The Charitable Giving Report 2013 reveals year-over-year changes in online and offline giving in the USA. The Report engages with the following five key observations and much more: Overall charitable giving grew 4.9% in 2013, while online giving grew 13.5%.Read 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…
Gifts Surge From Rich U.S. Donors
America’s most generous donors are ditching the caution that marked so much of their giving as the economy stalled and are roaring back with a bevy of multimillion-dollar contributions to colleges, hospitals, and other causes. The Chronicle’s ranking of theRead more…
10 Planned Giving Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
Only 50 percent of people have a will or estate plan. Without a plan, money God intended to fund Kingdom ministry will be directed elsewhere. Churches should be the one place Christians can go for advice and encouragement about allRead 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…
GUESS WHAT CHICK-FIL-A IS FORCING ON PEOPLE NOW!?
One Chick-fil-a owner/operator in Birmingham, AL in the US did something extremely generous when the area was hit with a terrible winter storm that left motorists stranded on the highway. Read about this example of generosity on the website. PleaseRead more…
Making a World of Difference: How BRICS Diaspora Give
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…
Nonprofit Communications Trends 2014
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…
The Great Divide: Global income inequality and its cost
Income inequality is surging. Economists warn of the dire consequences of this trend. The Great Divide Report from GlobalPost tries to uncover the ‘ground truth’ of inequality through the lenses of education, race, immigration, health care, government, labor and naturalRead more…