By Jeannie Infante Sager The Women’s Philanthropy Institute has released a new report that explores shifts in household giving between May 2020 and May 2021. COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the First Year of a Global Pandemic highlights how broader social and economic forces may have affected the charitable giving of U.S…. Read more »
By Jeannie Infante Sager The news cycle can easily induce fear and anxiety—and rightfully so, given the magnitude of the challenges we face these days. But when I’m scrolling through social media, I also find myself inspired by the number of women I know who have set up Facebook Fundraisers, GoFundMe campaigns, or Venmo requests… Read more »
This week, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) released COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the Early Months of a Global Pandemic, which explores how men and women gave in response to the pandemic and how their overall giving changed in spring 2020. The study uses data from a WPI survey on U.S. households’… Read more »
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI)’s new podcast series, “Philanthropy Plugged In” invites scholars and practitioners together to discuss the intersection of gender, giving, and technology. One of the episodes focuses on giving in the digital age, and features Scott Jackson, president and CEO of Global Impact, an organization founded to support workplace giving with small… Read more »
How is the digital transformation changing the way we engage in philanthropy? If you are a donor, how often do you make gifts online, contribute to a crowdfunding campaign, or use an app to make your charitable gifts? If you work at a nonprofit organization, how is your organization engaging donors online? The future… Read more »