One-third of donors directed half their giving to disaster relief
May 21, 2022 From: Philanthropy News Digest – Candid Last year, 37 percent of American donors gave half or more of their charitable contributions to disaster relief efforts, and 64 percent gave to a charity they had never supported...
Muslim American Giving Aimed at Poor Totaled $1.8 Billion Last Year, Study Shows
By Dan ParksAPRIL 20, 2022 Muslim Americans gave $1.8 billion last year to meet their religious obligation to help the poor, according to a new study by the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy....
Wealthy Donors of Color Talk About What Motivates Their Giving in New Report
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy By Emily Haynes MARCH 9, 2022 When philanthropist Mona Sinha walked into her first meeting on a museum advisory board, she immediately noticed that she was the youngest person in the room and the only...
Nearly half of nonprofits saw an increase in donors since March 2020
November 5, 2021 – Candid While nearly half of surveyed nonprofits saw an increase in the number of donors since March 2020, many were unprepared to leverage the surge in generosity, a report from the Blackbaud Institute finds. Based on a...
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...
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...
National giving trends in 2020 create unique opportunities, challenges for local nonprofits
BY JOSH SPANNINGA Sunday, June 20, 2021 04:21pm – MBiz The COVID-19 pandemic caused major shifts in philanthropic giving last year as human services organizations benefited and small-level donors increased, according to a recent report from global nonprofit Giving...