 5% of wealth yearly Union workers at Festus Goodwill reject latest proposal from nonprofit Local Nonprofit Advancing Knowledge Of The Holocaust Through Art

Micaela Connery, Co-founder of The Kelsey talks about how they use financing and grants to 10x investment in affordably disability housing in San Francisco and San Jose. She also gives her reaction to the $60k per tent that San Francisco paid during the Pandemic. About Micaela Micaela co-founded The Kelsey with her cousin Kelsey, who continues to inspire and inform the mission and work today. Micaela has been working on inclusion in communities her entire life. She has seen firsthand the housing crisis facing adults with disabilities and their families. As a research fellow at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, she spent a year studying the issue in detail. The Kelsey exists to turn the challenge of disability housing into the opportunity of inclusive community. Micaela completed her MPP at Harvard Kennedy School focusing on housing, disability inclusion, and community development. She was a Cheng Fellow at the Harvard Social Innovation and Change Initiative where she worked on designing The Kelsey. In 2017, she received her MBA as a Mitchell Scholar in the Smurfit School at University College Dublin. She’s a proud University of Virginia Wahoo. Prior to The Kelsey, Micaela was the founder and CEO of Unified Theater.