News/Stats/Studies

The Effectiveness of Celebrity Spokespeople in Social Fundraising
November 3, 2011

Ashton Kutcher, Kanye West and other big-name celebrities don’t do as much good for charity on Twitter, Facebook or other social networks as less-famous people, a new study finds. Actors, comics, singers and bloggers with deep personal ties to causes and potential donors raise far more money for charities.

The report, released this week by the consulting firm Zoetica Media and PayPal, the online donations portal, studied six major online fundraising campaigns.

Donors Weigh the Ideals of Meaningful Giving
November 2, 2011

While many Americans give generously to help people, many others make donations of a different sort: building museums to house their art collections; underwriting new wings in hospitals or halls named for them at their alma maters; using their money and influence to sway public policy and influence political campaigns; or seeking to solve problems in distant lands rather than in their own backyards.

While charitable giving rose slightly over all in 2010, gifts to organizations that address basic human needs fell 6.6 percent, according to Giving USA.

DoJiggy Releases New Participant Fundraising Library
November 2, 2011

Online fundraising software provider DoJiggy announces the release of a new Fundraising Library for walk-a-thon and other "a-thon" event participants collecting pledges and donations for a cause. The fundraising library was created as a resource to assist organizations and individuals in their fundraising efforts.

DoJiggy’s Fundraising Library includes many helpful fundraising guidelines and resources for team leaders and participants to use throughout their fundraising campaigns.

Occupy Wall Street Raises More Than $450,000
November 1, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement didn’t set up to become a big fundraising operation, but it has already spontaneously attracted $454,000 in cash from some 8,000 online donors and other supporters to finance the protest in Zuccotti Park.

Many other contributors are providing food, clothes, blankets and other items. So much has been flowing in that organizers have started to send money, goods and financial advice to “Occupy” protesters in other cities.

Convio Launches Common Ground Social
November 1, 2011

Convio announced Common Ground Social. Common Ground Social is a complete, fully-integrated social fundraising solution for nonprofits and their supporters. Common Ground Social allows organizations and individuals to leverage the power of peer-to-peer networks by empowering users to create and share personalized fundraising pages through different social networks with the simple click of a button, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Ottawa looks at rewriting rules on charitable giving
October 31, 2011

Ottawa is conducting a sweeping overhaul of the way it finances charities and non-profit organizations, pledging a new era of accountability in which businesses and citizens shoulder more of the cost of giving.

The government’s lead minister for the changes said financing will come with more strings attached in an effort to ensure that organizations deliver promised social gains.

Chase Announces Launch of Chase Community Giving Fall Program
October 31, 2011

Chase announced the launch of the fourth installment of its successful Chase Community Giving program that will determine the allocation of over $3 million in Chase grants to 100 charities selected by Facebook users. Facebook users can vote for their favorite charities through the Chase Community Giving application on Facebook. The Fall 2011 program will award a share of the Chase grants through one round of voting between Nov.r 8 at 12 p.m. EST and Nov. 22 at 11:59 a.m. EST