//podcastplus.net/feed/fresh-research~9449a84b Fresh Research, a podcast from The NonProfit Times, takes a closer look at a recent report, study or survey and what it means for nonprofits, fundraisers, executives and the sector at large. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:41:29 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-6%2F258258342-44100-2-85a97e864b964.m4a "Employees are the most important thing to the success of our business so if allocating resources there is going to make a difference in achieving our mission and achieving our  goals, we’re going to allocate resources there," Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro , president and CEO of the United States Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Section (USTA-MAS), said. Last year, the USTA-MAS hired a concierge service for its employees. It’s not about scoring reservations at the trendy new restaurant or tickets to a sold-out show. It’s more about getting tedious or mundane tasks off the plate of employees so they can focus on their jobs. It's the second consecutive year that the Herndon, Va.-based organization earned the No. 1 ranking in The NonProfit Times ' 2022 Best Nonprofits To Work For . In this episode, Fitzpatrick-Navarro explains how the concierge service helps her organization. She also discusses other programs, benefits and initiatives, including employee involvement in selecting a... Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:36:53 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-6%2F258258342-44100-2-85a97e864b964.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-6%2F258258342-44100-2-85a97e864b964.m4a "Employees are the most important thing to the success of our business so if allocating resources there is going to make a difference in achieving our mission and achieving our  goals, we’re going to allocate resources there," Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro , president and CEO of the United States Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Section (USTA-MAS), said. Last year, the USTA-MAS hired a concierge service for its employees. It’s not about scoring reservations at the trendy new restaurant or tickets to a sold-out show. It’s more about getting tedious or mundane tasks off the plate of employees so they can focus on their jobs. It's the second consecutive year that the Herndon, Va.-based organization earned the No. 1 ranking in The NonProfit Times ' 2022 Best Nonprofits To Work For . In this episode, Fitzpatrick-Navarro explains how the concierge service helps her organization. She also discusses other programs, benefits and initiatives, including employee involvement in selecting a... Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:36:53 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-6%2F258258342-44100-2-85a97e864b964.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-6%2F258258342-44100-2-85a97e864b964.m4a "Employees are the most important thing to the success of our business so if allocating resources there is going to make a difference in achieving our mission and achieving our  goals, we’re going to allocate resources there," Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro , president and CEO of the United States Tennis Association Mid-Atlantic Section (USTA-MAS), said. Last year, the USTA-MAS hired a concierge service for its employees. It’s not about scoring reservations at the trendy new restaurant or tickets to a sold-out show. It’s more about getting tedious or mundane tasks off the plate of employees so they can focus on their jobs. It's the second consecutive year that the Herndon, Va.-based organization earned the No. 1 ranking in The NonProfit Times ' 2022 Best Nonprofits To Work For . In this episode, Fitzpatrick-Navarro explains how the concierge service helps her organization. She also discusses other programs, benefits and initiatives, including employee involvement in selecting a... Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:36:53 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485209/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-3-6%2F258258342-44100-2-85a97e864b964.m4a https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485238/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-2-23%2F0b9de29e-4b63-de4d-f530-47f2e269d792.mp3 A woman builds a business empire and then goes on to give away millions of dollars to charity. It’s not an unusual story, at least not today -- but if the woman was an African-American during the Jim Crow era? Madam C.J. Walker is considered America’s first self-made, female millionaire. We’ll learn more about her in today’s episode from Tyrone McKinley Freeman , the author of Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow . Freeman is an associate professor of philanthropic studies and director of undergraduate programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He’s also among nine winners of the 2022 Dan David Prize , which recognizes “outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of history.” Established in 2001 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David, the prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. Winners will be ... Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:34:23 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485238/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-2-23%2F0b9de29e-4b63-de4d-f530-47f2e269d792.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485238/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-2-23%2F0b9de29e-4b63-de4d-f530-47f2e269d792.mp3 A woman builds a business empire and then goes on to give away millions of dollars to charity. It’s not an unusual story, at least not today -- but if the woman was an African-American during the Jim Crow era? Madam C.J. Walker is considered America’s first self-made, female millionaire. We’ll learn more about her in today’s episode from Tyrone McKinley Freeman , the author of Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow . Freeman is an associate professor of philanthropic studies and director of undergraduate programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He’s also among nine winners of the 2022 Dan David Prize , which recognizes “outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of history.” Established in 2001 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David, the prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. Winners will be ... Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:34:23 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485238/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-2-23%2F0b9de29e-4b63-de4d-f530-47f2e269d792.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485238/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-2-23%2F0b9de29e-4b63-de4d-f530-47f2e269d792.mp3 A woman builds a business empire and then goes on to give away millions of dollars to charity. It’s not an unusual story, at least not today -- but if the woman was an African-American during the Jim Crow era? Madam C.J. Walker is considered America’s first self-made, female millionaire. We’ll learn more about her in today’s episode from Tyrone McKinley Freeman , the author of Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow . Freeman is an associate professor of philanthropic studies and director of undergraduate programs at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. He’s also among nine winners of the 2022 Dan David Prize , which recognizes “outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public discourse in a deeper understanding of history.” Established in 2001 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David, the prize is endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. Winners will be ... Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:34:23 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/49485238/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-2-23%2F0b9de29e-4b63-de4d-f530-47f2e269d792.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/48209433/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-1-25%2Fecbd5f34-4b20-994f-028c-5d0fa2623948.mp3 Endowments are a common form of giving to higher education, arts , and medical research organizations. William Foster, managing partner, and Darren Isom, partner, of The Bridgespan Group, analyzed the investment income of 56 nonprofits dedicated to social change. Between 2000 and 2013, only 5% of philanthropic gifts of $10 million or more were deployed to endow social change organizations. On average, the endowments of organizations led by people of color were almost four times smaller than those of white-led organizations, and their average percentage of revenue was less than half. Rarely are endowments deployed for funding social change but they are common institutional nonprofits: 70% of organizations in higher education; 33% among hospitals, and 23% in the arts. Based on their analysis, Foster and Isom authored a piece in Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) titled "Endow Black-Led Nonprofits." In this episode, Isom and Foster tackle what they say are the three objections that funders an... Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/48209433/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-1-25%2Fecbd5f34-4b20-994f-028c-5d0fa2623948.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/48209433/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-1-25%2Fecbd5f34-4b20-994f-028c-5d0fa2623948.mp3 Endowments are a common form of giving to higher education, arts , and medical research organizations. William Foster, managing partner, and Darren Isom, partner, of The Bridgespan Group, analyzed the investment income of 56 nonprofits dedicated to social change. Between 2000 and 2013, only 5% of philanthropic gifts of $10 million or more were deployed to endow social change organizations. On average, the endowments of organizations led by people of color were almost four times smaller than those of white-led organizations, and their average percentage of revenue was less than half. Rarely are endowments deployed for funding social change but they are common institutional nonprofits: 70% of organizations in higher education; 33% among hospitals, and 23% in the arts. Based on their analysis, Foster and Isom authored a piece in Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) titled "Endow Black-Led Nonprofits." In this episode, Isom and Foster tackle what they say are the three objections that funders an... Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/48209433/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-1-25%2Fecbd5f34-4b20-994f-028c-5d0fa2623948.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/45207288/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-11-22%2Fe5199ba1-3d67-f543-84bc-bbe629220fb3.mp3 An increase from 3 to 4 stars on Charity Navigator can be associated with a 6% rise in contributions. For smaller charities, the impact can be as much as 11%. That’s not too surprising but what about when ratings drop? According to new research, there’s no impact on contributions. “There seems to be this asymmetric effect,” said Jennifer Mayo, a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan and author of Navigating the Notches: Charity Responses to Ratings . Some charities respond to incentives by changing behavior to try to get themselves above the star thresholds, which leads to “bunching.” Mayo explains more about that and what fields that’s more likely to occur during this episode of Fresh Research . “You always see this tradeoff between how much you want to incentive the organization or person to improve their score versus how many people are facing that incentive,” she said. A notched rating system like Charity Navigator’s four stars, induces more behavioral change than... Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:02:39 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/45207288/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-11-22%2Fe5199ba1-3d67-f543-84bc-bbe629220fb3.mp3 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/45207288/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-11-22%2Fe5199ba1-3d67-f543-84bc-bbe629220fb3.mp3 An increase from 3 to 4 stars on Charity Navigator can be associated with a 6% rise in contributions. For smaller charities, the impact can be as much as 11%. That’s not too surprising but what about when ratings drop? According to new research, there’s no impact on contributions. “There seems to be this asymmetric effect,” said Jennifer Mayo, a Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan and author of Navigating the Notches: Charity Responses to Ratings . Some charities respond to incentives by changing behavior to try to get themselves above the star thresholds, which leads to “bunching.” Mayo explains more about that and what fields that’s more likely to occur during this episode of Fresh Research . “You always see this tradeoff between how much you want to incentive the organization or person to improve their score versus how many people are facing that incentive,” she said. A notched rating system like Charity Navigator’s four stars, induces more behavioral change than... Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:02:39 +0000 https://anchor.fm/s/40a7ace8/podcast/play/45207288/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2021-11-22%2Fe5199ba1-3d67-f543-84bc-bbe629220fb3.mp3