Charitable giving on the rise for second consecutive year
The numbers are in… 2015 was another record-setting year for charitable giving. According to the recently released “Giving USA...
Generosity varies by time of day – When do your donors give?
When you’re appealing to the generosity of your donors, every second counts… and when that second happens matters, too. Your...
Small nonprofits: How do you stack up?
So your nonprofit isn’t as big as the United Way or Goodwill, but you’re still doing good work. But all the Big Research that...
Connect with your donors: Tell your parish story
Churches are lucky among nonprofits; time to connect with your community is built into religious life. For Catholics, that means Sunday...
Tax time: Top 10 reasons donors give
The mad dash to file personal income tax returns is on! With the April tax deadline looming, we thought it would be interesting to share...
Understanding donor preferences means more money
Individuals account for nearly three-quarters of the nation’s charitable contributions. While the reasons why they give vary, once...
Red Gift, Blue Gift: How giving crosses party lines
It’s Super Tuesday. As thousands of voters head to the primary polls, I thought it would be interesting – and fun – to...
Time Will Tell:Fundraising Study Shares Nonprofit Insights
Put yourself in your donor’s shoes. The frenzy of the morning rush. Workdays packed with meetings and deadlines. Add to that the...
Why your fundraising plan is critical in 2016
As the development director at a “small but mighty” nonprofit, Heather Yandow was interested in data to back up her fundraising...
Would you like a larger slice of the charitable giving pie?
Giving Grows, but Religious Donations Still Slide Great news for nonprofits was just released this week: donations grew in 2014! According...