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Top 5 Most and Least Charitable States
Utah wins! Ranking number one as the state with the highest percentage of donated income. A recent study by WalletHub shows that the United States is full of generous people. According to the National Philanthropic Trust, U.S. donors gave more than $373 billion to charity…
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Five Steps to Securing a Millennial Nonprofit Board Member
On the topic of millennial nonprofit board members, organizations are all talk no action. Boards toss around questions: How do we engage millennials? At what price point will our event seem attractive enough for millennials to come? Where are all the young people? The millennial…
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Donor-Advised Contributions Increase Dramatically
Nothing motivates major donors faster that potential tax law changes. According to the National Philanthropic Trust, there has been a 72 percent hike in donor-advised contributions. Favorable market conditions and concern over changes to tax laws may be responsible for this dramatic shift. Donor-advised funds…
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Jackson, Mississippi is the New Poster City for Civil Rights
Enlightened thinking is happening in Mississippi, a state that has a reputation for leading with hate instead of love. Last April, Mississippi governor signed an anti-gay law that allowed individuals and institutions with religious objections to deny services to gay couples. A few months later,…
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Cannabis Gives Back
Or at least its trying to. A recent article in the Denver Post raised the issue of charitable giving from cannabis businesses. Many nonprofits refused the accept donations from the Colorado Harvest Company – a chain of shops and a shareholder with O.penVape – for…
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Michigan Foundations Short-Change Underserved Communities
(Clean water protesters. Residents of Flint Michigan were let down when public water was horribly contaminated due to institutional neglect). From 2003 to 2013, Michigan’s 66 foundations – including some of the largest in the nation, such as The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, McGregor Fund, and…
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PSR Philadelphia Hosts Advocacy Training for Med Students, Health Professionals
On January 28th, the Physicians for Social Responsibility – Philadelphia (PSR – Phila) hosted an advocacy training seminar on the campus of Jefferson Hospital. The training was designed to teach a number of skills to medical students and health professionals eager to make their voices…
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