A majority of youths nearing high school graduation have pinpointed educational or training skills they’ll need for their desired career (93%) but emotionally, 70% of youths rate their ability to cope with challenges as medium to low, according to new survey data. Providing what authors call the largest set of data on how youths age nine to 18 feel about job readiness, conflict resolution, empathy,…

Holders of charity giving accounts are loosening the purse strings. Donor-advised fund sponsor Vanguard Charitable reported grants increased 14% during the first half of 2022, reaching a record $952 million. For 12 months ending June 30, 2022, donors gave what Vanguard representatives said was a record $1.9 billion to nonprofits.  At BNY Mellon Wealth Management, full-year results for 2021 were 27% more than 2020 in…

The ultra-wealthy, who are overrepresented among funders as revenue from smaller donors shrinks, reap disproportionate tax benefit and have an outsized hand in setting nonprofits’ priorities, according to authors of a new report. The disproportionate influence stems from when their donations actually reach mission-focused, working charities. But, not all contributions do. The ultra-wealthy also take advantage of tax benefits and structures, such as being able…

Wholesale Revolution In Operations Boosted Leaders Into The Spotlight By Paul Clolery The Year 2022 had it all – rain, sleet, snow, pestilence, gloom of night, revolution and rejoicing. Sometimes it all happened at once and, without a doubt, nonprofit operations were forever changed. You can’t tack every evolution to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is a good start. You might be able to correctly…

Nonprofits contributed $1.4 trillion to the nation’s economy during the first quarter of 2022, with growth in the gross value added by nonprofits exceeding the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 1%. Despite positive signs and comparable charitable giving in 2020 and 2021, the current 8.5% inflation signals that “holding steady” financially is not good enough for some organizations to maintain staff, services and impact…

Points of Light, the Atlanta-based nonprofit that seeks to inspire individuals and business leaders to address social problems, has unveiled its Civic 50 for 2022. The 50 businesses cited exemplify how companies can have an impact on social concerns by allocating their resources, skills and time. Honorees are companies with U.S. revenue in excess of $1 billion and are selected on the basis of their…

Nonprofits that provide mental health services have a powerful new supporting data source for their fundraising- and mission-related activities. Pandemic-era research shows an increase in demand for telephonic mental-health services and substance abuse issues throughout the United States. Telephone-based health services boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, with both the volume of calls and the nature of complaints presenting differently during the past two-plus years. Mental…

Giving by individuals powered $484.85 billion in giving to charities during 2021, the total growing 4% compared to 2020, but a negative 0.7% when inflation is factored in. Giving dipped as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), from 2.2% to 2.1%. The economic data is from Giving USA 2022, published annually by the Giving USA Foundation with research from the Lilly Family School of…

Funding by large U.S. foundations increased overall but COVID specific funding dropped 31% from fiscal 2020 to 2021. Among 490 foundations from where data was shared for both years, foundation leaders estimated $2.1 billion in COVID-19 support in fiscal 2020, and 323 foundations provided nearly $1.5 billion in fiscal 2021. Corporate foundation funding for COVID-19 decreased the most dramatically (76%), but community and independent foundations…

The NonProfit Times and Yearly, an online platform for nonprofits to create digital annual reports, are seeking the best online annual reports to compete for a free subscription to Yearly Premium and national honors and a spot in our September issue’s special report. Nonprofit leaders spend a lot of time and resources on the organization’s annual report. Does your report offer at least one of…

DCM Associates is a proud sponsor of The Best Nonprofits To Work For.  Click the two links below to view each brochure for more information: 2022 DCM Executive Nonprofit Leadership Search Brochure 2022 DCM Institute for Transformational Nonprofit Leadership & Board Performance 88% of workers at medium-sized NPOs ‘have fun at work’ Increased donations to certain silos of nonprofits notwithstanding, 2020 and 2021 were solidly…