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Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital US Nonprofit Sector Is Under Threat and Must Be Protected

NonProfit Quarterly

Lets start with the drop in rates of giving to nonprofits. households giving to charitable organizations has fallen from two thirds in 2000 to just 47 percent in 2020, the most recent year from which data on giving participation levels is available. Vice President-elect J.D. But, today, that pluralism is under threat.

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Dollars Up, Donors Down: How You Can Buck the Trend

iMarketSmart

As fewer people make religious community and religious values part of their daily lives, people who would have participated in charitable giving are now spending their time and money doing other things. Government Should Do It What has replaced religious engagement? Because they believe that, they give less money to charity.

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Unite in Advance: Philanthropy Coalition Launches Solidarity Campaign

NonProfit Quarterly

Nonprofits promote economic opportunity, invest in education, foster healthy communities, support scientific research, and protect the rights of vulnerable people. We three are presidents of foundations responsible for supporting tens of thousands of organizations over a collective 128 years. Weaponized oversight.

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In Defense of Philanthropic Freedom

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We’ve seen similar efforts to regulate, exclude, and intimidate nonprofit organizations from previous administrations, members of Congress, and others in positions of political authority. million charitable organizations contributing well over $1 trillion in goods and services every year. But the reverse is true.

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IRS Weakens Johnson Amendment—Nonprofits Push Back

NonProfit Quarterly

But the implications may go far beyond that, say nonprofit sector leaders, who warn that the blurring of the longstanding line separating nonprofits from politics could erode decades of public trust in charitable organizations, allow even more “dark money” to flow into politics via nonprofits, and potentially reshape American politics.

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A Brief History of Nonprofit Organizations (And What We Can Learn)

NonProfit Hub

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. Don’t be afraid of Uncle Sam.

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A powerful new tool to combat hunger and homelessness

Candid

The federal government, meanwhile, estimates that more than 500,000 Americans face homelessness, a number that has risen over the past four years and is likely an undercount. . If not, you’ll want to make sure that you have an active and up-to-date Candid nonprofit profile that accurately reflects the work your organization does.