I had a recent opportunity to lead a discussion with scholarship providers about board ownership of fundraising. I presented three core fundraising philosophies: sales, strategic, or stewardship-based, with various degrees of staff-driven or board-driven efforts. Depending on which philosophy the boardRead more…
Year End Fundraising Infographic
Year end fundraising is the culmination of building your donor database and inspiring and cultivating supporters and volunteers. During the season of giving people are most likely to make larger gifts and become recurring donors. Mobile and online donation pagesRead more…
#givingtuesday: 10 Quick & Easy Ideas for individuals
#givingtuesday kicks off bright and early on Tuesday 2 December. If you’re just discovering it for the first time, fear not! Here’s 10 of our favourite quick and easy ways to get involved in #givingtuesday. Feel free to add moreRead more…
Giving Around the Globe: 2014 Edition
Giving Around the Globe presents regional profiles of giving by large companies based in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. It then shows where North American companies are engaging internationally, country by country. Some of the interesting findings are: AsiaRead more…
Africa’s wealthy give back: A perspective on philanthropic giving by wealthy Africans in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
Africa is booming but accelerating growth is accompanied by numerous challenges: poverty is still a daily reality for many, political instability and scandals, and the degradation of the environment continue to dominate the headlines. Therefore it comes as no surpriseRead more…
World Giving Index 2014
The World Giving Index looks at charitable behaviour across the world, involving 135 countries. The report is based on more than a million interviews conducted by Gallup since 2005/06, as part of their World Poll survey. The Index score isRead more…
Scanning the Landscape of Youth Philanthropy: Observations and Recommendations for Strengthening a Growing Field
Scanning the Landscape of Youth Philanthropy: Observations and Recommendations for Strengthening a Growing Field shares reflections on an in-depth examination of the story and needs of youth grantmaking (young people making monetary contributions to organizations through established institutions or governing bodies).Read more…
Missions Africa Trust Fund Ghana Consultation Press Release and Presentations
15 African Christian leaders met on 29 and 30 October 2014 at the Hephzibah Christian Centre near Accra, Ghana to discuss mission giving in Africa and develop a strategy to launch the Missions Africa Trust Fund (MATF) in 2015. 10Read more…
The Millenials: How to engage them in missional giving
The largest sub-segment of the American society, the Millennials (born 1980-2001) are coming of age. They will receive the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in American history (estimated 58.1 trillion dollars) according to Pew Research. Nonetheless, compared to previous generations,Read more…
Getting the Message Across – Practical strategies to tackle public concerns about donating to charity
When communicating with the public, it is critical that organisations understand the common misperceptions that arise and work to consistently present evidence of good practice that helps to cut through the uncertainty and creates clarity, affinity and trust. Building aRead more…