Donation news and trends

Jack Dorsey Designates $1B In Square Equity To COVID-19 Relief
Coronavirus // April 07, 2020

Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he will donate 28 percent of his wealth to help fund coronavirus relief, according to a report by CNBC. Dorsey will contribute $1 billion in Square equity. “After we disarm this pandemic, the focus will shift to girl’s...

Afterpay, Red Cross Team To Collect Donations For Australia Fires
International // January 07, 2020

Afterpay and the Red Cross are looking for money donations to help Australia amid the bushfire crisis currently ravaging the country. Based in Australia, Afterpay aims to transform the way people pay for goods and services by allowing customers to pay in multiple installments. The...

Instagram To Enable In-App Nonprofit Donations
Facebook // November 14, 2019

Facebook is adding three new features throughout its platforms to help with fundraising efforts, the most visible of which is a donate button that nonprofits will have on their Instagram profiles, according to a report by The Verge. Facebook is also adding a fundraising sticker...

Instagram Sees Money In Fundraisers
Facebook // February 19, 2019

Facebook‘s Instagram is planning to launch a Fundraiser sticker this year. Sources have reported that new code and imagery found in Instagram’s Android app show how a user can search for nonprofits or browse through collections of suggested charities. Once a charity is selected, the...

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Nonprofit Newsroom ProPublica to Return Grant From Bankman-Fried Foundation 

December 20, 2022
Independent, nonprofit newsroom ProPublica will return a grant funded by a Bankman-Fried family foundation.  The organization will return the initial $1.6 million it received in what was to have been a three-year, $5 million grant from Building a Stronger Future, a foundation run by FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his brother, Gabe […]

Jack Dorsey Designates $1B In Square Equity To COVID-19 Relief

April 07, 2020
Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he will donate 28 percent of his wealth to help fund coronavirus relief, according to a report by CNBC. Dorsey will contribute $1...

Afterpay, Red Cross Team To Collect Donations For Australia Fires

January 07, 2020
Afterpay and the Red Cross are looking for money donations to help Australia amid the bushfire crisis currently ravaging the country. Based in Australia, Afterpay aims to transform the way...

Instagram To Enable In-App Nonprofit Donations

November 14, 2019
Facebook is adding three new features throughout its platforms to help with fundraising efforts, the most visible of which is a donate button that nonprofits will have on their Instagram...