The success of this year’s Giving Tuesday in increasing both the amount of money raised and the number of contributors has encouraged growing optimism about end-of-year giving. Although donor-advised funds and social media vehicles have generated more year-round – and often spontaneous – giving, December continues to bring in a significantly higher percentage of nonprofits’ revenue than any other month.
Philanthropy Roundtable’s Free to Give campaign elevates the voices of everyday Americans who have dedicated their careers to supporting those in need. Their work is made possible by the freedom of all Americans to give to the causes and communities they care about.
Despite the challenges posed by inflation, donor-advised funds (DAFs) demonstrated their enduring role as a cornerstone of American philanthropy in 2023. The 2024 Donor-Advised Fund Report by the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) offers a nuanced view of the sector’s performance during a challenging year, underscoring its adaptability and continued capacity to support nonprofit organizations.
The recent federal appeals’ court decision to strike down the board diversity rules that NASDAQ and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have been pursuing is a victory for organizations who stand against these reductive and divisive policies.
Giving Tuesday arrived later than usual this year (December 2) amid considerable apprehension about its success. On the previous day, three national organizations – the Generosity Commission, Giving USA and the Giving Institute – held a webinar titled “Reviving Generosity: The Heartbeat of Civil Society.”
The recent critique of donor-advised funds (DAFs) as instruments of a supposed Wall Street “takeover” of philanthropy is, at best, alarmist and, at worst, profoundly misleading.
When The Bradley Foundation’s Director of Communications Christine Czernejewski discovered her daughter had a mental health issue, there was one goal: to find healing. Over 30% of American adults with serious mental illness receive no treatment, while 10% of mentally ill Americans are uninsured with limited access to treatment. Suicide rates have skyrocketed by more than 35% since the year 2000. One-in-five children have been diagnosed with a mental health condition.
The organizations featured in this playbook embrace the Roundtable’s core values of liberty, opportunity and personal responsibility and bring those values to bear in the crucial area of mental health.
Philanthropy Roundtable’s Government Affairs Associate Patterson Tanner’s blog “Dispelling Myths: The Truth Behind the Growth of the Nonprofit Sector,” was recently published at DonorsTrust. In her piece, Tanner discusses the Roundtable’s recent research paper, “Growth of the Nonprofit Sector: More Charities, Better Solutions” that highlights the tremendous growth of nonprofits and cautions against perceptions that growth in this sector stems from political advocacy organizations.
“When kids are participating in competitive sports, they’re engaged in positive peer relationships, connected with meaningful adult mentors. They’re building community and receiving all the mental health benefits that come from being a part of a team,” said Colorado state senator and co-founder of Chance Sports James Coleman in his Big Idea talk at Philanthropy Roundtable’s 2024 Annual Meeting in October.
Philanthropy Roundtable’s Free to Give campaign elevates the voices of everyday Americans who have dedicated their careers to supporting those in need. Their work is made possible by the freedom of all Americans to give to the causes and communities they care about most.