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Plus, how donor conversations are boosting some fundraisers’ confidence.

A growing list of nonprofits will formally mark slavery’s end with a holiday.

Plus, half of midsize nonprofits report pandemic-related staff cuts, and the IRS looks to limit the tax on nonprofit pay above $1 million

When the Ford Foundation and four other philanthropies joined forces last week to pledge to distribute more to nonprofits hurt by the Covid recession, they sent a message to other grant makers. But different missions require different approaches.

In a spot check of midsize organizations, Independent Sector also found that 83 percent of nonprofits reported a reduction in revenue and 71 percent a drop in services or operations.

The founder of Netflix has given $40 million each to Morehouse and Spelman Colleges, and to the group formerly known as the United Negro College Fund.

The Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations that limit the scope of a tax on executive compensation at nonprofits, a rule included in the 2017 tax overhaul.

Also, the Shubert Foundation has made $32 million in unrestricted grants to arts groups, and the Smithsonian Institution has received $25 million for a new program on race across several of its museums.

How to broach the subject, what questions to consider, and more.

Despite feeling more optimistic about meeting fundraising goals, many expect it to take as long as a year to make up the revenue they’ve lost since the pandemic began.