Fresh Research, a NonProfit Times Podcast

Fresh Research, a NonProfit Times Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 50: Best Nonprofits To Work For 2022
April 06, 2022

“Employees are the most important thing to the success of our business so if allocating resources there is going to make a difference in achieving our mission and achieving our goals, were goi

Episode 49: Dan David Prize Winner Tyrone Freeman
March 23, 2022

A woman builds a business empire and then goes on to give away millions of dollars to charity. Its not an unusual story, at least not today — but if the woman was an African-American during the

Episode 48: Endowing Black-Led Nonprofits
February 18, 2022

Endowments are a common form of giving to higher education, arts , and medical research organizations. William Foster, managing partner, and Darren Isom, partner, of The Bridgespan Group, analyzed the

Episode 47: Navigating the Notches
December 22, 2021

An increase from 3 to 4 stars on Charity Navigator can be associated with a 6% rise in contributions. For smaller charities, the impact can be as much as 11%. Thats not too surprising but what about

Bonus Episode: #GivingTuesday 2021
November 29, 2021

#GivingTuesday in 2020 raised an estimated $2.47 billion both online and offline, which was up 25% from $1.97 billion in 2019. Almost 35 million people participated in 2020. What’s on tap for 20

Episode 46: The 2021 NPT 100
November 16, 2021

MacKenzie Scott’s billions of dollars in mega gifts and American donors’ response to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) fueled the largest charities in the United States last year. The 20

Episode 45: The Charitable Tax Deduction & Civic Engagement
October 21, 2021

Nonprofits have been pushing for a universal charitable deduction for years. The CARES Act created a temporary tax deduction for charitable gifts up to $300 for single or married filers in 2020. Congr

Episode 44: Regulating CEO Pay
September 15, 2021

When the Nonprofit Revitalization Act passed in 2013, it was the first major overhaul of nonprofit regulations in New York State in 40 years. The legislation modernized rules around nonprofit boards a

Episode 43: Checking Out Charity
August 18, 2021

You finish up your shopping and the cashier asks, “Would you like to donate to a local charity?” Do you give? If you do, how much? Or maybe they ask you, would you like to round up your to