Private education nonprofits lost an estimated 323,201 jobs, while health care lost an estimated 574,530.  Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Nearly 700 groups have applied for an $8.5 million pool of grant money to help administer coronavirus rapid-response funds equitably. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The recession, the health crisis, and the social-justice movement are all putting new pressure on development leaders, especially those whose nonprofits serve the neediest. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Bill Strathmann, who heads Network for Good, discusses trends in fundraising due to the pandemic. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Individual giving declined 6 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with last year, a trend that would lead to $25 billion in lost revenue for nonprofits if it continues throughout 2020, according to a new survey. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The philanthropic patchwork that feeds millions of families is now stretched to its limits and our “world class” market-based food system is imploding. We need immediate and bold action to reverse this food-security death spiral, says the former head of Oxfam America. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Black Lives Matter shares traits with other successful social movements of our time, most notably efforts to gain support for same-sex marriage, writes a scholar of nonprofit advocacy. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations that limit the scope of a tax on executive compensation at nonprofits, a rule included in the 2017 tax overhaul. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The Movement for Black Lives is doing something new by getting grant makers to call their peers. Now we need a bigger push to ensure we’re all working every day to advance change, writes Lisa Pilar Cowan of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Staying nimble and recognizing that best-case scenarios will not be normal is key, but nothing is more important than focusing on mission, writes Al Cantor, a nonprofit leadership consultant. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Seventy two percent of African Americans believe that rallies, petitions, and other actions taken to address racial inequality, discrimination, and social injustice will be effective, compared with 58 percent of whites. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The well-meaning response to 1960s civil unrest by foundations and nonprofits too often failed to produce the desired results. Now we have a chance to do a better job. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Much of their budgets often come from donations collected in person during the holy month. This year, many groups moved their fundraising efforts online with mixed results. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

The leader of a group that promotes equity in philanthropy talks about how the nonprofit world was thinking about racial diversity and equity when the pandemic struck — and how that might change in the wake of mass protests against police violence and racism. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

To my foundation colleagues, thank you for letting me know how you want to be an ally to black people. But now is the time to live up to the rhetoric, says the head of the Grand Victoria Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

While donors applaud charity work in the crisis, they show signs of getting worn out by frequent appeals. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

A new proposal would allow couples to deduct up to $8,000 this year and next even if they don’t itemize on their tax returns. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Every mission that grant makers care about could be undermined by the increasing threats to voting and the rule of law, not just by the challenges facing our health and economy. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Plus, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Jie Du gave $5 million to create a drug-development center; and UCLA, Vanderbilt, and a medical research foundation all receive big gifts. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>