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What Would Your Organization Do With a $50 Million Donation?

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What does the path to a $50 million donation look like? Think of philanthropy as water. Organizations want to gather it in buckets and save it in cisterns. Entrepreneurs want to invest in organizations and initiatives that are responsive, adaptive, innovative, and relevant. It begins with you believing it is possible.

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How America gives: Who funds what causes and where?

Candid

What do we know about the causes and states each type of funding flows to and the factors that affect giving trends? Overall, states with higher median household incomes tend to receive more charitable donations. How can philanthropy better support states with higher poverty levels and lower household incomes?

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Tips for Non-Cash Donations to Your Organization

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This reality limits the potential of a nonprofit organization, higher education institution, or charity to achieve its mission and it robs the donor of the opportunity to have the greatest impact through their philanthropy. It’s a double benefit to the donor and transformational for the organization. This is shortsighted.

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

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Since she signed the Giving Pledge in 2019 and began her momentous campaign of organization-changing donations, MacKenzie Scott has given away more than $17.3 All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. What Are Restricted Funds? Restricted funds often outline what they will fund and what they won’t.

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HOW TO: Easily Accept Stock Donations on Your Nonprofit’s Website – and Why You Should

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DonateStock has ignited a conversation in philanthropy with their innovative approach to stock gifting. By reducing the friction for donors and nonprofits, stock gifting is now accessible and easy for everyone – and now donors can donate stock to their favorite cause in just a few clicks. . Why Now Is a Good Time to Donate Stock.

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Alarming Trends Undercut Record Donations

The NonProfit Times

The first full year of the pandemic, 2021, saw the highest amount of inflation-adjusted dollars donated. The point is that nonprofit donations are not keeping up with inflation, and that trend cuts across nearly all funding sources. of all donors) reduced their total donations by 3.7% billion in 2023, up from $499.3

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Don’t be afraid to tap into donor-advised funds (DAFs) 

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October 10, 2024 will be the first-ever DAF Day , a giving day dedicated to donor-advised funds (DAFs). What is a donor-advised fund (DAF)? DAFs are the fastest-growing vehicle in philanthropy, with annual disbursements increasing 600% over 10 years to $52.2 billion in 2022. Why do we need a DAF Day?

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