211: (news) Nonprofit Job losses, Giving Blck and Money making mittens

NonprofitNewsFeed.com  Hosts Kariesha and George talk through the top Nonprofit industry stories of 2/1/2021   Nonprofit Sector Still Seeing Net Loss of Nearly 1 Million Jobs The Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies has released a new report that shows that nonprofit employment is still well below pre-pandemic levels. While the sector has recovered from its losses of nearly 1.64 million layoffs last spring, the industry is still facing a deficit of 929,000 jobs compared to before the pandemic. In fact, nonprofits lost 50,000 jobs in December, signaling that recovery will be a long time coming. Read more ➝   $2B Gap Exists In Giving To Black-led Organizations Despite trends in increased levels of giving in both 2019 and 2020, the racial giving gap continues to remain large. In 2019, only 4% of grants and contributions went to organizations with a Black, Indigenous, or Latino/a/x leader. To further highlight this disparity, “combined funding to Black communities makes up 1 percent of all community foundation funding” representing an underfunding of $2 billion, according to the National Center for Responsive Philanthropy. Give Blck seeks to advance racial equality in giving. Read more ➝  Did someone share this email with you? Considering subscribing for weekly updates.    The Summary… Charity Navigator: Why Give Black? Nonprofit Employment Remains below Pre-Pandemic Levels United Way CEO’s Fate Uncertain Amid Growing Crisis At The Nonprofit COVID-19 Exposes Mental Health Coverage Gap in Both US and Canada NewSchools Venture Fund launches new strategy, commits $100 million What we know about the nonprofits that received grants from MacKenzie Scott The New Face of Charitable Giving During the Pandemic   Opinions Vaccines for major donors, and how our fundraising practices perpetuate unethical behaviors and inequity MacKenzie Scott, Melinda Gates, Priscilla Chan: On Women Philanthropists An Open Letter to Community Foundations from a Concerned Executive Director A more equitable charitable tax policy -------- NonprofitNewsfeed.com Summary of hundreds of news sources.The post 211: (news) Nonprofit Job losses, Giving Blck and Money making mittens first appeared on Nonprofit News Feed.