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+Large Nonprofits Struggle to Provide Services While Locked Out of Pandemic Aid
Bryan Zarou, director of public policy and advocacy at Forefront, a statewide association representing grant-makers and nonprofit organizations, said that while philanthropic organizations...
+GOP tax plan could cut billions in charitable donations
"Many of these groups that were hard-hit that didn’t receive funding — many of them still haven’t received funding,” said Anita Banerji, director of public policy for Forefront, a statewide membership association for nonprofits and foundations....
+We have too many nonprofits. Here's why that matters.
Some say the number of nonprofits isn't the issue; it's that the sector could work more efficiently if some organizations teamed up.
+Rating the rater: How accurate is Charity Navigator?
Charity Navigator and similar rating sites offer “only one facet” of an organization—finances—says Delia Coleman, vice president of strategy and policy at Forefront, a group that represents funders and nonprofits, with offices in Chicago and...
+Forefront offers peer learning networks for nonprofits
Capacity building efforts can include a broad range of approaches, including participating in professional training and development sessions, exploring collaboration with other nonprofits and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
+Foundations Show Signs of Moving Beyond ‘Overhead Myth’
Many of the efforts to craft new financing approaches are young and have not yet produced dramatic change.
+Foundation Leaders: Philanthropic Investments Can't Close IL Budget Gap
Speaking at a Tuesday press conference, representatives from the Chicago Foundation for Women, the Donors Forum, the Polk Bros.
+Illinois’s Donors Forum Challenges SOI of State Budget Cuts
The Illinois Donors Forum, which serves as both the state’s nonprofit association and grantmakers association, is pursuing a different strategy than Connecticut’s with the issuance of three reports demonstrating the social value of state-...
+The spirit of holiday giving
Giving Tuesday – which is today – falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is a designated day of giving to charity.
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