NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Ankush (Yogletics) on pexels.com Philanthropy should fund climate mitigation in rural communities like lives depend on it—because they do. Late last month, a long-track tornado tore through Mississippi and Alabama, killing 26 people and decimating the entire town of Rolling Fork, MS.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Poverty Environmental Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) conference is scheduled for the area later this year. As home repairs are delayed and insurance claims are denied or postponed, some people are still living in those hotels , emergency lodging meant to be temporary now stretching out for months.

Insurance 74

Insurance Public and Nonprofit Management Health Food 74

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Claire McGuinness , Matthew Forti , Hassan Ibrahim & Johannes Borchert Why systemic market failures in African insurance markets make it nearly impossible for smallholder farmers to achieve climate resilience, and what philanthropy and the private sector can do about it.

Foundations 126

Foundations Insurance Philanthropy Marketing 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Philanthropy has long prioritized programs to increase new homeownership, but this is only part of the equation. Fortunately, tangled titles are a preventable problem—and one that philanthropy can and should play a meaningful role in solving. Without being able to prove ownership via a clear title, then, heirs can lose their home.

Law 122

Law Insurance Philanthropy Community Development 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

In what is now the United States, Benjamin Franklin created the first mutual bank and mutual insurance company in 1752, after a devastating fire destroyed much of Philadelphia. CDFIs should be expanded to include a wider range of mutualists like unions, cooperatives, mutual banks, and mutual insurance companies.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 59

Anedot

MARCH 10, 2025

hour; Health Insurance, holiday, sick leave About Us: West Marin Fund is a community foundation dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of all in coastal West Marin, CA. Preferred: Nonprofit or philanthropy experience, bilingual (English/Spanish), and grants management software knowledge. Ability to work independently and with a team.

Insurance 52

Insurance Nonprofit Leadership Philanthropy Health 52

Bloomerang

JULY 21, 2021

Procure necessary insurance coverage: general liability, property, directors and officers, professional responsibility, sexual abuse, and non-owned auto liability, if applicable. . Not understanding philanthropy or the fundraising process . Nonprofits with different budget amounts may have different auditing state requirements. .

Nonprofit Organizations 131

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit governance and management Insurance 131

iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s an extreme form of philanthropy. We could make a “mutual insurance” pact. Friendship reciprocity was mutual insurance. But if everything fell apart, only friendship insurance could save you. Just have as many friendship insurance relationships as possible. Friendship insurance is mutual insurance.

Donor Motivation 52

Donor Motivation Philanthropy Insurance Altruism and Helping 52

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Next Thursday, December 17th at 2pm EST , we are hosting an open "clinic" - No insurance needed. A Twitter thread on philanthropy books reimagined as cakes. Next year could be tricky because while we will be starting the year with virtual events, we could - just maybe - be back to live events by next fall.?? Here are the details.

Children 147

Children Homelessness Insurance Food 147

Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Businesses know that by participating in corporate philanthropy , they can boost their reputations and bring in more sales, making this a mutually beneficial relationship. A few ways businesses might help your nonprofit include: Discounts. Sponsorships.

Environmental 52

Environmental Insurance Ethics Law 52

Bloomerang

APRIL 17, 2021

To prove these folks have real potential for you, let me describe a few of the legacy gifts that came to some of the charities with which I worked during my career: $10,000 from a small monthly donor who named us beneficiary of their life insurance. 250,000 from a career teacher who was a long-time volunteer; never a cash donor. $1

Insurance 116

Insurance Activism Values Philanthropy 116

The Agitator

APRIL 8, 2018

Why, for nearly six decades, has American philanthropy failed to grow beyond a 2% share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? That’s the question veteran fundraising consultant Michael Rosen explores in What Will It Take to Dramatically Increase Philanthropy? appearing in the Spring issue of AFP’s Advancing Philanthropy.

Retention 79

Retention Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance 79

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

Image credit: Isabella Angélica on unsplash.com The dismal statistics on maternal health outcomes in the United States are well-known in health justice, health equity, and health philanthropy circles. Among developed nations, the United States has the worst maternal death rate. The maternal mortality rate is 2.5

Health 120

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Health care systems and insurance companies would stop allowing people to go into significant medical debt simply for receiving needed health services. This would mean more rent stabilization campaigns nationwide, and philanthropy funding the organizations running them.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

This impact investing handbook , developed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is one helpful guide. GirlVentures chose Beneficial State Bank , a state-chartered, federally insured, for-profit bank whose economic rights are majority-owned by the nonprofit, Beneficial State Foundation, which is permanently governed in the public interest.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

This “tension” between philanthropies seeking economic returns even while nonprofits face capital gaps—especially for the kind of flexible capital that is needed to innovate—is nothing new. At the most basic level, a guarantee is akin to automobile insurance. At the most basic level, a guarantee is akin to automobile insurance.

Community Development 109

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 109

Clairification

MARCH 6, 2023

Without insurance against funding cutbacks, your focus is always on survival rather than effective planning and management. As a recipient of philanthropy, it’s your job to steward the resources others give so you’ll be there for the community when they need you most. This happened to many nonprofits during the pandemic.

Insurance 73

Insurance Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 73

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance. While philanthropy and policy work continue to play a very important role in mobilizing more energy towards these issues, we ultimately need innovators and entrepreneurs to build and scale new solutions.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

The Agitator

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The Ketchum agency and insurer Liberty Mutual have done a study on the “culture of giving,&# reported here by the Center for Media Research. The study looks broadly at giving — when people give, why, how they like to show their appreciation and so forth. And there are some specific findings on charitable giving attitudes.

Insurance 90

Insurance Culture Values Fundraising 90

The Agitator

JUNE 26, 2013

Put yourself in these donors’ shoes and offer sensible giving alternatives — lower frequency of requests, smaller monthly installment giving, perhaps a paid up life insurance policy, a bequest or charitable annuity, etc. demographic trends Don''t Miss these Posts fundraising philanthropy planned giving You Deserve a Raise'

Fundraising 78

Fundraising Fundraising Health Associations 78

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

These Southern frontline leaders and women in philanthropy all had similar stories about getting just pennies on the dollar compared to organizations led by men or White women. “So, Allen hopes that these grants allow leaders to hire more staff to support operations and take on programmatic work. “We

Environmental 98

Environmental Insurance Psychology Poverty 98

The Agitator

APRIL 10, 2018

Focusing on this one major donation, however, there are two important, intersecting trends: 1) the changing role of corporations in philanthropy and 2) the move to create donor control over donations. (No, This is an extreme case, but picture insurers who partner with nonprofits. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

Insurance 49

Insurance Philanthropy Foundations Communication 49

Philanthropy 2173

DECEMBER 27, 2024

It's a website where you can file appeals when your insurance company (to whom you pay premiums, and co-pays, and out of pocket expenses, and co-insurance) refuses to pay for a procedure or pharmaceutical that your doctor has prescribed. Have you ever appealed to your insurance company? There's lots of private goods in here.

Insurance 52

Insurance Medical Participation and motivation Ethics 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Policies that have routinely prevented Black communities from building generational wealth, like redlining and denying Black people mortgage loans and insurance, persist and are reflected in the massive racial wealth gap we’re still seeing today.

Agriculture 144

Agriculture Finance Culture Collaborations 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

It also includes unlimited paid time off, paying 100% of staff medical insurance benefits, and matching 401(k) contributions as wealth-building opportunities for our employees. The organizations and philanthropy that supports this work must break free of the cycle of three-year grant deliverables.

Nonprofit governance and management 134

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofits 134

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This same person is diabetic and does not even have health insurance because of the way the organization is set up. They want to move beyond trust-based philanthropy and toward an ethic of care where they feel truly supported in the work that they do. One person noted how they had consistently been working 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Ethics 64

Ethics Philanthropy Foundations Insurance 64

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 15, 2021

The same goes for credit unions (501c14) and mutual insurance companies (501c15). He has a BS from Juniata College and an MA in Philanthropy and Development from St. Non-charity nonprofits, on the other hand, usually limit their services to a specific circle of beneficiaries.

Non-Profits 90

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Universities Nonprofits 90

Candid

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Launched in April 2020 initially as a short-term, rapid-response effort to aid those disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, FWF will work to advance jobs that sustain and uplift families and invest in the development of a more inclusive, effective public benefits system, with a focus on unemployment insurance.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Insurance Collaborations Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

I pay for my health insurance, which is pretty substantial, but I do a lot of alternative medicine, and I also do yoga every day. Or just shifted more toward philanthropy and supporting leadership? It just seems like a big commitment, which I don’t see a lot in philanthropy. CS: I have very—apparently—good access to healthcare.

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2023

Donor advised funds have emerged as the most dynamic component of American philanthropy. Be sure to discuss the wide range of options from charitable bequests, retirement funds, insurance policies, gifts of stock, and other assets. It is so much more cost-effective to retain a current donor than to acquire new ones.

Nonprofits 93

Nonprofits Insurance Foundations Activism 93

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And I understand the impulse to avoid the subject, no one likes to face their mortality, but that’s not really what legacy philanthropy is about. And, as a philanthropy facilitator, you have an opportunity, I would say, a responsibility to help. They can do the same thing by making you the beneficiary of their insurance policy.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Values Insurance Public and Nonprofit Management 134

Anedot

AUGUST 28, 2024

In collaboration with the development team and the organization, continually builds a culture of philanthropy. Builds and maintains strong relationships across the Center to nurture a culture of philanthropy and cross-team collaboration to contribute to the success of institutional giving.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations 52

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

Five of the top 10 represented health plans, and healthcare insurance companies including trade association America’s Health Insurance Plans, Cigna, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Elevance and UnitedHealth Group spent between $1.8 In fact, 14 of the 30 on the list spent more than $1 million during the quarter. million and $2.7

Health 52

Health Healthcare Insurance Medical 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

We were getting calls from other sectors: education called us, arts called us, philanthropy called us. Do they have health insurance? We’ve been looking at health insurance; it is rattling organizations across this country. When CEO Circle met in Puerto Rico last year, we pulled together those…affordable housing leaders.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

As long as we continue to cycle around this mentality that philanthropy and privatized giving are going to solve our social ills, we’re never going to get there.” As long as we continue to cycle around this mentality that philanthropy and privatized giving are going to solve our social ills, we’re never going to get there.

Culture 111

Culture Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Some leading emerging strategies that we found from across the nation include the following: Leveraging philanthropy to ensure community control of public dollars In Memphis, TN, the Center for Transforming Communities (CTC) cultivates “neighborhood democracies” through place-based organizing.

Governance 106

Governance Community Development Environmental Collaborations 106

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A comprehensive report on philanthropy was released by Giving USA , stating: “During the high inflationary period of 1972-1975, giving fell by almost 9 percent in inflation-adjusted terms. It’s well worth investing a bit more time and money in insurance and safeguards now rather than facing a scenario like that without them.

Nonprofits 87

Nonprofits Insurance Management Activism 87