Struggling to Measure Charitable Impact
For nonprofit leaders today, it’s no longer good enough to have programs and activities that are popular and apparently well-received or to have services that
Philanthropy Thought Leaders: Climate Change
In Philanthropy Thought Leaders: Hot Topics (June 24, 2019), we explained how our online feeds each day bring us a continual flow of “tantalizing information;
Wayfair: How Is It Affecting Nonprofits?
Wayfair is a giant retailer of home furnishings and decor that sells products online. If you watch at least 15 minutes of television a day,
A New eDonor Bill of Rights
More than a quarter-century ago, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) spearheaded an effort to create a list of “rights” to define and govern the
Overtime Regulations: Final … at Last!
Since the middle of 2016, we’ve reported on the fate of federal labor-law regulations championed by the Obama Administration that were designed to give a
Disclosure of Donors: Latest Update
If you aren’t clear about whether a tax-exempt organization must disclose its donors or not, the rest of us say: “Welcome to the club.” It’s
Financial Quicksand for Nonprofits
From time to time, we report on the findings of surveys in the nonprofit sector including those related to financial issues. It’s important to stray,
Artificial Intelligence & Nonprofits: A Primer
Most people expect to understand and be comfortable with Artificial Intelligence (AI) about as soon as they conquer – say – ancient Sanskrit. It’s one
A Sunsetting Foundation in Its Twilight Hours
In June 2017, in The “Sunsetting” Foundation: Trend of the Future? we wrote about the small but growing trend of foundations to “sunset”; that is,
Online Charitable Giving: Cal AG’s New Guide
In the past decade or so, charitable giving and fundraising have been turned upside by the swift and dramatic rise of the internet. As quickly
Another University Gift Hits Donor-Intent Wall
One Sherlock Hibbs, a 1929 graduate of the University of Missouri (MU) was a successful financier and a lifelong fan of the Ludwig von Mises
What is Participatory Grantmaking: Part One
In Philanthropy Thought Leaders: Hot Topics (June 24, 2019), we included Rhodri Davies, a leading commentator on philanthropy, whose recent article for the World Economic