Two charities received about $10,000 in donations in digital currency Bitcoin from a group claiming to have made the gift from proceeds it received after a ransomware payment by corporations. Children International and The Water Project each received donations of 0.88 Bitcoin (BTC), which translates to about $10,000, from a cybercriminal group called Darkside. The […]

You live. You learn. You give back. No one knows this better than people ages 50 and older who have spent decades accumulating a wealth of knowledge that only life experience can bring. From working to prevent school violence, providing necessities for kids to be school ready and healthy to helping individuals with disabilities acquire […]

AARP unveiled the 2021 AARP Purpose Prize award recipients and fellows, the only national award that celebrates people 50-plus who use their their knowledge and life experience to solve tough social problems.  These Americans tap into the power of life experience to build a better future, founding and leading initiatives from school-safety and violence-prevention efforts to an […]

The tiny Tillamook County United Way (TCUW) will close its doors next spring after 44 years. “Unfortunately, the landscape of fundraising and nonprofits has changed dramatically in recent years,” TCUW officials said in an announcement. “TCUW has sought to remain a vital player in supporting the ever-expanding nonprofits of our community but is simply no […]

Donors might not be intimately familiar with individual charity watchdogs but as many as 36 million donors use the organizations at least sometimes before making a donation, according to a recent survey. The study also shows they really might not know the difference. Authors of “Charity Watchdogs: Ignore them at your own risk,” a 10-page […]

Direct response marketing firm Moore continues its expansion and talent acquisition, announcing three hires or promotions of people with relatively high profiles in nonprofit fundraising. Andrew Olsen, CFRE, was appointed as president of ResourceOne Fundraising Group in Tulsa, Okla. Olsen joins the company as current president Bryan Lank transitions to a new position as chief […]

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is planning to go back to its roots with new fertilizer, streaming a telethon the organization hopes will grow across all age groups. MDA cancelled the legendary Labor Day Telethon in 2014. Host Jerry Lewis left the organization and thus the 2011 event was shortened from multi-day to six hours. […]

The Johnson Amendment, encouraging charitable giving, federal tax regulations and post-graduate scholarships top the list of policy priorities for the Council on Foundations (CoF) for 2020-2021. The CoF also does not support a change in the mandatory payouts by foundations. The Washington, D.C.-based CoF’s public policy council recently released the priorities list and the rationale […]

Finalists for the 2nd annual .ORG Impact Awards were unveiled by the Reston, Va.-based Public Interest Registry (PIR). The announcement includes the top five entries across nine award categories.  Winners in these categories and the .ORG of the Year will be announced as part of “The Ten Days of .ORG,” an online experience beginning on November […]

Adding to its arsenal to rate charities on impact and results, Charity Navigator has acquired ImpactMatters as it unveiled the second pillar of its new rating system. The acquisition was supported with $375,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with $100,000 to Charity Navigator and $50,000 to ImpactMatters, a startup that applies rigorous methodology […]

General operating awards have always been highly prized by nonprofits, but in the era of COVID-19, they have become lifelines helping many nonprofits survive. As funders loosen restrictions and turn toward general support, nonprofit managers must be prepared to respond with solid proposals that check off all the boxes.  “A general operating request is somewhat […]