By relying heavily on privately run organizations to deliver social services, the government employs fewer people, reducing the size of its bureaucracy. But these partnerships can flounder.
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Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
Boasting about centering your transformative systems change paradigm means you’re doing it wrong. But fixes are available.
During the month-long period of fasting, the obligation of zakat takes on heightened significance.
Researchers who analyzed a decade of data detected a reduction in giving after millions of Americans stopped getting a tax break tied to charitable giving.
Mexican groups are the most common, but immigrants from Turkey, Bolivia and many more countries have formed their own.
Middle-class consumers and shoppers of color give the most this way.
Donors and grantmakers often pressure nonprofits to spend as little as possible on fundraising and overhead.
Two economists calculated that the Paycheck Protection Program saved more than 450,000 nonprofit jobs in the first six months after the pandemic was declared.
A nationally representative survey found that the share of nonprofits aware of their right to support or oppose legislation has fallen by more than half in the past 20 years.
Emphasizing self-sufficiency in fundraising pitches can increase charitable donations, a marketing scholar has found.
Donors’ sentiments expressed on Twitter became more cheerful before they made a gift to support Wikipedia, researchers found.
Giving receded as many Americans saw their purchasing power decline, straining household budgets.
Getting an extra star or two from a prominent ratings group can make a bigger difference than a social media campaign or a slew of thank-you calls.
Political situations in both Israel and the US could be changing prior patterns with these donations, which fund hospitals, museums and a wide array of organizations.
A study of more than 200 social services and arts groups points to the severity of structural barriers.
Research conducted in Southeast Texas casts light on the toll disasters can take on groups that serve as pillars of their communities.
Until now, little research has been done about how people become nonprofit executive directors and how well-prepared those leaders are for their jobs.
Asking alumni to reflect on ‘a person or event in their past that had particularly benefited them since graduating’ resulted in larger gifts.
A study of what customers experience when they’re asked to chip in for a cause during checkout suggests that retailers should be careful about participating in these campaigns.
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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Research Associate of Philanthropy, Women's Philanthropy Institute; Doctoral student of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, Indiana University
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Women's Philanthropy Institute, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Global philanthropy expert, Carleton University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor and Shapiro Chair of Public Policy and Public Administration, Trachtenberg School, George Washington University
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Associate Professor, Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
