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Is There An Inequality Tipping Point for Nonprofits?

Blue Avocado

Trends in philanthropy make this a question worth asking. For many years, there has been a notable decline in the number of Americans making charitable contributions. The same point may be made about philanthropy: A warmer climate, harsher weather and unrelenting news coverage will have a psychological impact on us all.

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Do You Inform Donors Of These 2 Giving Opportunities?

Bloomerang

Part of the job of being a true philanthropy facilitator is showing donors how they might benefit from being a little more generous. Philanthropy” – aka “love of humanity” – works best when everyone wins – your organization, the donor and the community. And the Charitable Giving Coalition is lobbying to make these benefits permanent.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions? For donors, the personal pleasure that results from giving aid to others underscores that the charitable act is not divorced from the ego.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

The report’s editor was Benjamin Soskis, senior research associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Aspen Institute. The Generosity Commission was launched in 2021 and in similar to the The Commission on Private Philanthropy and Public Needs, also known as the Filer Commission.

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

We have watched the nonprofit sector, which ranges from large hospitals and universities to the small magazine that’s being folded in someone’s living room, being ever more caught up in the matrix of what we might call late-stage capitalism. They give money to get their name on the university. Caroline Crumpacker: Hello everyone.

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Asking For A Legacy Gift: 10 Practical Steps To Get Started

Bloomerang

Prior Charitable Giving : Donors who have previously made significant charitable contributions or steadily supported other organizations have already enjoyed the benefits of philanthropy. They may be more receptive to conversations about furthering their charitable legacy.

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15 Fun Facts from the Giving USA 2016 Report

Lets Talk Nonprofit

If you're not familiar with the Giving USA Report, it's the longest-running annual report on charitable giving. The report was researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and it's published by. FUN FACT #1: Charitable contributions reached a new all-time high in 2015.