Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ron Sellers For years, charity watchdog organizations have provided consumers with information on the financial efficiency of donor-supported organizations. Their focus on overhead ratios (the proportion of spending that...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Karrie Wozniak Americans like to give to charity. In fact, more than $390 billion was donated to causes in 2016 alone, according to GivingUSA. So, it may be surprising to learn that nonprofits lose about half their existing...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Katie Prentiss Onsager, Executive Producer Video-based storytelling is vital for non-profits, no matter your budget or mission. However, for many nonprofits, taking the first step towards creating effective video content can seem...
News about grants, gifts The Albemarle Foundation announced it will commit $100,000 to Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg on May 8th. The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded nearly $11 million to Vidant Health Foundation. GSK gave a six-figure grant to Kenan...
News about grants, gifts The Gruber Foundation awarded $1.5 million to scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of genetics, neuroscience and cosmology on May 10th. National Endowment for the Arts gave an Art Works grant of $25,000 to Artivate...
News about grants, gifts The Community Chest raised a record $130,000 at the Annual Spring Gala held at Montammy Golf Club in Alpine, New Jersey on April 18th. These funds will be directed to the organization's annual campaign to award competitive...
News about grants, gifts Local business owners and High Point University (HPU) alumni David and Amy Smith are investing $600,000 into HPU’s continuous growth. Inside the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena, Conference Center and Hotel, the David and Amy Smith Panther...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Dan Daniel What do you do, what do you say, when you are the nurse, or the doctor, or the family member that has to tell new parents that their baby isn’t the healthy bundle of joy they had planned for? Or that their teenager...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Stefanie Weiland, Executive Director Local partnerships and collaboration are essential to the success of a new or already established nonprofit. Even more, these partnerships can quickly multiply the impact a nonprofit has...
News about grants, gifts Virginia Tech received a $5 million gift from electrical engineering alumnus Joe May. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend $158 million on addressing the issue of poverty in the United States over the next four years. Ten...
