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First Quarter Fundraising Numbers Show Grim Impact of COVID-19 on Nonprofits
(Image: H.T. Yu, Creative Commons) The COVID-19 pandemic has wrecked havoc on just about every corner of the economy. The nonprofit sector has been hit particularly hard, as major sources of revenue—including performance seasons and fundraising galas—have either been postponed, cancelled, or reduced in scope. A…
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Coalition of Major Foundations Launches Bold Arts Relief Effort
(Ford Foundation President Darren Walker) In an extraordinary act of collaboration, five of the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States have banded together to launch a fund in support of arts nonprofits facing financial strain in the midst of the global economic recession. The…
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The PHL COVID-19 Fund Awards Latest Round of Grants to Philadelphia Nonprofits
In March, a group of foundations teamed up with the City of Philadelphia to launch The PHL COVID-19 Fund to provide relief support to regional nonprofit organizations struggling under the ongoing lockdown. Philadelphia’s nonprofit institutions have been hit hard by the global pandemic, with organizations…
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City of Philadelphia and Local Foundations Launch COVID-19 Relief Fund
(Philadelphia City Hall, Pixabay) The numbers are sobering; nearly 3.3 million individuals have filed for unemployment benefits across the United States, breaking job loss records set by past recessions in March 2009 and October 1982. As city and statewide lockdowns over COVID-19 continue, the economic…
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NGOs Sound the Alarm: Refugee Camps Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19
(Image: U.S. Air Force) As countries around the world work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, humanitarian workers have sounded the alarm over the risks that the virus poses to refugee camps. Dr. Hussam Al Fakir—the chairman of UOSSM International, a humanitarian organization providing basic…
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Report: Low Job Satisfaction Causing Retention Issues in Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit HR released a new report that underscores the worker retention crisis plaguing the nonprofit sector. According to the organization’s polling, 45% of nonprofit professionals plan to find new employment within the next five years. Of this group, a sizable 23% plan to move…
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Arguing Against Refugee Resettlement, Texas Governor Displays Ignorance of How Nonprofits Work
(Image: United States Department of State, Creative Commons) The Trump Administration issued an executive order last September requiring states to actively opt in to the federal government’s refugee resettlement program. Fortunately, governors across the nation—including many Republicans—have expressed their willingness to help those fleeing conflicts around…
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Pennsylvania to Offer Security Grants for Groups Vulnerable to Hate Crimes
(Mourners pay their respects at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Photo: Flickr user daveynin, Creative Commons) On October 27, 2018, a white supremacist walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened fire, killing eleven people and wounding six. The mass shooting was the…
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Chinese Government Sanctions U.S. Nonprofits Amidst Pro-Democracy Protests
(Image: Studio Incendo, Creative Commons) Following sustained pressure from elected representatives of both major parties, Donald Trump signed two bills in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Human Rights and Democracy Act and the PROTECT Hong Kong Act target Chinese officials responsible for the…
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Influential Alternative Weekly Chicago Reader Set to Become a Nonprofit
(Photo: Lars Petersdorff from Pexels) While traditional news outlets have struggled to secure financial stability in today’s digital marketplace, some of the most exciting and impactful journalism has emerged from a growing number of nonprofit news organizations. Take the Puerto Rico Center for Investigative Journalism…
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