The Obama administration has proposed new rules designed to encourage foundations to spend money to promote the social good in ways other than grants, for example through low-interest loans or stock purchases in for-profit companies....
Mother’s Day is meaningful because it allows us the opportunity to say thank you to our moms who have selflessly given so much of themselves over the years and encouraged us to be fearless—through guidance, that extra nudge of encouragement to...
Bea Abrams Cohen is believed to be the oldest living female WWII veteran in California and one of the oldest in the country, according to the California Department of Veterans Affairs. The 102-year-old veteran was recently honored for her...
In our journey to Be Fearless and champion a fearless approach to tackling social challenges, the Case Foundation team will spotlight leading changemakers across sectors that have embraced fearlessness. Our spotlights will provide personal accounts...
Solving society’s problems isn’t always the biggest issue new foundation leaders face. In some cases, it’s changing a foundation’s culture so it can tackle the challenge ahead, said speakers gathered at the Council on Foundations annual conference...
In our journey to Be Fearless and champion a fearless approach to tackling social challenges, the Case Foundation team will spotlight leading changemakers across sectors that have embraced fearlessness. Our spotlights will provide personal accounts...
Unlike in past eras, social sector organizations are now in direct control of a mass communication medium, presenting challenges and new opportunities.
When you hear the word philanthropy, what comes to mind?
Older. Richer. Later. Larger?
Not anymore.
A recent experience inspired me to drop the preconceived understanding of philanthropy and adopt a new one and I encourage you to change your way of...
Craig Newmark never meant to become a rock star among computer geeks.
He was just a quiet computer programmer when he created Craigslist in the mid '90s as a way to connect to his dotcom peers.
He started the nonprofit Craigslist Foundation in 2001...
Ryan Scott, CEO of Causecast, is a visionary idealist with a plan. He is a successful entrepreneur and thinker; a humanist and a philanthropist; and an investor and adviser to many interesting companies and charities. Also, he co-founded two of my...
In our journey to Be Fearless and champion a fearless approach to tackling social challenges, the Case Foundation team will spotlight leading changemakers across sectors that have embraced fearlessness. Our spotlights will provide personal accounts...
Let’s be real: The nonprofit model is broken. The 20th-century way of guilting people into giving to an opaque, inefficient organization with massive overhead is no longer a viable model. The good news is that a better way of unleashing the...
These can be attributed to the Giving USA 2011 report and article found here.
Total charitable giving has increased in current dollars in every year since tracking began in 1954 except in: 1987, 2008, and 2009.
Total charitable giving was 2% of Gross Domestic Product in 2010, a decline from the level of 2.3% seen in 2000 and 2005.
There are more than 1.28M registered 501(c)(3) organizations with the IRS. But in June 2011, 275K lost their tax-exempt status for failure to file legally required documents.
Family foundations provided approximately 48% of all grants by independent, community, and operating foundations in 2010.
The largest pledged gift in 2010 was $250 million worth of art and furniture from George M. and Linda H. Kaufman to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
