Nadelman Nonprofit News David Nadelman

In today’s episode, we are going to be taking a look at a report that highlights the growing use of crowdfunding, highlight a couple of huge corporate grant programs that just committed more than 1.5B dollars, and wrap up with the ethics behind the use of opt-out donations which got a ton of attention this week.  To Learn More Check Out The Links Below: Crowdfunding Report - https://bit.ly/32asJbSCrowdfunding Article - https://bit.ly/3a9lfu2Ford Foundation 1 Billion in Grants - https://bit.ly/3dd67xWCorporate Giving Programs - https://bit.ly/3uFUs0cEthics of Opt-Out - https://bit.ly/3e1yzC3Trump Donors NYTimes - https://nyti.ms/3dd9Ifb

In this week's episode we take a look at the 5 economic indicators projecting 2021 to be a good year in fundraising, highlight how charity:water is doubling down on fundraising through Twitch and video game streamers, examine family dynamics with regards to decision making on charitable giving, quickly talk about about how foundations are coming up short on Covid relief, look at how a 25 million dollar gift is causing political issues in San Fransico, and finally wrap up with a good news story about Mr. Beast and his new charity.  To learn more about these topics check out the links below.  5 Economic Indicators for Fundraising in 2021 - https://bit.ly/3wdOhCs​Charity:Water and Streaming - https://bit.ly/3dmDAVu​Family Dynamics on Charitable Giving - https://bit.ly/3rCjDyT​Foundations and Covid - https://bit.ly/3rC7HgG​25 Million Dollar Gift and the Politics of San Fransisco - https://bit.ly/3wgBoHx​Mr. Beast New Charity https://bit.ly/3cCsNra

In this week's episode, we will take a look at the new stimulus bill that was recently signed into law and what it means for our sector, highlight some trends in the world of fundraising, review a new nonprofit jobs report, check out two stories from the world of Corporate Social Responsibility and end with a good news story to get your week started.

Links to Articles

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/fedex-awards-100-million-to-create-an-institute-at-yale-to-reduce-carbon-in-the-atmosphere

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/10-billion-bezos-earth-funds-new-ceo-expected-to-provide-strategy-and-transparency

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/nonprofits-hail-antipoverty-measures-and-1-billion-for-americorps-in-new-stimulus-measure

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/buoyed-by-small-donors-giving-grew-10-6-in-2020-study-finds

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/the-nonprofit-work-force-is-7-4-percent-smaller-than-a-year-ago

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/13/us/iyw-man-donates-120-gallons-of-blood-trnd/index.html

In this week's episode, we take a look at a new report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy that highlights important trends from 2020, we will then head into the world of donor-advised funds to see how community foundations distributed money, we'll take a quick look into peer to peer fundraising trends, highlight Zoom's new philanthropic department, we'll wrap up with a story about a new program that trains athletes in advocacy and philanthropy.  

To learn more about the stories in this episode see the links below https://www.philanthropy.com/article/community-foundations-report-41-bump-in-grants-from-donor-advised-funds https://www.philanthropy.com/article/events-in-which-donors-raise-money-from-friends-saw-steep-revenue-declines-in-2020 https://www.philanthropy.com/article/zoom-hires-head-of-social-impact-for-its-new-philanthropic-arm 

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-puts-1-in-3-nonprofits-financial-jeopardy-93d410c99425f0ac54b3190a656db200 https://www.issuelab.org/resources/38039/38039.pdf

Tim Clarke and Janelle Cronk are the Co-Founders of the nonprofit UNCrushed. UNCrushed's mission seeks to change the way mental health is perceived and treated in our society, ending stigmas and breaking discrimination. In this interview, we talk about the road to founding the organization, Tim and Janelle's personal stories of uncovering struggles, and provide some tips for how employees and employers can address mental health in the workplace. To learn more check out www.uncrushed.org.

In this week's video, we will be walking through a number of topics including, some drama that came out of the latest DAF statists, a look at how large nonprofits could benefit from the new stimulus bill, a new initiative from Bill and Melinda Gates to get more people to become everyday philanthropists, challenges with mega-donors in the art world, and lastly, Dan Price’s hot take on Billionaire Philanthropy. To learn more about these topics check out the links below.  

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/donor-advised-fund-claims-spark-pushback-from-critics 

https://www.nber.org/papers/w27888 

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/stimulus-bill-would-make-some-larger-nonprofits-eligible-for-forgivable-loans https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bill-and-melinda-gates-celebrate-power-of-everyday-givers-at-virtual-summit https://www.barrons.com/articles/bill-and-melinda-gates-aim-to-spur-more-individual-giving-01614121740 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/arts/design/leon-black-moma-jeffrey-epstein.html 

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/dan-price-70000-minimum-wage-ceo-billionaire-tax-philanthropy-washington-state-hb-1406.html https://www.axios.com/ecommerce-warehouses-human-workers-automation-115783fa-49df-4129-8699-4d2d17be04c7.html