Aug. 1, 2020

With looming government cuts and uncertainty over how long the pandemic will last, charities’ budgets are stretched tight. Some organizations won’t make it, and many others are likely to shrink.

The nonprofit sector as a whole may be struggling, but plenty of ambitious organizations still want to expand — and some are succeeding.

As many as 40 percent of charities could be wiped out, according to one forecast — but grant makers and nonprofits could also seize new ways to advance their missions.

That median estimate produced by Candid represents a failure rate of 7 percent.

As the recession puts pressures on nonprofits to adopt efficiencies, an organization of grant makers is making money and expertise available.

The Levi Strauss Foundation has supported social-justice organizations for a decade with its Pioneers in Justice program.

Racial justice grant making is taking off but a debate is raging over whether philanthropy is doing enough fast enough.

A Bay Area activist has persuaded tech giants like Cisco and government leaders to join forces to end homelessness by building homes rather than shelters. Now Covid might upend some of their gains.

A group that serves disadvantaged youths in New York City was on the verge of expanding when its revenue suddenly dried up in the economic collapse. It’s now a $34 million organization.

Big virtual galas are giving way to small, low-cost events that are helping groups build ties to supporters, raise money, and provide intimate connections to the mission for big and small donors alike.

As foundations and charities seek to figure out how to transform their operations in the wake of the pandemic, they will hire outside help. Let’s better understand how consultants can contribute in ways that make a difference, says a scholar who has been studying these firms.

In 2019, philanthropy and democracy celebrated a new milestone in their long partnership: the nation’s more than 100,000 foundations distributed the highest dollar amount on record, more than $75 billion to support public goods including cutting-edge medical research, early-childhood education,…