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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

The American Red Cross has spent and distributed all funds designated for Haiti relief on shelter, emergency relief, health, cholera prevention, water and sanitation, livelihoods, and disaster preparedness,” the statement continued. The post American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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How to Develop Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves

Blackbaud

The real takeaway here is to be able to articulate why the operating reserve fund exists for your organization and clearly understand the purpose, rather than getting hung up on the aggregate number. The more dependable and regular your funding is, the less risk you have and the lower your reserves can be.

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5 takeaways on individual giving from Blackbaud Institute’s 2024 Spotlight 

Candid

According to the report, this is in line with trends over the past decade, including the 2016 and 2020 election cycles. Year-end giving was not affected by the election cycle The 2024 election does not appear to have affected year-end individual giving trends, with 34% of total fundraising revenue coming in from October through December.

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It’s time to invest in volunteer engagement  

Candid

The research identified significant underinvestment and helps make the case for funding for volunteer infrastructure. Recruiting, training, recognizing, and retaining volunteers requires dedicated resources, yet funding for these efforts is almost nonexistent. Volunteers may be unpaid; they are not free.

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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

2016 , Ginther et al., NIH found that topic selection accounted for 21% of the funding gap between Black and White researchers. NIH also found that scientists who were the most experienced at proposing and implementing grants were also disproportionately more likely to be funded, and to be White. 2019 , Ginther et al.,

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Senators Urged To Protect NGOs Via Systems, Staffing, Sanctions

The NonProfit Times

Rutzen also requested that the Global Magnitsky Act of 2016, which authorizes the U.S. Repressive regimes around the world have realized they can use legislation to give oppressing nonprofits and other NGOs the veneer of legality, the witnesses attested. Rutzen proposed a series of initiatives, including calling for the U.S.

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Concentration of Nonprofit Giving Disenfranchises Civilians

The NonProfit Times

The nonprofit community’s ongoing trend of fewer donors providing increasing amounts of funding and volunteer hours is disturbing. Between 2000 and 2016 some 20 million households moved away from giving roles. If this trend continues, it could erode social cohesion and self-governance within the United States.