Philanthropy Journal - Top US Stories

Advocacy funding pays off big, study says

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:24:49 -0500

Foundation funding to support policy advocacy, community organizing and civic engagement generated significant returns for low-wage workers, communities of color, rural residents and other marginalized groups, a new study says.

University endowments earn 19.2 percent

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:45:17 -0500

Endowments at U.S. colleges and universities earned an average of 19.2 percent on their investments in fiscal 2011, the second steep annual climb following two years of recession-induced declines, a new report says.

Nonprofits fear more government cuts

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:23:09 -0500

Nonprofits that count on government funding expect deeper cuts, especially for programs serving the most vulnerable populations such as elderly and homeless people, and they expect those cuts will cause big problems for their organizations, a new study says.

Fundraising rebounds to pre-recession level

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:29:55 -0500

Overall giving grew 3.4 percent in the first 11 months of 2011, marking the first time it had exceeded the level of giving in 2007, before the recession, Blackbaud says.

Nonprofit jobs grow faster than business

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:21:32 -0500

Nonprofit jobs grew at an average rate of 2.1 percent a year from 2000 to 2010, compared to a decline of 0.6 percent a year for for-profit jobs, a new report says.

Blackbaud buying Convio

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:31:09 -0500

Blackbaud, a provider of software and services for nonprofits, has agreed to acquire Convio, a provider of on-demand constituent-engagement solutions for nonprofits, in a deal Blackbaud says is worth $275 million.

Giving grows among communities of color

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:27:39 -0500

Charitable giving in the U.S. quickly is becoming more ethnically, culturally and socioeconomically diverse, yet conventional philanthropy has not fully plugged into communities of color and needs to understand and support their philanthropy if it wants to drive social change, a new report says.

Recovery seen for donor-advised funds

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:32:51 -0500

After sustaining big hits in the wake of the recession, donor-advised funds in the U.S. saw a rebound in 2010, but have yet to regain their peak asset and contribution levels, a new report says.

Wealthy women control charitable checkbooks

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:27:43 -0500

In virtually all wealthy households, women play a major role in deciding which charitable organizations the family will support, so understanding the motivations and giving behaviors of wealthy women is important for nonprofits, a new study says.

Rural giving tied to economic growth

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:27:57 -0500

A partnership of the North Carolina Community Foundation and the North Carolina Rural Center aims to reverse the flow of wealth and residents from rural counties by inspiring donors to invest in endowment funds to boost the local economy.