How committed to individual giving are the wealthy from Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East? What are their common characteristics? Which causes are the most popular? In its second year, the “2014 BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index”Read more…
Advanced National Resource Mobilisation Training
The South Asia Institute for Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS) presents ’Advanced National Resource Mobilisation’ training during March 2014. The training will be very practical and include sessions on the identification and solicitation of funds. Mrs. Katrina Hancock from Oxford University inRead more…
World Evangelical Alliance Stewardship Survey
Biblical stewardship, generous living, Kingdom focused giving and God-honoring fund mobilization should become a way of life in the evangelical community. The responses to the World Evangelical Alliance Stewardship Survey indicate that though stewardship, generosity and giving are seen asRead more…
A Look at the 50 Most Generous Donors of 2013
America’s biggest donors gave $7.7-billion to nonprofits in 2013, with higher education and family foundations receiving the most money. This is a list of the 50 donors with further information on their giving through the different links on their namesRead more…
5 Tips for Your Next Email Newsletter
The arrival of the New Year is a great time to look at your overall marketing strategy and think of new ways to grow your organization in 2014. An email newsletter is a great way to do it! With aRead more…
How to Make the Case for Giving: 8 Steps to a Compelling Fundraising Appeal
A fundraising appeal without a compelling case for giving is just words on a page. For fundraising appeals to indeed appeal, fundraisers must master the art and science of creating a rock-solid case for giving—persuasive content that inspires donors toRead more…
Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency
Relationships between donors and ministries can cause much anxiety. The Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency report from Grantcraft explores how transparency can strengthen credibility, improve grantee relationships, facilitate greater collaboration, increase public trust, reduce duplication of effort, and build communities of sharedRead more…
Rereading “Collective Impact”: Three Lessons
One of the many lessons I’ve learned since the first “Collective Impact” article by John Kania and Mark Kramer disrupted my life three years ago is that all collaborations go through cycles. And asLiz Weaver, vice president of the Tamarack Institute,Read more…
Most Charities Fail at Online Fundraising Basics, Says Study
Eighty-four percent of nonprofits, including many of the nation’s largest charities, haven’t made their donation websites easy to read on mobile devices, one of several flaws that can cost them significant contributions, according to experts who studied 150 charities and other organizations.Read more…
Young Bankers Seek ‘Good Yield’ with their Own Nonprofits
The founders of the Resolution Projectdon’t dwell on generosity or charity when they describe why their nonprofit mentors and funds young leaders. They favor the language of finance. “We get good yield,” said Andrew Harris, the group’s 31-year-old vice chairman, who advisesRead more…