Philanthropy Trends – Part Three

This is our final installment of the three-part blog on philanthropy trends we’re seeing; don’t forget to go back and read our first and second sections if you’ve missed them. Donor Advised Funds. Increasingly, individuals are utilizing donor advised funds in lieu of foundations to address a variety of needs (from anonymity, family generational issues,…

Philanthropy Trends – Part Two

We are continuing our three-part blog on the philanthropy trends we’re seeing, and how nonprofits can best position themselves to take advantage of them. Nonprofit Mergers. There is a tremendous interest from the foundation community in seeing mergers and acquisitions. The Weingart Foundation has led this with the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative and recently we saw…

Philanthropy Trends – Part One

By working on both sides of the ‘philanthropy wall’, Starfish Impact team members have the unique ability to understand what nonprofits and their funders want. A common question we get is, ‘what’s coming down the pike in philanthropy?” In this three part post, we’ll describe a few of the philanthropy trends we expect, and how…

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How to Really Help During Disasters

Unfortunately disasters and their subsequent appeal for help seem to be happening all too frequently these days. From man made ones, like gun violence, to natural disasters, like large earthquakes, the mass amount of media coverage immediately following a disaster and the great amount of empathy the public shares can lead to quick decisions about…