Bloomerang

JANUARY 29, 2025

When does it make sense to use artificial intelligence in fundraising ? When human authenticity is/is not needed in fundraising jobs There is room for AI in your work; you cant stop a technological revolution. There are a number of nonprofit AI tools that enable fundraisers to create individualized communications at scale.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Where do foundations stand on multiyear funding? Candids 2024 Foundation Giving Forecast Survey found that while 67% of respondents awarded at least one multiyear grant in FYE 2022, the percentage of multiyear grants in their portfolios varied substantially. 4 things we learned about foundations and general operating support.

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The potential within ultra-high net worth philanthropy is truly world-changing, and that’s no exaggeration. In this episode of the Modern Nonprofit podcast, host Tosha Anderson interviews Alex Johnston, founder of Building Impact Partners and author of “ Money with Meaning : How to Create Joy and Impact Through Philanthropy.”

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

Youre not fit to be a fundraiser unless you hear things that frustrate the daylights out of you. It is up to all of us involved in philanthropy to tell their story and explain the indispensable role of unrestricted giving in advancing the missions, objectives, and dreams of our causes. Why are unrestricted gifts beneficial?

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Ann Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

To build capacity, you not only need to fundraise efficiently but also track and allocate funds to sustain your organization’s operations as it grows. After all, to build up your organization, you first need a solid foundation! Corporate philanthropy: Matching gifts, volunteer grants, sponsorships.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 3, 2023

By Isa Catto Getty Images Tips for fundraisers on navigating philanthropic families, from a donor who heads a family foundation.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

Brody is the chief strategy officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. Brody, Esq., Brody, Esq.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 17, 2024

By Dana Nichols Justina Reynolds, Hey Friend Events Stephanie Calabro, a Cannonball Kids’ Cancer Foundation Donor, holds a token from the game the organization created. Fun and collaborative approaches to giving can be more successful than conventional efforts focused on major donors, the author found.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 14, 2025

Introduction If you’re reading this blog post, you’re probably involved in fundraising in some capacity. What if your entire organizationnot just the development departmentfelt a sense of ownership and responsibility for fundraising success? Because when fundraising becomes a team effort, the results speak for themselves.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

studio on pexels.com Discussions of trust-based philanthropy have gained increased prominence over the years, but how can philanthropy operate as an effective part of social justice movements—beyond just providing grants to movement nonprofits? For more than a half-century, the foundation funded settlement houses and social services.

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Ann Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Explore three technology tools that can level up your grant fundraising efforts. By Carl Diesing Alongside moves management and capital campaigns, grant fundraising is one of the most intricate fundraising activities that a nonprofit organization will undertake. Investing in software can help your nonprofit raise more funds.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 21, 2020

I was recently contacted by Julianne Buck, executive director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County about the Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts I send. Guest Post by Julianne Buck of the Community Foundation of Grundy County. I run a community foundation and it’s difficult to briefly explain what we do. Julianne Buck.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Governance 285

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 31, 2023

By Rasheeda Childress William Suarez Sandra Hawken, CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation, doesn’t want young fundraisers to go through the sexual harassment she did when she started out raising money.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Veteran fundraisers recommend nonprofits set specific goals, enlist their volunteers, encourage donors to give early, and more. By Rasheeda Childress Giving Tuesday Employees at the Charities Aid Foundation participate in a GivingTuesday event.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

National Philanthropy Day, Wednesday Nov. 15 th , 2023, is a day set aside to recognize and celebrate the contributions of philanthropy to individuals, communities, and the world. Freeman was inspired to create a day that would celebrate philanthropy and encourage charitable giving. What is philanthropy? In the U.S.,

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Philanthropy Altruism and Helping Charitable Contribution Activism 114

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Based on a survey of 250 nonprofits, including foundations, international NGOs, public charities, higher education institutions, and health and human services organizations, the report states that 44 percent of nonprofits surveyed said they use the technology for forecasting, budgeting, and payment automation.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

By Randall Hallett Fundraising is a major component of the job description of most nonprofit chief executives — whether they like it or not. Many of them have never been fundraisers and lack the basic understanding and expertise in dealing with a nonprofit’s most important donors. You should be bold. Share the correct data.

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Candid

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Technology Association of Grantmakers 2024 State of Philanthropy Tech Survey highlights both progress and ongoing challenges in how funders are supporting nonprofit technology needs. The foundation provides capacity-building grants , including investments in technology, as well as leadership and sustainability.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Referring to recent reporting from the Southern Education Foundation , Dollars and Change also indicates that education organizations may need to consider ways to sustain support in addressing pandemic-related learning setbacks and persistent inequities, especially impacting Black, brown, and low-income students.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 17, 2024

This experience highlighted the importance of having a well-rounded skill set, including fundraising and donor engagement, which are crucial for our sustainability even as we tackle these significant challenges.” Nicole’s wisdom shines through in her advice to those entering the nonprofit sector.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. The data is available, and we know dire predictions of the death of philanthropy early in the pandemic have been disproved. By practicing the gentle art of fundraising.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 8, 2024

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service rebranded as Global Refuge to put the spotlight on its mission — and boost fundraising. By Ben Gose Julian Spath for Global Refuge Global Refuge staff celebrate the organization’s new name, which the group hopes will help it win more support from private foundations and corporations.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 18, 2024

By Valerie Conn & Sofia Michelakis Over the past few years, more and more funders with free-standing, endowed, or well-resourced private philanthropies have reached out to us asking us for help connecting them to potential co-funders. At some point, we realized we were witnessing a new trend: funders fundraising.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 9, 2024

By Ben Gose and Rasheeda Childress Starlight Children’s Foundation Veteran fundraisers say don't be afraid to ask existing supporters for help, make phone calls, and offer donors lots of ways to give.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In 2019, in Maryland, this is what the Prince Georges County Council and Venture Philanthropy Partners (later known as Youth Invest Partners) were doing in establishing the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. Community-based organizations are one of the greatest levers for change. For example, when we first met A.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Illustration by The Chronicle; photos from World Food Program USA, Elton John AIDS Foundation Barron Segar, CEO of the World Food Program USA and Anne Aslett, CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The less than good fundraising news continues to roll in. These are among the data release by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. The FEP is led by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy and GivingTuesday. The data is contributed by 10 of the most active fundraising platforms. Dollars declined by 10.3%

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Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. But this was just the tip of the iceberg.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

The following list describes activities that public charities and private foundations can engage in to better advance their mission and values: Public charities can lobby , and while there are limits to how much lobbying they can do, if they make the 501(h) election (simply done by filing a very short Form 5768), the limits are generous.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy Colleen Brinkmann has been raising money for a long time. We said yes to everything," Colleen told the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Having a strong brand is like a magnet, pulling in individuals, foundations AND businesses. It wasn't easy back then. "We With a strong brand, everything is possible.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation has released The Data Playbook to help you “measure, evaluate and share the impact of their work.” The New Yorker takes a look a The Wealth Gap in Philanthropy. November 10: Advanced Techniques for Boosting Your Online Fundraising Campaigns.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 17, 2023

By Monica Aleman and Ndana Bofu-Tawamba Getty Images In an unusual move, the Ford Foundation helped a grantee build an investment portfolio. Two results: better fundraising and a $20 million MacKenzie Scott donation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

Fundraising Stats. of overall fundraising in 2018 came from online giving ( Charitable Giving Report ). The number of new retained donors dropped 14.9% ( Fundraising Effectiveness Project ). However, 19% of donors return within the first 90 days ( The State of Modern Philanthropy Report ). Email Fundraising.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Newsweek , for leadership in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. “I’m Hutchisson is best known for her sector work at Blackbaud where she was vice president of global social responsibility. Hutchisson led the company to receive multiple honors, including recognition from the U.S.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. Walton…and individual family foundations have directed tens of millions of dollars to support journalists, newsrooms, and journalism organizations.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 14, 2022

billion in donations made in the United States by individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations ( Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020 ) to the formal and informal mutual aid groups that formed. . This intense personalization of giving has been detrimental to philanthropy.

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