Month: April 2020

by Cheryl A. Clark and Karen Topakian The Covid-19 virus has upended every facet of our lives. For those of us in the nonprofit community, that has meant closing our facilities and offices, disrupting our delivery of services, and ceasing our communications with donors- Wait a minute!  While those first two are true, the third is…

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By Wayne Elsy We know that these times are unlike anything that any of us has seen. However, nonprofit leaders are in a unique position. Our great nation is one where philanthropy and social good are part of the fabric of who we are as a country. And as the needs in our communities continue…

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by Michael S. Fischer Charitable giving edged downward in 2019, but remained 6% higher than in 2017, according to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s fourth-quarter report, released in late March. Now, the question is what effect the coronavirus pandemic will have on giving in 2020. The bulk of losses in donations in 2019 came in the second…

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GG Nonprofit News is pleased to partner with VonLehman to present the webinar “Deciphering the CARES Act for Nonprofits” on Thursday, April 16th at 2:00pm. Join us for this FREE webinar on the CARES Act and its impact on nonprofits. While there are several components of this new law, the standards as they pertain to nonprofits…

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by The Charity CFO THE PASSING OF THE CARES ACT HAS NOW PROVIDED FUNDING RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND NONPROFITS. HERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY: Nonprofits that have fewer than 500 employees an in operation on 2/15/2020 are eligible to apply. Loan amounts is the lesser of $10M or 2.5x average monthly payroll expenses for…

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