Populations of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) who live in the US are keen to contribute both to their countries of origin and to their adopted country. Many of them are also looking outward and wouldRead 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…
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.
Global ‘next gen’ trends
So called ’next generation’ donors are different from previous generations of givers. They have a more integrated approach to life, want to address root causes of social needs and are talking more publicly about money. This article explores some ofRead more…
Future World Giving
Future World Giving is a webbased initiative that highlights the potential for opening up philanthropy to a rapidly increasing global middle class whose engagement in philanthropy could have a huge impact on society. There are interesting and valuable reports, articlesRead more…
Future World Giving: Unlocking the potential of global philanthrop
The Future World Giving Report introduces the key concepts in, and context for, the Future World Giving project. Long term forecasts for economic growth and levels of individual wealth suggest that in the next two decades millions of people willRead more…
World Giving Index 2013: A global view of giving trends
The USA is again the most generous nation according to the fourth edition of the World Giving Index which looks at charitable behaviour across the world, involving more than 130 countries. The World Giving Index score is based on anRead more…
Connected to Give: Faith Communities
People of faith in the USA tend to give more overall to charitable causes than Americans without a religious affiliation according to the atached study by Connected to Give. About 75 percent of people who frequently attend religious services gaveRead more…