As 2017 closed, predictions about the effect the new tax laws would have on fundraising were dire. But that’s not what many fundraisers foresee. A new report reflects the state of charitable giving as experienced by those fundraisers and a recent finding that took us completely by surprise.
A nonprofit manager’s interesting reflection on the power of one identity-robbing decision in United Way’s history.
One survey shows a decline in contributions to progressive charities by liberal donors as the Trump Administration enters year two. But the actual story is a lot more complicated than that.
The state employees’ workplace-giving campaign in Florida has finally been formally pronounced dead after years of headlines related to its decline and management.
Nonprofits that protect sharks are the latest beneficiaries of rage donations, as Trump’s fear of sharks becomes known. But beyond the unusual nature of this situation, rage donations are fascinating and likely to remain a useful form of activism.
The fruits of its labor via rage fundraising in 2017 give the national civil liberties organization the firepower it needs to help lead the resistance to Trumpism in 2018.
Is resistance to researching charities before making a gift a generational trait? Research from the UK suggests it may be, at least for British donors.
American Jewish giving is linked to education, income, and a long tradition of valuing charity.
The wealthy may be celebrated for their giving, but wealthy Americans give proportionately less than poor Americans. This is just one reason why relying on philanthropy rather than taxation to address social problems is inadequate.
There are certainly lessons for nonprofits to take away from the rapid rise of crowdfunded charity about the importance of personal connection and the need donors have to feel they are personally doing good, but there is a flip side.
