Nonprofits have faced unprecedented budget cuts this year. To cover their budgets, they may be looking to adopt new revenue streams. But when nonprofits change their business models, are they…
Nonprofit Trends
-
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Reflecting on Disaster Philanthropy in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Dec 19, 2025Dear friends, Hope is a familiar word, yet it often evokes many different images and emotions, particularly in the context of reflecting on disaster philanthropy. Hope can feel fleeting and…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.GivingTuesday 2025: Analyzing Trends and Insights
Nonprofit Quarterly Dec 19, 2025There’s no question that GivingTuesday, the annual fundraising event started in 2012 by the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City and the UN Foundation, has grown into a force…
-
Higher Education and Philanthropy: Enhancing Purpose and Collaboration
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Dec 18, 2025Both higher education and philanthropy, including their purposes and roles, is being buffeted by a number of forces and undergoing scrutiny on multiple fronts, even as they seek to meet…
-
A Retrospective Look at Grantee and Foundation Staff Perceptions: 4 Improvements Over the Years
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Dec 12, 2025This year, my attention has been constantly pulled in two directions at once: toward the immediate pressure that nonprofits are facing and toward the broad, sweeping shifts shaping the future of…
-
What Does Future-Ready Philanthropy Look Like?
Alliance Magazine Dec 12, 2025Two years ago, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) convened a small group of leaders from various global philanthropies and nonprofits in Turin, Italy, for the inaugural convening of its Foresight & Futures…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.Will Philanthropic Investing Replace Impact Investing?
Stanford Social Innovation Review Dec 12, 2025Sometimes a prosaic AI query produces something that looks more like parody. The other day, I asked Claude to give me the latest definition of “impact investing” versus philanthropic investing…
-
What Nonprofits Need Most From Funders Right Now: Solidarity, Support, and Courage
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Dec 10, 2025I don’t need to tell you that 2025 has been an extremely challenging year. Let me offer up an incomplete list of actions of the current presidential administration that should…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.How This Urban Agriculture Education Nonprofit Is Weathering Federal Funding Cuts
Nonprofit Quarterly Dec 9, 2025On a humid Friday evening in early September, staff at Farm School New York City (FSNYC), an urban agriculture education nonprofit, called an emergency town hall to share a critical…
-
In Asia, nonprofits are leading the way in developing green tech solutions to address water scarcity and pollution in the region. With technical and communications support from Google.org and the Asian Development…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.S&P Forecasts Negative Outlook for Nonprofit Colleges in 2026
Higher Ed Dive Dec 8, 2025S&P joins Moody’s Ratings in its gloomy forecast of higher education’s financial prospects in the new year. Moody’s issued a negative outlook for the overall sector in November, citing similar woes: enrollment…
-
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators.
Click here for more.What Do Americans Think About Nonprofits and Philanthropy?
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy Dec 5, 2025America is in a period of profound transition — and not just because of changing federal policies under a new presidential administration. Over the past decade, the nation has experienced…
About Us
Giving Compass Network
Partnerships & Services
We are a nonprofit too. Donate to Giving Compass to help us guide donors toward practices that advance equity.
loyaltyDonate to Giving CompassTrending Issues
- Copyright © 2026, Giving Compass Network
- A 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 85-1311683
- Privacy Policy
- User Agreement
Sign in
Don't have an account?
Click here to sign up!
Your personal information is confidential at Giving Compass. For more information, please visit our privacy policy. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use.