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This report features eleven articles, each of which explores a current trend in philanthropy for 2023 and beyond. It covers topics including, but not limited to, the rise of collaborative funding, disaster philanthropy, racial equity, nonprofit unionization, and efforts to move philanthropic money more quickly. 

This report is actually a series of reports, compiled by community foundations across Canada, that contain information on key issues in specific Canadian communities. 

This report tracks over $40 billion in U.S.-based charitable giving from the Blackbaud Index. It examines overall, online, and international giving trends.

This report, published in 2023, explores the scope and character of U.S. foundation funding for LGBTQ communities and issues in calendar years 2019-2020.

This report looks at high net worth investors' experience with and attitudes toward charitable giving. Themes covered include charitable giving strategy, motivations for giving, change in giving strategy, wealth advisor importance, sustainable investing, types of assets given to charities, and charitable giving vehicles.

This report is a widely cited barometer of U.S. nonprofits' programmatic, operational, and financial health. It is based on data, stories, and advice collected from over 1,100 nonprofit leaders across the nation about the impact of the past two years, from the pandemic to events that activated calls for racial justice.

This report examines trends in European social change and human rights philanthropy for 2023.

This report provides a window into the fundraising practices of nearly 1,200 organizations across nonprofit sectors based on data collected in late 2022. In addition to the main report, it includes sector-specific spotlights for arts and culture, health, higher education, human services, primary and secondary schools, and faith.

This report examines data from 1,151 charitable organizations that sponsored donor-advised funds (DAFs) in 2022. The results show increases in grants from DAFs and contributions to DAFs, with both reaching new highs.

This report, based on an annual survey, is a benchmarking tool that provides insight into the grantmaking and operations of small-staffed foundations in the United States.