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Why Are Nonprofits Experiencing An Insurance Crisis? And What Can the Nonprofit Sector Do About it?

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If you’re reading this, you probably already know about the problems that nonprofits like yours are facing with their insurance: Rising insurance premiums, poor coverage from commercial insurance carriers, and in some cases, the loss of coverage altogether. Why are insurance rates soaring for nonprofits?

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Health Nonprofits Spending Millions Lobbying

The NonProfit Times

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

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

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Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary.

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Which Fundraising Events Bring in the Most Money for Small Nonprofits?

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You may want to host an event like this at a local restaurant that has a liquor license and general liability insurance. These events should include a brief and powerful presentation (less than 5 minutes) to lay your message out there. NOTE: PLEASE check into the legalities of offering alcohol.

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Getting Started With Planned Giving

Get Fully Funded

For example, donors who make a planned gift often increase their annual donations to a charity, according to a study in 2019 from the Giving USA Foundation. It’s a way for the donor to support their favorite charities beyond their lifetime, which is pretty cool. And planned gifts can have some surprising benefits. Hey, it happens!

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NPOs Consistently Better Than For-Profits on Jobs

The NonProfit Times

From 2019 to 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, employment declined 6.9 percent less than in 2019, as nonprofit-heavy industries such as other services recovered slowly from the March 2020–April 2020 recession. Nonprofit employment bested for-profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. percent in nonprofits. For-profit employment was 2.2

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MADD Refreshes It Branding

The NonProfit Times

Since 2019, drunk driving fatalities have surged by 33% and every 78 seconds, someone is killed or injured in an impaired driving crash, according to data provided by MADD. “Our Since 2019, drunk driving fatalities have surged by 33%. Impaired driving remains the leading cause of deaths on U.S.

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