Candid

JULY 5, 2022

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ Giving increased in FYE 2021 for most foundations compared to 2020, though payout was not as likely to increase. . The average payout by independent foundations in FYE 2021 was 6.9%, and the median and mode were 5%. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The Foundation Center released a report that documents the usage of social media tools by foundation executives based on survey responses from 73 members of the Center’s Grantmaker Leadership Panel. What I really like is that you can compare different social channels across foundations pretty easily.

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Candid

JUNE 29, 2023

philanthropy? private and community foundations to understand recent grantmaking trends and forecast where giving is headed. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. Source: Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, 2017–2023.

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Foundation Giving Change Survey 106

Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Northwest Area Foundation has been a longtime funder of Native communities. This is nearly 200 times the rate of funders nationally, which stands at a mere 0.23%. Or you could attend a convening or a conference hosted by Native Americans in Philanthropy. Build the relationship. But take the first step now.

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sgEngage

APRIL 30, 2021

2020 brought an inflection point in history that is providing an exponential opportunity for healthcare philanthropy. Community hospitals experienced a surge in goodwill, resulting in an influx of in-kind donations, largely coordinated by hospital foundation staff who stepped up to help in any way possible.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This year’s publication highlighted how different 2020 was and, in fact, added a special section to call out ‘an unprecedented year’, in which American philanthropy was directly affected by both the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest triggered by issues surrounding race and justice. Giving by foundations reached an all-time high in 2020.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 4, 2019

In fact, a recent survey for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and Association of Fundraising Professionals revealed some similarly concerning findings, such as: 51% of fundraisers said they will leave their current nonprofit within the next two years. 30% said they planned to leave fundraising altogether. Their common thread?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The organizations culture of philanthropy (or lack thereof). a high wealth capacity rating) wont do the trick. And this, essentially, is the foundation of successful major gift fundraising. Whether they have necessary administrative support, without which half their time may be eaten up with non-donor-facing tasks.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 24, 2010

“A survey of 200 charity and foundation professionals revealed that nonprofits are finding it difficult to determine how valuable social media tools are for their organizations. Seventy-nine percent said they hadn’t found ways to do so.” – Chronicle of Philanthropy, November 12, 2009.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 17, 2024

Those expectations were based in part on the 63% of households in a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation study that said medical debt had forced them to reduce expenditures on food and clothing and 48% that said medical debt had caused them to deplete all or most of their savings.

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Philanthropy New York City Studies Authoring 78

Care2

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Happiness is a better indicator of philanthropy than wealth is. The Charity Aid Foundation , based in the UK, reported this finding in their first-ever study, called the World Giving Index. Philanthropy is less dependent on the size of the bank account than on matters of the heart. And we shouldn't be surprised.

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The NonProfit Times

JULY 9, 2024

Association of Healthcare AHP President and Chief Executive Officer Alice Ayres put 10 philanthropy questions in front of Bill Littlejohn, senior vice president and chief executive officer of the Sharp HealthCare Foundation. Philanthropy creates the greatest legacy in our society , and hospitals and health care are no exception.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

And in 2020, I founded Business for Good Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropy organization focused on closing the growing wealth gap and providing a hand up to underserved entrepreneurs. poverty rate is more than twice as high in Albany versus the 11.1% Petersen Foundation , the income of the 20% of wealthiest U.S.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A DAF is a charitable fund set up by the donor to be managed by an investor at a community foundation or investment firm. The first of this two-part introduction explains the benefits of giving through a DAF instead of starting a foundation or donating directly to charities. Private foundations and DAFs: Short-lived synergy?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Over the past year, I have been working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning group with their community foundation partners to learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. Certainly, they put philanthropy on people’s radar and raise money for great causes.

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Lesson Question Giving Foundation 112

ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 10, 2014

This blog post is first in a two part series on Foundation Supported Social Enterprises. Foundations are allowed to offer venture funds or investment in for-profit organizations if the investment is a program related investment. The foundation was faced with the issue of whether to fund an enterprise as a nonprofit or a for-profit.

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Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future. Two years after the start of the pandemic, vaccination rates still vary from 0.6% in the DRC and 1.4%

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Levey Philanthropy professionals who work on behalf of hospitals listed major donor development, retention and upgrades and refilling the donor pipeline as their top three fundraising priorities, according to a new study. Overall, 62% of foundations reported increases in fundraising revenue, with just under 15% reporting declines.

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Pamela Grow

JULY 10, 2024

In 2023, foundations contributed 19% of overall giving ($103.5 In contrast, the Giving USA Foundation’s annual report highlights that donations rose to $557.16 Foundations: Contributed $103.53 The economic outlook predicts growth in philanthropy for 2024 and 2025, with expected increases of 4.2% in 2022 to 67.2%

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Nonprofit Foundation Donor Retention 111

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. In 2023 alone, U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” ” Lucy Bernholz, “ Data-first Philanthropy.” A starting point for envisioning a future state in which data is the ‘GPS of philanthropy.’ Explores the ecosystem of data for social problem solving and the role philanthropy can play. Alliance Magazine, September 2012.

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Social Media Channel Media Data 101

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Philanthropy expenditures in India have grown by an average annual rate of 13% during the past five years, reaching the equivalent of $280 billion. Family philanthropy and retail giving contributed to overall private philanthropy growth of 10%. That amount constituted 8.3%

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Philanthropy Goal Develop India 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In their survey, they asked nonprofits what their current donor retention rate was: about 60% said they didn’t know and the rest had an average donor retention rate of 45%. On average, donor retention rates increase based on the average gift amount. For donors who give gifts under $100 the average retention rate is 25%.

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Candid

MAY 12, 2021

This gap is notable because IRS 990 filings are a substantial source of data about nonprofits and foundation grantmaking in the U.S. At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S.,

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

What might this mean for philanthropy and fundraising moving forward? Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Giving by foundations jumped 17% (15.6% Foundations grew 2% (0.8% adjusted for inflation).

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Donor Giving Retention Nonprofit 129

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The FEP is led by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy and GivingTuesday. year-to-date, it remains significantly greater than retention rates for new and recaptured donors. Donor retention continued to decline (4.6%), marking the fourth consecutive year of year-over-year negative activity.

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Fundraising Retention Donor Raise 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Foundation Center’s Glasspockets Site ReLaunches with A Wealth of Data About Foundation Transparency. One of my favorite sections of the site includes the benchmarking data for foundation use of social media by channel which makes it very easy to do research. The Glasspockets Site has just been relaunched.

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Studies Research Trend Technology 119

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. A donor advised fund is NOT a private foundation, nor does it operate as such. Her priorities are to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.”

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Fund Tips Nonprofit Help 140

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Here’s an overview of the different types and some examples for each in philanthropy and doing. (1) Maine Health Access Foundation did an experiment on Facebook , including it in its channel to promote a funding opportunity but also posted the initial letters of inquiry on their Facebook page to get feedback. Crowdsourcing 101.

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Measure Impact Fund Social Media 96

Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

Foundation giving was $58.46 Direct mail response rate (to house): 4% Postage per letter: $0.49. Foundation giving was $59.28 Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.47. Foundation giving was $66.90 Direct mail response rate: (to house): 5% Postage per letter: $0.49. Mail stats.

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Stats Trend Fundraising Mail 96

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The report examines why the rates of both the number of donors and volunteering have plummeted for the past decade or more. The report’s editor was Benjamin Soskis, senior research associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Aspen Institute. The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “

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Volunteer Giving Philanthropy Research 110

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2012

These basic LinkedIn Profile tips for nonprofit professionals serve as a foundation for when and if your nonprofit is ready to utilize LinkedIn Groups and Company Pages. There are also a wide variety of groups related to nonprofit professional networking, job seeking, fund-raising, communications, and philanthropy.

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Candid

MAY 2, 2023

This is why, today, in partnership with Candid, we are pleased to announce the launch of the most comprehensive report of its kind, Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. Yet, there has been little research conducted into the private philanthropic support of HBCUs.

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University Education Nashville Philanthropy 98

Candid

MAY 9, 2024

Increasing homeownership rates to close the racial wealth gap One of the biggest drivers of family wealth is homeownership. Yet, the Black homeownership rate is about 30 percentage points lower than the white homeownership rate, a gap that has not narrowed substantially in the last 20 years.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 9, 2012

All this adds up to the why it is even more important to pay attention to Crowdsourcing platforms, social media, and rating sites can serve as useful feedback channels for nonprofits. Nonprofits that receive high ratings and reviews from the people who use their services will attract greater supporters and funders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It is a collaboration between sparks & honey , a business strategy firm and the Morgridge Family Foundation. ” In our article for the SSIR Blog, Rehumanizing Fundraising with Artificial Intelligence we make the case that this is a pivotal moment for nonprofits to rethink fundraising and focus on donor retention rates. .”

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Retention Giving Donor Philanthropy 96

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2012

If you’ve not seen The Center for Effective Philanthropy survey of September, 2012, it sets up the challenge pretty clearly. We encourage the same with our investment approach in our placed-based approach with Venture Philanthropy Partners. … Read More

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