Friday Rewind

The Friday Rewind offers a snapshot of PhilanthroNews —  that means news stories, articles, events of note, or information updates — from around our network and throughout the broad world of philanthropy. Whether you take a quick skim of the material or a deep dive through each item we hope to help inform your work and inspire your thinking.

1. The Millennial Impact Report Wave 2 was released this week and reveals new trends related to millennial engagement with causes and investigates how organizations can motivate this generation to donate their time, money, or skills to their causes. Download The Full Report Here.
2. One of the shortest words in the English language can generate tremendous insights if you simply keep repeating it. Asking “why” can help you get to root causes and create ideas for fixing the biggest issues you face. Take a look at this post from thoughtLEADERS on how asking why is the key to finding meaningful solutions. Read The Full Story Here.
3. At times, advocates for the charitable sector have advocated for extending tax deductions to those who do not itemize deductions on their tax returns. These proposals arise from a desire both to increase charitable giving and protect the incentive from being swept up in reforms that in limiting all deductions, without regard to their purpose or merit, would reduce charitable giving. A brief from the Urban Institute called The New Debate over a Charitable Deduction for Nonitemizers explores this idea further. Download the Full Brief Here.
4. The Chronicle of Philanthropy released this year’s Philanthropy 400 – its annual ranking of charities that raise the most from private sources. This year, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund took over the top spot from United Way Worldwide marking a shift in the competitive landscape and showing how donor interests are evolving. Read The Full Story Here.
5. Emails have been a topic on the forefront of many political discussions as of late. Email is a vital tool, and as current events have taught us, can create some sticky situations if it isn’t managed properly. In a post for Nonprofit Quarterly, Jim Schaffer investigates what nonprofits can learn about email from the 2016 presidential campaign. Read The Full Story Here.

Friday Rewind is published each Friday by NY Funders Alliance staff. To submit a story for the Friday Rewind, please email programs@nyfunders.org.