In No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy, Linsey McGoey, senior lecturer in sociology at the University of Essex, excoriates what she sees as the historical illiteracy of many of today’s philanthropists. Armed withRead more…
Facts and Figures – Public’s Favourite Causes
There are over 160,000 charities in the UK1, benefiting a wide range of causes from hospices to international development. We explore facts and figures to try and determine which of these causes appeal most to the general public, but findRead more…
Why This Data Nerd Isn’t Sold On Effective Altruism
The Effective Altruism cadre wants to tell you where to donate your money. They claim these recommendations are based on rationality, effectiveness, and efficiency and that any thinking person would agree with their rankings. It is easy to believe theyRead more…
2014 ECFA Annual State of Giving Report
2014 ECFA Annual State of Giving Report Shows Solid Increases in Charitable Contributions for Churches, Nonprofits Giving to Evangelical Churches and Ministries Outpaces Giving to Secular Charities WINCHESTER, Va. — ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) today announced in itsRead more…
Generational Differences: Know Your Donors
Millennials (b 1980-1995) 27.4% of US population 60% of Millennials give to charity each year, donating an annual average of $481 across 3.3 organizations. 11% of total US giving Millennials prefer text messages and are active daily on socialRead more…
Million Dollars Donors Report
Gifts of at least $1-million from donors in the USA, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Russia, China and the Middle East totaled $26.3-billion in 2013, up more than a third from the previous year, according to the Million Dollar Donation ReportRead more…
The 2014 Philanthropy 400
The Chronicle of Philanthropy drafted a very ranking of the income of US charities. They also rank charities in different categories including international charities and religious charities. Note that the Salvation Army is ranked nr 3, National Christian Foundation nrRead more…
Shaking Up the Ranks of America’s Big Charities
Giving to the nation’s biggest and most popular charities grew by nearly 11 percent last year, fueled largely by affluent donors, who are reordering the top ranks of America’s nonprofits, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings of the 400Read more…
How to Make the Case for Giving
Download our free guide to make the case for giving for your nonprofit in 8 steps! Fundraisers can no longer rely on a simple ask to secure a donation. “We need your donation” is not compelling enough. So what doRead more…
Strategies to turn supporters into fundraisers for #GivingTuesday, and beyond.
#GivingTuesday – what for many will be the launch of the December giving season – is now just 7 weeks away. Gulp. Read more…