The Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s third-quarter findings continued to show fewer donors and fewer donations across the sector.
Read MoreThe Decline in Small-Dollar and Major Donors Across the Nonprofit Sector Worsens
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Nearly 3 out of 5 People Plan to Participate in Charitable Activities at Year-End
A data brief by Fidelity Charitable, shows that nearly 3 out of 5 people plan to participate in charitable activities in all forms at year-end.
Read MoreHow to Fundraise During Turbulent Times
On the final day of Nonprofit POWER in Baltimore, Maryland, Bill Stanczykiewicz, senior assistant dean for external relations at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, led the keynote session, “Fundraising in Turbulent Times” to help the nonprofit professionals in the room make sense of data and the wealth effects of charitable giving as they prepare for multiple scenarios in 2024.
Read MoreDonors Give $3.1 Billion to Nonprofits on GivingTuesday This Year
In the first indication of how year-end giving will fare this year, GivingTuesday donations rose less than 1% on Tuesday. The GivingTuesday Data Commons noted that more analysis of the data will be unveiled over the coming weeks.
Read MoreSurvey: Americans Increasingly Support Disaster Relief as Major Share of Charitable Giving
An online survey found that 59% of American donors gave half or more of their total monetary donations last year to charities providing disaster relief. This marks a notable increase from the results of a similar survey from April 2022.
Read MoreUnlocking Volunteer Potential: Strategies for Impactful Nonprofit Engagement
It is challenging to fully unlock volunteer potential. Spending countless hours to recruit and train volunteers only to have up to half of them never engage again is a loss of time and resources. Here are a few strategies to achieve impactful nonprofit engagement.
Read MoreInside the Weird, Magical World of Matching Donations
Today, many nonprofits offer to match individual donations. Here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of matching gifts.
Read More10 Top Strategies to Grab Your Nonprofit’s Mid-level Fundraising Opportunity
Are you making the mistake of focusing all of your energy on donor acquisition and major gift fundraising, largely ignoring the fertile middle of your database? This is a big missed opportunity. There’s gold in the mid-level hills, but you won’t find it unless you go digging.
Read MoreCCS Fundraising Examines Trends in 2023 ‘Philanthropic Landscape’ Report
CCS Fundraising released the 12th edition of its “Philanthropic Landscape” report. The report provides commentary and a synthesis of the current state of philanthropy in the U.S. to help nonprofit leaders create informed fundraising strategies for the new year.
Read MoreFundraising Effectiveness Project: Donor Participation Wanes for Seventh Consecutive Quarter
The Fundraising Effectiveness Project released its latest results today for the first quarter of 2023, revealing a seventh straight quarter of donor decline. Here’s an overview of the FEP data, broken down by donation size, acquisition versus retention, and gift frequency.
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