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Has U.S. Charitable Giving Really Exploded?
This recent article in Forbes highlights the growing professionalism of the Third Sector. In our view the debate is a good one to have, and is based on increasing competition and growing sophistication of the nonprofit sector. As Mr. Watson points out, it is easy to focus on the brewing controversy of the big number […]
Burk Releases New Donor Survey Report
New Donor Survey Report: Penelope Burk and her Cygnus Applied Research, Inc. firm have released the next installment of their extensive and insightful research. A free download of an executive summary of the report is available here. We’ve extracted a few key points from Penelope’s research below that we found of particular interest: _______________________________________________________ The […]
Reminding Fundraisers of the Donor’s Perspective
A great post reminding fundraisers of the donor’s perspective, and further supported by some shocking statistics from the AFP’s Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Go forth and broker love ! Stop Treating Your Donors Like a Cash Cow Meet the typical donor, as charities see the beast: a cash cow. Biddable. Milkable. And — oh, yes — […]
Charitable giving tied to state tax write-offs
By: Elaine S. Povich, Pew/Stateline staff writer States that have tinkered with one of the most sacrosanct of all tax write-offs – state income tax deductions and credits for charitable contributions – have seen their local charities suffer the backlash. Their decisions offer insight for other states and for federal officials who are contemplating reducing […]
Donor-Advised Fund Growth Defies Giving Trends
Here is an article we found about donor-advised fund growth in the TIME Magazine Business Section. This certainly appears to be good news about giving in the main stream media. Hurrah. This article suggests that these individuals clearly understand the tax benefits of giving. As fund-raising professionals we should be encouraged that donors across the […]
Finding the Next Million Dollar Gift
Interested in finding a million dollar gift to your nonprofit? Here is a research report that might help. When your organization moves its attention from pursuing unrestricted operating support toward funding for organizational and program growth, the importance of early pace-setting advance gifts will become an issue of vital importance. This research report will help […]
The Million Dollar List
The 2013 Giving USA Research report has been issued and as always is receiving a good bit of attention. And, for good reason. The continuing research of Giving USA is a valuable tool for our profession and the philanthropic sector. Many development officers can quote the segmentation of donor types, or in other words, where […]