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May 2026 Updates

May 22, 2026

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Every month we send an email newsletter to our supporters sharing recent updates from our work. We publish selected portions of the newsletter on our blog to make this news more accessible to people who visit our website. For key updates from the latest installment, please see below! If you’d like to receive the complete…

What If Philanthropy Hoarded Uncertainty, Not Money?Katya Fels Smyth Senior Fellow, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University

May 21, 2026

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“Our biggest challenge is higher volatility in giving. More foundations than we would expect in a typical year have reduced or dropped their support.” – A nonprofit leader This statement, […] The post What If Philanthropy Hoarded Uncertainty, Not Money?Katya Fels Smyth Senior Fellow, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University appeared first on The…

Six Questions About ‘State of Nonprofits 2026’CEP Staff

May 19, 2026

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When we presented CEP’s new report, “State of Nonprofits 2026: What Funders Need to Know” in a webinar last week, our attendees came prepared: We brought the data and you […] The post Six Questions About ‘State of Nonprofits 2026’CEP Staff appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

How We’re Searching for the Best Ways to Help in 2026

May 18, 2026

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This year, our research team is focused on two primary goals. The first is to rapidly scale our capabilities so we’re able to move much more donor funding to highly cost-effective programs in the near future. The second is to grant at least $500 million to the best opportunities we can find this year to…

Volunteer Value Creation and Distribution: A Systematic Literature Review

May 15, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Volunteers play a central role in contemporary society, yet the value created through their contributions remains fragmented across academic literatures. Drawing on a systematic literature review of 146 academic articles, this study provides a … Goto full post >>

Podcast Episode 29: Behind the Analysis — Assessing Past Malaria Nets Grants

May 14, 2026

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GiveWell’s research doesn’t end once we’ve made a grant. We evaluate a subset of completed grants, comparing what we thought would happen to what actually took place, then try to use what we learn to improve our future funding decisions. Over the past year, we’ve formalized and expanded this work, publishing comprehensive “lookbacks” for select…

In Light of New ‘State of Nonprofits’ Data, Philanthropy Must Harness the ‘Power of Possible’Alfonso Tomás Wenker Senior Vice President of Community Impact, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

May 14, 2026

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Amid burnout, fear of being targeted and funding cuts, our grantee partners are clear that things are not sustainable. Funders, our response cannot be silence, self-protection, or simply falling back […] The post In Light of New ‘State of Nonprofits’ Data, Philanthropy Must Harness the ‘Power of Possible’Alfonso Tomás Wenker Senior Vice President of Community…

Responding to the State of Nonprofits in 2026: What Funders Can DoJoanne Florino Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence, Philanthropy Roundtable

May 13, 2026

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Reading CEP’s latest report on the current state of nonprofits took me back to the Great Recession and the challenges brought on by COVID-19. The combination of CEO and staff […] The post Responding to the State of Nonprofits in 2026: What Funders Can DoJoanne Florino Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence, Philanthropy Roundtable…

The Vital Role of Youth Organizations in Shaping Youth Participation in Nine European Countries

May 12, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article examines factors that influence the action repertoires of youth organizations (YOs) across nine European countries and their roles within the nonprofit and voluntary sector. We insist on the connectedness of various forms of engagement, … Goto full post >>

GiveWell Opens RFI for Malaria Pilots and Research

May 11, 2026

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GiveWell is launching a new request for information (RFI) to expand and strengthen our malaria grantmaking in Africa and help our donors make a greater impact. Expressions of interest can be submitted through one of two tracks, the first for malaria chemoprevention and vector control pilot programs and the second for research and evaluation. Submissions…

‘Too Many Nonprofits’ Is Not Our Biggest ProblemPhil Buchanan President, CEP

May 11, 2026

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“There are too many nonprofits.” “Yes,” someone else will chime in. “There are too many nonprofits.” It’s a comment I hear frequently in gatherings of funders, and when it’s said, […] The post ‘Too Many Nonprofits’ Is Not Our Biggest ProblemPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post…

Book Review: Crowded out: The competitive landscape of contemporary international NGOs by Bush, S. S., & Hadden, J

May 11, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Goto full post >>

No Strings Attached: An Examination of Board-Designated Endowments in Nonprofit Organizations

May 9, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. We examine whether having at least a portion of an endowment free from donor restrictions (i.e., a board-designated endowment [“BDE”]) affects endowment objectives related to intergenerational equity, rainy-day funding, or accumulation. Our results … Goto full post >>

A Decade of Listening: How Houston Endowment Turned Staff Survey Data into a Stronger CultureSherry Fultz Director of People and Culture, Houston Endowment

May 7, 2026

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At Houston Endowment, we’ve used the Center for Effective Philanthropy Staff Perception Report since 2012, and one thing has become clear: the data points us in the right direction, but deciding […] The post A Decade of Listening: How Houston Endowment Turned Staff Survey Data into a Stronger CultureSherry Fultz Director of People and Culture, Houston…

A Fond Farewell to a Catalyst of CEP’s Growth and EvolutionPhil Buchanan President, CEP

May 6, 2026

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When Grace Chiang Nicolette joined the Center for Effective Philanthropy in 2011, our staff numbered 32. Our audience was overwhelmingly foundations. Our media profile was relatively modest — and it […] The post A Fond Farewell to a Catalyst of CEP’s Growth and EvolutionPhil Buchanan President, CEP appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.…

Funding What You Can’t See: The Vital, Invisible Work of Disaster PreparednessPatricia McIlreavy President and CEO, Center for Disaster Philanthropy

May 5, 2026

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Across the United States and around the world, communities are preparing for disasters that have not yet occurred. Emergency response teams are reviewing and refining their playbooks. Public works crews […] The post Funding What You Can’t See: The Vital, Invisible Work of Disaster PreparednessPatricia McIlreavy President and CEO, Center for Disaster Philanthropy appeared first…

Attitudinal and Emotional Outcomes and Drivers of Ordinary and Crisis Volunteering

May 2, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article examines how crisis volunteering, that is, volunteering in response to needs arising during crises and ordinary volunteering that addresses needs independent of crises, relates to prosocial attitudes and negative emotions, using a four-wave … Goto full post >>

NCRP Supports Southern Poverty Law Center and Decries ‘Outrageous and Hypocritical’ Actions of Fidelity Charitable

May 1, 2026

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CONTACT(S): Russell Roybal rroybal@ncrp.org Jennifer Amuzie jamuzie@ncrp.org NCRP Supports Southern Poverty Law Center and Decries ‘Outrageous and Hypocritical’ Actions of Fidelity Charitable National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy President and CEO Aaron Dorfman said, “It’s outrageous and hypocritical that Fidelity Charitable has ceased processing donations…

Why Philanthropy Needs a New Language for Digital RiskJean Westrick Executive Director, Technology Association of Grantmakers

Apr 30, 2026

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Ask most foundation leaders what “cybersecurity” means, and they’ll describe firewalls, phishing simulations, and password policies. They’re not wrong, but what they describe is a much smaller problem than the […] The post Why Philanthropy Needs a New Language for Digital RiskJean Westrick Executive Director, Technology Association of Grantmakers appeared first on The Center for…

Between Decorporatization and Contract-Based Governance: The Impact of Public Funding on Voluntary Organizations’ Advocacy Engagement in Norway, 1983 to 2013

Apr 29, 2026

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article examines how public funding shapes nonprofit advocacy under changing institutional conditions, using Norway as a case of a shift from corporatist representation toward pluralist and contract-based governance. Drawing on survey data from … Goto full post >>

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