Most Disaster Giving Goes to Immediate Relief, Not Prevention or Recovery

Plus, new research shows enhancing donors’ psychological well-being can bring in more gifts. Also, how grant makers can help state policy makers advance smart approaches (opinion) ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now follow The Chronicle on [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. RESEARCH AND DATA [Disaster Giving Goes Mostly to Immediate Relief, Not Prevention or Long-Term Recovery]( By Kay Dervishi and Yesica Balderrama [STORY IMAGE]( Foundation giving was 15 times greater in the year after the pandemic struck. But the emphasis on immediate relief worries experts, especially as climate change makes natural disasters more frequent and devastating. ADVERTISEMENT PHILANTHROPY RESEARCH [How to Unlock More Gifts: New Research Says Enhancing Psychological Well-Being Is Key]( By Alex Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( Impact isn’t the only thing big donors care about; they often want to be part of a large community, says a new study of people with at least $1 million in assets. OPINION [How Grant Makers Can Help State Policy Makers Advance Smart Approaches]( By Tom Perriello and Karundi Williams [STORY IMAGE]( This month, a new crop of young elected leaders is stepping into power in state houses and city council chambers nationwide. Philanthropy needs to invest in programs to help them do their jobs effectively and fulfill the promises of the campaign trail. Webinars [Create a Donor-Communication Plan for 2023]( [STORY IMAGE]( Fundraisers know that sharing messages that resonate with donors and that into account each person’s preferences is the best way to hold on to supporters. So how do successful groups manage, assess, and adjust their donor communications each year? Join us on Thursday, January 19, at 2 p.m. Eastern to get advice from experts on which tactics and channels to prioritize for optimal results, which kinds of messages strengthen ties, and how to set strong and realistic goals in unpredictable times. [Register now.]( SPONSOR CONTENT | HundredX [How one company is using customer opinions to generate millions for nonprofits.]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online Amid cost-cutting, Amazon is winding down its Amazon Smile charity-donation program. In a notice to customers, the company said the program, which gives 0.5 percent of a shopper’s eligible purchases to a charity of their choice, will end in February. Although Amazon said the program has raised about $500 million since it launched in 2013, it said the average donation was less than $230, and the largess was spread too thin to have much of an impact. Instead, Amazon said, it will focus its charitable efforts in areas where it can make a difference, such as affordable housing and disaster relief. The e-commerce giant is laying off thousands of workers, and its new CEO, Andy Jassy, is doing a comprehensive review of expenses. ([CNBC](. Background From the Chronicle: [Is It Immoral for Charities to Push ‘Amazon Smile’?]( Also: [AmazonSmile Program Leaves Some Nonprofits Frowning]( The Biden administration is launching a Peace Corps-like program that will allow ordinary citizens to sponsor refugees in their communities. The Welcome Corps creates a way for groups of at least five people to band together and sponsor a refugee family, raising at least $2,275 per refugee and taking on all the attendant financial and logistical responsibilities. The effort comes as the nine nonprofits that typically run refugee resettlement have struggled to recover from a collapse during the Trump administration while welcoming an influx of people from Afghanistan and Ukraine and dealing with growing crowds at the southern border. In its first year, officials hope the Welcome Corps will attract at least 10,000 Americans to help at least 5,000 newcomers. The first refugees under the program are expected to arrive in April. ([New York Times]( More News - U. of California Regents Take Heat From Advocacy Group Over Backing Blackstone Real-Estate Fund ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - NGOs Resume Some Afghan Operations With Women Workers ([Al Jazeera]( - A Sacramento Nonprofit Pulled in Millions to House the Homeless. Did It Lose Its Way? 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EDITOR'S PICKS RACIAL EQUITY [Fundraisers for Black Causes Try to Build Momentum From a Moment]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( More than two years after the police murder of George Floyd sparked a wave of giving for racial-equity and justice, groups are fighting headwinds to keep the dollars coming. FINANCE AND REVENUE [Nonprofit Employment Has Finally Recovered From Jobs Lost to Covid]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( Nonprofits likely first recovered from pandemic job losses in October 2022 and have added jobs since December. FINANCES [Recovering From the Pandemic, Groups Make Use of Covid-Relief Money That Keeps On Giving]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( Organizations are availing themselves of a nearly three-year-old tax credit that Congress revamped to make more businesses and nonprofits eligible. 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ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WEBINAR [Watch Our Webinar]( — Fundraisers strive to communicate with donors thoughtfully and according to each person's preferences because they know doing so will keeping supporters connected. But it's hard to do this consistently without careful planning. How do savvy fundraisers manage, assess, and adjust their donor communications each year? Join us on Thursday, January 19, at 2 p.m. Eastern for a 75-minute webinar to get advice from experts on which tactics and channels to prioritize for optimal results, which kinds of messages strengthen ties, and how to set strong and realistic goals in unpredictable times. 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