A third of nonprofits report exceeding fundraising goals in past year
November 26, 2021 – PND – Candid More than a third of large and midsize nonprofits in ten countries report exceeding their fundraising goals in the past twelve months, a report from Salesforce.org finds. Based on a survey of 1,250 nonprofit...
Clear Communication Is Essential to Keep Pandemic-Weary Big Donors Engaged and Giving
By Maria Di Mento NOVEMBER 17, 2021 – Chronicle of Philanthropy The pandemic and other crises of the past 20 months have left many people emotionally tapped out. It’s no different for wealthy donors who have been asked to give...
Individual giving held, corporate giving grew in response to COVID-19
November 8, 2021 – PND In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, most American donors maintained their charitable giving, while corporations responded with increased giving and multiyear pledges, a report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds. Funded...
More than a quarter of donors plan to give more in 2021 than in 2020
September 21, 2021 – From Candid More than a quarter (27 percent) of U.S. adults who gave to charity in 2020 gave significantly more last year than they did the previous year, and 26 percent plan to give more...
How to Hang On to Fundraisers in a Hot Job Market
By Emily Haynes SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 – From The Chronicle of Philanthropy Employees across the country left their jobs en masse this spring. Nearly 4 million people quit work in June, according to the Department of Labor’s most recent jobs data. Many...
Nonprofits Can Now Add a Donate Button to Their Zoom Events
By Emily Haynes AUGUST 30, 2021 – From the Chronicle of Philanthropy Raising money during virtual fundraising events just got a little easier, thanks to the launch of a new donate button on Zoom. Starting Monday, participants in Zoom meetings and events...
Nonprofits Added 67,200 Jobs in July
By Michael Theis AUGUST 18, 2021 – From The Chronicle of Philanthropy Nonprofits added roughly 67,200 workers in July, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. Coupled with upward revisions in June’s employment numbers, July’s...
MacKenzie Scott Is Transforming America One Gift at a Time
The Bloomberg Open ~ August 12th, 2021, 10:19 AM EDT Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, the fourth richest woman in the world, has quickly become the leader of philanthropic giving with almost $8.6 billion in gifts announced in just 12 months,...
Inflation and Delta Variant Loom in Otherwise Strong Economic Picture for Nonprofits
By Michael Theis ~ JULY 30, 2021 ~ The Chronicle of Philanthropy Most signs point to a booming economy. Economic output is up nationally, major stock indices continue to grow consistently, wages are rising, and consumers spent money. For fundraisers,...