Increasing Attention to the Decline in Household Giving to Nonprofits
The number of U.S. households giving financially to charity dropped below 50% for the first time in 2018. The decrease has raised alarm bells across the sector and is prompting efforts to understand and reverse the trend.
Supporting Health Equity in Michigan Communities
Groundwork’s Melanie Wong shares how her organization is using data from a new Johnson Center report to inform their work toward greater health equity and opportunity in Michigan communities.
Philanthropy 1992–2022: Research and Teaching Capacity Grew… But Not to the Level of Our Ambitions
As part of the Johnson Center’s 30th anniversary, Michael Moody reflects on what philanthropy looked like 30 years ago and highlights the remarkable transformation and growth of the sector since 1992. (Part 4 of 4)
Philanthropy 1992–2022: Shifts in the Sector Reflected National Events and Cultural Change
As part of the Johnson Center’s 30th anniversary, Michael Moody reflects on what philanthropy looked like 30 years ago and highlights the remarkable transformation and growth of the sector since 1992. (Part 3 of 4)
Philanthropy 1992–2022: Budgets Swelled and Certain Nonprofit Types Flourished
As part of the Johnson Center’s 30th anniversary, Michael Moody reflects on what philanthropy looked like 30 years ago and highlights the remarkable transformation and growth of the sector since 1992. (Part 2 of 4)
Philanthropy 1992–2022: Giving Changed — How Much, Where To, and Who From
As part of the Johnson Center’s 30th anniversary, Michael Moody reflects on what philanthropy looked like 30 years ago and highlights the remarkable transformation and growth of the sector since 1992. (Part 1 of 4)
Nonprofits Are Questioning Their Use of Facebook
As we learn more about how Facebook is causing harm to civil society, nonprofit organizations are starting to ask themselves a difficult question: should we stop using Facebook?
Concept to Credential: Advancing Nonprofit Board Leadership Opportunities
West Michigan community leaders came together in 2016 to develop a plan to foster more inclusive nonprofit boardrooms. The resulting project helped inform the Johnson Center’s new curriculum and microcredential for board service.
One Health and Animal Protection Philanthropy: A Growing Sub-Sector
As we better understand how our relationships with animals — as sources of food, labor, co-carriers of diseases, etc. — affect our health and theirs, a fast-growing sub-sector is focused on improving outcomes for all.
Four Key Distinctions to Help Make Sense of a Complex Philanthropic Universe
To help you navigate the complex philanthropic landscape, Michael Moody highlights four simple yet key distinctions in the field.