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2 weeks ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
Federal funding cuts have hit nonprofits hard. Many organizations have laid staff off and closed programs, and some economists are predicting a recession. The world nonprofit employees face feels chaotic and unstable. It can be hard to focus on fulfilling the mission while navigating such stress, say experts. Whether your nonprofit has had layoffs or program cuts or if you’re lucky enough to just be watching with concern as you read the news, it’s a tough time.
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2 weeks ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
In the wake of a Canadian citizens being detained for weeks in the U.S., and others being harassed or turned away at the border, some Canadian fundraisers are canceling plans to attend the Association of Fundraising Professionals’s annual conference later this month. “I’m sad about the realities that are facing us right now,” says Guy Mallabone, CEO of Global Philanthropic Canada, a fundraising consulting firm.
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2 weeks ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
With cuts to federal funding forcing layoffs and cutbacks to programs, the nonprofit world is reeling. As nonprofits strive to still carry out their missions, morale is taking a hit. “Employees are going through a range of emotions: fear, anxiety and stress — even anger,” says Ian Adair, an expert in leadership strategies who is currently CEO of the Seattle Police Foundation.
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3 weeks ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
In 2024, nonprofits brought in more than 1.9 percent in donations than they did the previous year, according to the 2024 Trends in Giving Spotlight by the Blackbaud Institute.
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3 weeks ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
Giving Has Climbed; Trust Is StrongMonetary gifts in the fourth quarter of 2024 were up 21 percent, compared with the third quarter, according to the latest GivingPulse survey. Conducted by GivingTuesday, the research asks respondents about a broad range of giving behaviors — including monetary and nonmonetary donations — and sentiments. The fourth quarter data noted that 13 percent of people were asked to give and responded by doing so.
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4 weeks ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
Donations to colleges and universities were up 3 percent, adjusted for inflation, in fiscal 2024, which ran from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, for most institutions. Donors gave $61.5 billion during the period. The data comes from the Voluntary Support of Education Key Findings 2024 report, which was conducted by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. After donations fell 5 percent in last year’s report, the increase in giving was a welcome boon.
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1 month ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
If you’ve been thinking about seeking a job as director of development, you’re in luck. The need for people to fill that role has grown in recent years. In January, LinkedIn listed it as No. 7 on the list of the top 25 Jobs on the Rise in 2025. But what exactly does it take to become a director of development? In recent reporting, fundraisers told us that career paths in the field aren’t always clear.
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1 month ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
After Monthslong Search, AFP Has a New CEO H. Art Taylor knows the nonprofit world well. He served as CEO of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance for 23 years. March 21, 2025 H. Art Taylor joins the Association of Fundraising Professionals as the organization’s new CEO. The Association of Fundraising Professionals has hired a new CEO. H. Art Taylor will begin his term April 1; he succeeds Mike Geiger, who announced last May that he planned to step down.
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1 month ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
It was 2014 — more than 200 years after Alexander Hamilton’s widow, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, along with Isabella Graham and other friends, founded an orphanage. The modern version of that institution, now named Graham Windham, had dropped the outdated practice of communal living for orphans and segued into foster care. It wanted to fund a new program it hoped would help foster children thrive.
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1 month ago | 
philanthropy.com | Rasheeda Childress
The Trump Administration is fighting to rescind federal funds that have already been promised and vowing to reduce spending going forward, which has nonprofits reeling. Both organizations that receive federal funding and those that don’t are looking to firm up their fundraising to secure their missions. “It’s a very scary, challenging time,” says Francys Crevier, CEO of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, an organization that helps Native Americans living in urban areas.
