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From Boom to Bust: It’s a New and Scary World for Higher Ed Fundraising

However, many universities faced with multi-million revenue shortfalls cannot afford that luxury. As National Center for Responsive Philanthropy CEO and President Aaron Dorfman and Bethany Maki, the director of programs at Progressive Multiplier, noted, philanthropy’s most… Read More

9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities

A group of nine philanthropic membership and advocacy organizations called on foundations to increase their giving in response to the coronavirus pandemic, even if their endowments take a big hit. "The strength of a funder’s grantees… Read More

Grant Maker Dilemma: Spend More Now or Protect Shrinking Endowments?

Others in philanthropy are making the same entreaty. Dana Kawaoka-Chen, executive director of Justice Funders, a California group that pushes foundations to promote social justice, published a blog post urging foundations to distribute the fortunes sitting in their… Read More

Foundations Under Pressure

What that meant during the Great Recession is that even though assets took a 21 percent hit, foundation giving was reduced by around half that amount in 2009, the deepest year of the trough. But it… Read More

Amid the Covid-19 Crisis, Foundations Should Stop Treating the 5% Payout as Holy Writ

Over the last decade, as the public has confronted a steady stream of crises — economic, political, ecological — advocates have steadily called on foundations to increase their spending and get money in the hands of… Read More

Important COVID-19 Resources Available for Philanthropy and Nonprofits

For Immediate Release Important COVID-19 Resources Available for Philanthropy and Nonprofits Visit NCRP.org to learn how your foundation can help grantees manage coronavirus challenges Washington, D.C. (3/27/2020) – The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy unveiled this… Read More

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