While most of the Church is aware of the Great Commission, mobilizing people for mission is still a great challenge. With the insecurity in the world, changing funding models (causing a drop in funding for many) and challenges getting permissionsRead more…
Income Inequality Makes Rich People Stingier
A new study found wealthy people in states with skewed income scales were less generous. If Charles Dickens’s Victorian London had more income equality, Ebenezer Scrooge wouldn’t have been such a miser. That’s the implication of new research that suggests inequality makes wealthyRead more…
Giving Days Playbook: New approaches to short-term fundraising
Nonprofits need to use a variety of fundraising tools to achieve their fundraising goals. Read more about the giving days ideas and tools proving to be most effective including: Top giving-day strategies that are paying off for other nonprofits BestRead more…
Tending to the Roots: Why the biggest difference you can make may be on your doorstep
Who do we give to and why? In practice, giving is driven by emotions as much as any cost-benefit analysis. Consequently, the groups that usually benefit are those making headlines, those people have personal affiliations to or sadly, those whichRead more…
[Report] ‘Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy’
I am pleased to announce that the second annualMeasuring the State of Disaster of Disaster Philanthropy report has been released. The report, a joint effort of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy andFoundation Center, represents a global effort to track, document, and record philanthropicRead more…
CAF World Giving Index 2015: A global view of giving trends
The CAF World Giving Index, now in its sixth year, is a leading authority on global generosity. By measuring three different kinds of giving, it provides a simple and universally understood picture of charitable behaviour across the world. The CAFRead more…
New Family Foundations Are Less Focused on Regional Giving, Study Finds
Family foundations created in the past 25 years account for nearly 70 percent of all family funds, a reflection of the great wealth amassed during that time period and the continued interest of more recent donors in formalizing theirRead more…
Absence of tailored legal forms inhibits social enterprise growth
The lack of tailor-made legal forms for social enterprise in many European countries makes it difficult for governments to design and apply policy support or fiscal incentives, inhibiting the sector’s development, the report from a two-year legal and policy mappingRead more…
More to give: London millennials working towards a better world
This report reveals that there is a strong motivation amongst younger city employees to support the work of charities and community groups through giving and volunteering. It presents the findings of the first London-wide research on employee involvement and attitudesRead more…
London gives £5.6 billion a year in cash to charities
How much is London’s giving worth to charities? £5.6 billion a year is the first attempt to measure this, published in a report today by City Philanthropy. The report, More to Give: London Millennials Networking for a Better World, has found that London’sRead more…