Digital Giving Is Expanding Globally

Plus, the end of AmazonSmile is an opportunity for nonprofits to revisit their values (opinion) ADVERTISEMENT KF.org/kmf2023?wlbelineID=1166410 [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now follow The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. FUNDRAISING FROM INDIVIDUALS [More Kinds of Digital Giving Are Gaining Popularity Globally]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( A new report looks at digital giving trends in eight countries, including cryptocurrency, contactless giving, donor-advised funds, workplace giving, and impact investing. ADVERTISEMENT bit.ly/3RDq0k0?wlbelineID=1130622 OPINION [The End of AmazonSmile Is an Opportunity for Nonprofits to Revisit Their Values]( By Christopher Hammett [STORY IMAGE]( Its free money for nonprofits came with a cost. It led groups to push aside fundamental beliefs to accept easy cash from a corporate behemoth whose business model harms the very communities they aim to protect. DISASTER GIVING [Turkey-Syria Earthquake Hits a Region in Crisis U.S. Donors Have Long Neglected. Will That Change?]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( The U.S. charitable response to the disaster offers a mixed forecast of giving in the long run. Webinars [Seeking General-Operating Grants]( [STORY IMAGE]( As salaries and other expenses keep climbing, nonprofits need general-operating support more than ever. How can you make a compelling case for unrestricted support? Join this 75-minute session on Thursday, February 23, for guidance from two executives with strong track records in securing grants to cover overhead expenses. They’ll explain how grant seekers can demonstrate the return unrestricted investments deliver, align with grant makers’ philanthropic goals, and build trust in your nonprofit’s sustainability. [Register Today.]( SPONSOR CONTENT | CCS [CCS Examines Philanthropic Trends Amid Steady Giving in Eleventh-Edition Report]( ONLINE BRIEFINGS [Using Data Analytics to Attract and Retain Members]( [STORY IMAGE]( Trade associations and other nonprofits that rely on membership revenue employ a variety of strategies to recruit and retain people, such as hosting conferences and selling reports and research, but data from these activities often is stored in different places and can be difficult to reconcile with member records. How can nonprofits use data to maximize membership revenue and build community? Join us Tuesday, February 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern to learn from leaders who are putting their data to practical use with good results. [Register Today.]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Update to the Philanthropy 50 As reported in Wednesday’s Philanthropy Today, Elon Musk’s 2022 giving became public through a mandatory securities filing on Tuesday. The gifts, which totaled more than $1.9 billion, have put him in the No. 2 spot on the Philanthropy 50. We have adjusted the rankings accordingly. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online A $2.4 billion foundation is working to distribute all its assets by 2035. The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation was created from the $1.4 billion sale of the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise in 2014 after the death Wilson, the team’s original owner. With a 20-year expiration date, it has spent or committed more than $1 billion, even as investment returns have added probably another billion to its bottom line. Focusing on the Buffalo and Detroit areas, the foundation has supported nonprofit arts organizations, regional revitalization, early-childhood development programs, and programs for startups, among other projects. David Egner, the foundation’s president, said the foundation tries not to focus on the ticking clock, but it routinely collaborates with other philanthropies and government agencies to try to ensure that its work endures after it is gone. ([Buffalo Business First]( More News - Michael Jordan Is Donating $10 Million to Make-a-Wish ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - Report: N.C.’s Nonprofit Hospitals Paid Top Executives Over $1.75 Billion in Past Decade ([Daily Record]( - Judge Rules In Favor of Neb. News Nonprofit in Fight Over $44,000 Fee for Public Records Request ([Lincoln Journal Star]( - New Nonprofit News Outlet Will Cover Central Indiana ([Indianapolis Star]( - As Fla. Schools Review Thousands of Books, Jacksonville Nonprofit Opens the Little Free Diverse Library ([First Coast News]( Opinion - As Climate Change Batters Calif., Wealthy Philanthropists Could Do More ([Sacramento Bee]( - My Kids Need to Know That Black Is Brilliance. So We Go to Museums. ([Washington Post]( Housing and Homelessness - What You Don’t Know About Homelessness ([New York Times](. Plus: What’s Homelessness Really Like? ([New York Times]( - One Solution to the Housing Crisis: Just Make People Rich ([New York Times]( - Hotel Residents Settle Dispute With AIDS Healthcare Foundation Over Elevator Failures ([Los Angeles Times]( - San Francisco Nonprofit Scandal: Lawsuit Alleges Head of Troubled Homeless Provider Spent Funds on Lavish Lifestyle ([San Francisco Chronicle]( - Skid Row Housing Trust’s Downfall Is a Teachable Moment for L.A., Not a Reason to Give Up ([Los Angeles Times]( SPONSOR CONTENT | The James Irvine Foundation [Changing the story around poverty]( Learn more about how a statewide “Listening Tour” may lead to policy change for low-wage workers. Editor's Picks YEAR-END GIVING [Year-End Fundraising Jumped for Some Groups, Declined for Others]( By Rasheeda Childress [STORY IMAGE]( Some charities did gangbusters, while others struggled amid economic uncertainty and inflation. FINANCE AND REVENUE [Robust Stock Market Fueled More Giving to Colleges Through Mid-2022]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Colleges and universities saw the biggest growth in giving since 2000 — 4.7 percent — raising nearly $60 billion from organizations and individuals during the 2022 financial year. CRIMINAL JUSTICE [$125 Million From Mellon Will Go to Artists Working to Change Public Attitudes on Criminal Justice]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( The grant maker is committing $125 million to creative artists — especially those who have spent time behind bars — to figure out ways to spark new conversations that lead to policy change. GIVING DATA [Millennials Had the Biggest Increase in Giving Among the Generations, New Survey Finds]( By Emily Haynes [STORY IMAGE]( Millennial donors turbocharged their giving over the past six years, according to a new report by Giving USA and the fundraising firm Dunham+Company. In 2022, millennial households gave 40 percent more, on average, to charity than they did in 2016 — bumping their average annual contribution up from… OPINION [Charities Too Often Mislead With Impressive-Sounding Data. Donors Must Learn to See Past the Facade.]( By Robin Pierro [STORY IMAGE]( Relying on simple metrics to demonstrate a nonprofit’s effectiveness to potential donors creates a false narrative about how sustainable change happens. ADVERTISEMENT KF.org/kmf2023?wlbelineID=1166409 RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [Watch Our Webinar]( — As salaries and other expenses continue to climb, nonprofits need general-operating support more than ever. How can you make a successful case for unrestricted support from foundation decision makers? Join this 75-minute webinar on Thursday, February 23, at 2 p.m. Eastern to learn directly from two nonprofit leaders with strong track records in securing grants to cover overhead expenses. They'll explain how they did it and offer guidance on how grant seekers can demonstrate the return unrestricted investments can deliver, align with grant makers' philanthropic goals, and build trust in your nonprofit’s sustainability. Don't miss this chance to boost your odds of receiving unrestricted support. [Register today.]( JOB OPPORTUNITIES [Director of Development]( Kakenya's Dream [Executive Director]( Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon [Analyst, Partner Support]( Luminate Group [Senior Associate Director of Advancement Operations]( St. Lawrence University [Search other jobs.]( NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. [Chronicle of Philanthropy Logo]( This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2023 [The Chronicle of Philanthropy]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037