Communication is an important part of mobilising funds for ministries and churches. The infographic is a summary of the Nonprofit Communication Trends 2014 report which is the response of more than 2,100 nonprofit (charity) professionals in the US to anRead more…
5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014
Among other obvious things, December is a time for reflection on the past year and predictions for the coming year. There have already been some great forecasts about what 2014 will bring the social change sector (here, here, and here). And asRead more…
Meet Dhaval Udani, CEO of GiveIndia
Dhaval Udani started volunteering for GiveIndia seven years ago, typically devoting 10-15 hours a week to it alongside his more than full-time job as a management consultant. Two and a half years later he joined GiveIndia as a staff member,Read more…
Connection is key for next gen (donors)
As the guest editor of the December issue of Alliance magazine and author of the “Global ‘next gen’ trends” article, Jason Franklin has astutely introduced us to what next gen donors value and what they are doing differently. From focusing on root causesRead more…
The Power of Digital Fundraising
Ministries and churches lag behind in digital fundraising. Attach is a very good article that explains what can be done to facilitate giving through electronic means. The article can be found at the following web address: http://pndblog.typepad.com/pndblog/2014/01/the-power-of-digital-fundraising.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Philantopic+%28PhilanTopic%29
Track 2013 Year-End Online Giving
Donations to a sample group of 14,300 US charities that The Chronicle of Philanthropy is tracking raised $2,059,556 on Thursday 26 December 2013, more than 40 percent over the same day a year ago. New data will be added every Monday, Wednesday, andRead more…
2013 Highlights: The Year in Books
The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s top books for 2013 in the areas of fundraising, giving, charity/nonprofit management and advocacy.
Make a Stand
Make a Stand is a shining example of what one person can do. After seeing a photo of two enslaved boys, 8 year-old Vivienne Harr (http://makeastand.com/company/viviennes-story) “made a stand” at her lemonade stand for 365 days straight. The world stood with her. TheRead more…
Core Biblical Stewardship, generous living, Kingdom-focused giving and Kingdom-appropriate fund mobilisation resources No1
Some Christian leaders requested for a few core stewardship, generosity, giving and fund mobilisation resources that can easily be accessed. Attached are the first group of resources. Included is the Generosity Resources List with information on ministries, books, websites andRead more…
Hungry Planet: Consumption Around the Globe
The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, consumes 24 percent of its energy resource. As the attached infographic from InternationalBusinessGuide.org shows, when it comes to per capita energy consumption, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, andRead more…