Giving Compass' Take:

• A survey from Give.org reveals that 22.3 percent of Americans surveyed reported pulling financial support from charitable organizations after learning of sexual harassment allegations.

• How can donors encourage nonprofit organizations to deal with such allegations responsibly? What resources could donors provide to help nonprofits keep their staff safe? 

• Read about navigating funding in the #MeToo era.

Nearly two in five donors who have heard about workplace sexual harassment at a charity say they no longer donate to or have reduced their support for the organization, a report from Give.org, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, finds.

Based on a survey of more than thirty-one hundred adults in the United States and Canada, the report, Give.org Special Report: Sexual Harassment and the Charitable Sector, found that 22.3 percent of U.S. respondents and 29.5 percent of Canadian respondents who have heard about sexual harassment at a nonprofit no longer give to the organization, while 17.1 percent (U.S.) and 16.3 percent (Canada) report giving less. Of those who withdrew or reduced their support for a charity, 47.8 percent of U.S. and 42.1 percent of Canadian respondents reported redirecting the donation to another charity in the same issue area, 13.3 percent and 21.1 percent redirected the donation to another issue area, and 38.9 percent and 36.8 percent did not redirect the funds.

Read the full article about sexual harassment allegations at Philanthropy News Digest.