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Weekly nonprofit new summary with hosts Kariesha and Nick from Whole Whale, a social impact digital agency.  

More info on how donor-advised funds work from our podcast. 

Reminder: just because an organization is a 501c3, doesn’t mean it is scandal-free. 
 

New York Times Reporting Spurs Investigations Into Abuse At Homeless Shelter Nonprofit
After a New York Times investigative report revealed allegations of sexual assault and harrassment against a prominent homeless shelter CEO, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio has ordered a formal investigation. The allegations against Victor Rivera, CEO of the Bronx Parent Housing Network, come from ten women and are now being investigated by an outside firm. DeBlasio wrote on Twitter, “Victor Rivera must understand that no, he is not untouchable.”

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Political Nonprofit Charged With Federal Racketeering Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scandal
A political nonprofit has pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges for its role in the largest bribery scheme in Ohio history. The organization, Generation Now, funneled more than $61 million in bribes to ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder.

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After Abuse Allegations, $2 Billion Shelter Network Faces Scrutiny

A nonprofit will plead guilty to funneling $61 million in FirstEnergy bribery money, so what’s that say for F

Giving through DAFS increased 29.8 percent in first half of 2020

NRA Bankruptcy Lets Critics Peer Into Gun Lobby’s Inner Workings

Nonprofit with similar name to Robinhood benefits from attention on stock trading app

United Way Worldwide investigation finds no ‘actionable’ harassment

Activists Take On Prison Industrial Complex

NonprofitNewsFeed.com 

Hosts Kariesha and George talk through the top Nonprofit industry stories of 2/1/2021

Nonprofit Sector Still Seeing Net Loss of Nearly 1 Million Jobs
The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies has released a new report that shows that nonprofit employment is still well below pre-pandemic levels. While the sector has recovered from its losses of nearly 1.64 million layoffs last spring, the industry is still facing a deficit of 929,000 jobs compared to before the pandemic. In fact, nonprofits lost 50,000 jobs in December, signaling that recovery will be a long time coming.

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$2B Gap Exists In Giving To Black-led Organizations
Despite trends in increased levels of giving in both 2019 and 2020, the racial giving gap continues to remain large. In 2019, only 4% of grants and contributions went to organizations with a Black, Indigenous, or Latino/a/x leader. To further highlight this disparity, “combined funding to Black communities makes up 1 percent of all community foundation funding” representing an underfunding of $2 billion, according to the National Center for Responsive Philanthropy. Give Blck seeks to advance racial equality in giving.

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Charity Navigator: Why Give Black?

Nonprofit Employment Remains below Pre-Pandemic Levels

United Way CEO’s Fate Uncertain Amid Growing Crisis At The Nonprofit

COVID-19 Exposes Mental Health Coverage Gap in Both US and Canada

NewSchools Venture Fund launches new strategy, commits $100 million

What we know about the nonprofits that received grants from MacKenzie Scott

The New Face of Charitable Giving During the Pandemic

🙋‍♀️ Opinions
Vaccines for major donors, and how our fundraising practices perpetuate unethical behaviors and inequity

MacKenzie Scott, Melinda Gates, Priscilla Chan: On Women Philanthropists

An Open Letter to Community Foundations from a Concerned Executive Director

A more equitable charitable tax policy