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

Blue Avocado

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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As a Disaster Unfolds, Fundraisers Can Do More Than Raise Money

Blackbaud

Big Sunday , a service organization based in Los Angeles, provided a list of resources during the wildfires in 2025, including evacuation sites, air quality maps, and insurance tips. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden had to close its doors during the shutdown in 2020. You can apply those lessons to a localized disaster, too.

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Boy Scouts Of America Rebrands To Scouting America

The NonProfit Times

In 2020, the national organization filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the face of widespread allegations of sexual abuse of members. billion, although that figure did not include additional potential contributions from the BSA’s insurers that had not settled at the time.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

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.

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Shrinking Congregations, Smaller Donations

Planned Giving

Pew Research Center) In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a house of worship, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999. His study of philanthropic giving (June 2020 UC Davis Law Review) found that including a charitable gift in a will generates a 77 percent increase in annual gifts from the same donors!

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You want to hire a grant writer, but is hiring a grant writer full-time the best fit?

Millionaire Grant Lady

In addition to lower pay, part-time workers often do not receive benefits like health insurance, retirement and paid time off. Half (52%) reported more vacancies in 2023 compared to 2020. It could take much longer than that to fill a part-time position. Part-time workers come at a reduced cost.

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Newsletter: Let's Meet Up at EFG23 Next Month ; Partnership Lessons from Doritos; 8 Proven Ways to Engage Wealth Advisors

Selfish Giving

The EFG conferences in 2020 and 2021 were virtual, and last year's live conference fell on the same day as my daughter's graduation from college. The new sponsor replaces longtime sponsor and insurance giant John Hancock. I'm excited to be heading back to the Engage for Good Conference next month. It's been too long! always come first.