Retirees' Guide to Giving for the Greatest Impact
The recession and global pandemic are hitting charities where it hurts the most: in the wallet. Most fundraising professionals expect donations to decline in 2020 compared with previous years, a situation likely to continue through 2021, according to the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Meanwhile, the need for charity is climbing, particularly to combat the rising poverty, hunger and homelessness from the pandemic’s economic fallout. And the killing of George Floyd has brought renewed attention to the cause of racial justice, encouraging some donors to seek out Black-led nonprofits.
This is an unprecedented time for nonprofits and the communities they serve, says Una Osili, professor of economics and philanthropic studies at Indiana University and associate dean for research for the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. “There are so many
