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The challenges facing nonprofits heading into the season of giving

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

As giving season begins, many nonprofits continue to struggle with not only donations being down, but also staff and volunteer shortages.“We’re seeing a lot of challenges for nonprofits this year,” said Rick Cohen, chief communications officer and chief operating officer for the National Council of Nonprofits in D.C.Cohen said data provided by the nonprofits represented by the council showed that from 2021 to 2022 individual donations fell by 13.4%. Also seen last year, the amount of disposable income held by any one person dropped to a 40-year-low of 1.7%, according to the organization’s data.This year, things are not expected to go back up but instead remain about the same, a projection that Cohen admits is probably optimistic.“It (2023) is looking to be more level than up or down, which I guess is better than down but still with inflation, where it is, even level giving turns into a down year in terms of real dollars,” he said.In the survey, seven out of 10 nonprofits...

Steelers look to continue playoff push against Burrow-less Bengals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

PITTSBURGH (6-4) at CINCINNATI (5-5)Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS.OPENING LINE: Steelers by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Steelers 6-4; Bengals 4-5-1.SERIES RECORD: Steelers lead 68-39.LAST MEETING: Bengals beat Steelers 37-30 on Nov. 22, 2022, in Pittsburgh.LAST WEEK: Bengals lost to Ravens 34-20 on Nov. 16; Steelers lost to Browns 13-10 Sunday.STEELERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (28), RUSH (16), PASS (31), SCORING (28).STEELERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (23), PASS (23), SCORING (7).BENGALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (30), PASS (18), SCORING (T20).BENGALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (30), RUSH (31), PASS (20), SCORING (21).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Steelers plus-11; Bengals plus-10.STEELERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Kenny Pickett. The second-year starter has regressed on some levels in 2023, a development that led to offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s firing on Tuesday. Coach Mike Tomlin frequently praises Pickett’s intangibles such as his grit and toughness. It’s ti...

Rams try to continue their road dominance of NFC West-rival Cardinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

LOS ANGELES RAMS (4-6) at ARIZONA (2-9)Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, FoxOPENING LINE: Cardinals by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Rams 4-5-1; Cardinals 6-5.SERIES RECORD: Rams lead 49-40-2.LAST MEETING: Rams beat Cardinals 26-9 on Oct. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles.LAST WEEK: Rams beat Seahawks 17-16; Cardinals lost to Texans 21-16.RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (17), RUSH (20), PASS (15), SCORING (22).RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (22), PASS (13), SCORING (20).CARDINALS OFFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (9), PASS (29), SCORING (25).CARDINALS DEFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (26), PASS (12), SCORING (27).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Rams minus-2; Cardinals minus-2.RAMS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Kyren Williams. Los Angeles’ leading rusher is expected to return from a four-game absence with a sprained ankle. Williams flashed star potential against Arizona last month in the game in which he got injured, running for a career-high 158 yards and a touchdown. He should give a boost to the Rams’ inconsi...

Loveland Pass closed after deadly crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Loveland Pass was closed on Wednesday evening after a deadly crash.The pass, which is along U.S. 6, was closed between mile markers 216-229, according to Colorado State Patrol. That's on the Summit County side. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox CSP said the two-vehicle crash happened around 5:55 p.m. One person died on the scene, and another two people were transferred to a hospital. What led to the crash is under investigation.There was no estimate given for when the highway could reopen.The closure was expected to impact Interstate 70. Truckers with hazardous loads were to be staged at the tunnel to go through around 8 p.m., CSP said.

Students from Westminster Christian School make turkey costumes for babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baptist Hospital

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

Some babies got into the spirit of Thanksgiving, courtesy of some very special students.Turkey costumes were all the rage for the babies in the Neonatal Intensive care unit at Baptist Hospital.They were made with love by students from Westminster Christian School. Some of whom were also once babies in the NICU.This is all thanks to a school club they created called NICU Warriors, which is dedicated to delivering acts of kindness to newborns in intensive care.

Jesus Christ figure stolen from church in Oakland Park

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

An unholy crime was committed at a church when a thief stole a figure of Jesus Christ. This is not the first time the church has been targeted.Fathter Bob Caudill, of All Saints Mission Church and Soup Kitchen, called 7News after he realized a Jesus figure went missing from a cross.“People are reaching out for help and sometimes you don’t know how to do it,” he said.Caudill said he thinks the theft happened on Wednesday at around 3 or 4 a.m. “Last night, I was here at 7, he was there,” Caudill said. “This morning, I came in at 6:30 to feed breakfast to the poor, and he wasn’t there.”Video showed what the cross has looked like for the last 34 years until now.In 2018, 7News reported another incident that took place at the church in Oakland Park, along Powerline road, when a homeless man broke a statue. “Pushed over the Virgin Mary and broke her head off and wrote on the side of the building, ‘I am going to burn this place,’” said ...

BSO investigate fatal shooting in Tamarac

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

Detectives are investigating a shooting in Tamarac that claimed a life.Gunshots rang out at an apartment complex along Northwest 79th Avenue and 70th Street, Wednesday night. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a man was shot in a car and tried to drive away, but crashed into a pole.When paramedics arrived at the scene, the man was dead.Deputies have set up a perimeter in the area, but so far, the gunman has not been found.

Geert Wilders is the EU’s worst nightmare

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

THE HAGUE — One line in Geert Wilders’ inflammatory pitch to Dutch voters will haunt Brussels more than any other: a referendum on leaving the EU. Seven years after the British voted for Brexit, a so-called Nexit ballot was a core plank of the far-right leader’s ultimately successful offer in the Netherlands. And while Wilders softened his anti-Islam rhetoric in recent weeks, there are no signs he wants to water down his Euroskepticism after his shock election victory. Even if Dutch voters are not persuaded to follow the Brits out of the EU — polling suggests it’s unlikely — there’s every indication that a Wilders-led government in The Hague will still be a nightmare for Brussels.A seat for Wilders around the EU summit table would transform the dynamic, alongside other far-right and nationalist leaders already in post. Suddenly, policies ranging from climate action, to EU reform and even weapons for Ukraine will be up for debate, and even reversal. Since the ex...

Trump looms over EU-Canada summit

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

When the EU and Canada meet for talks this week, their encounter will be calm, pleasant and even, in the words of one EU diplomat, “just plain boring.” But both sides will be contending with a looming problem — Donald J. Trump.  The prospect of another Trump presidency in the U.S. is spooking both Brussels and Ottawa as leaders plan to meet in St. John’s, a remote Canadian harbor city symbolic of their bilateral relationship: historically rooted, pleasant and friendly.The U.S. is key to the economies of both sides. As the EU, especially, struggles to cope with the trade legacy of the previous Trump term, the unpredictability of another Trump presidency is sending shivers through Brussels. POLITICO spoke to several officials briefed on the summit who said next year’s U.S. elections will overshadow the talks. After the recent visit of EU leaders to the White House, the bloc’s relationship with the U.S. will be discussed with Canadian Prime Minister Jus...

It’s the moment of truth for EU fiscal reform

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:18:41 GMT

Mujtaba Rahmanis the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice. He tweets at @Mij_Europe. The moment of truth is almost upon us, as we will soon learn whether the European Union will be able to agree to a new, more sensible set of fiscal rules.  Doom and gloom have surrounded the prospect of a deal on this matter for some time, and Germany’s opposition to the European Commission’s proposed far-reaching changes has been the biggest reason for pessimism. It’s possible, however, that the tide may finally be turning. A two-day retreat between the French and German governments last month in Hamburg has been key in unleashing some of the positive momentum that can currently be found behind negotiations. Senior French and German officials said the bilateral between President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz was a particularly “huge atmospheric success”  — which, given the current state of the two countries’ relationship, is important. According to...