The stock market’s weak performance at the end of 2022 may have made donors less willing to give.
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Three scholars weigh in regarding the priorities of these wealthy American donors, who gave less to social service and racial justice groups than in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Little comprehensive research about what the charitable accounts, known as DAFs, are supporting has been conducted until now.
When white philanthropists made large gifts to these schools in the 19th century and early 20th century, many insisted upon a vocational focus for Black higher ed.
While support for social services and historically black colleges and universities rose sharply, these donors spent a tiny fraction of what the government distributed to people who needed help.
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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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 Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
