Few industry insiders will argue that 2014 was a record giving year, as this report clearly identifies. The good folks at Atlas of Giving have come out with their 2014 annual report.  Some may remember this group from their dust up with Giving USA about a year ago.  We’re not picking sides on which enterprise […]

This recent article posted at the Wall Street Journal Markets site, seems to contradict the recent industry trend of forgoing the annual report listing an organization’s donors.  While the tradition of publicly displaying a list of donors has been with us since our colonial days, this article suggests taking a more strategic approach to donor […]

Encouraging news on high net worth individuals from the ongoing U.S. Trust /  Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Survey.  Giving is up!  The overall findings seem to once again support several essential best practices, such as:  volunteers give more than non-volunteers; the more involved and engaged individuals are the larger their investment; and […]

The numbers don’t lie. The three largest donor advised funds now rank as three of the top ten largest charities in the nation.  Some may argue that  these organizations are not truly charitable organizations, and in fact the contributed funds will move along to other organizations in due course.  But, what does the latest Philanthropy […]

It seems that everywhere we go these days, clients ask us about social media, crowdfunding, and the slew of other online communication and fundraising vehicles available.  The good folks at Nonprofit Tech for Good have posted a great collection of 14 recent stats that are quite insightful.  Clearly, every organization should be looking at these vehicles […]