Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For example, obtaining high-dollar individual gifts will require different connections and skills than ensuring government funding. Elisha Smith Arrillaga, the Center for Effective Philanthropys vice president of research, writes, however, that more multiyear funding, deeper relationship building, and shifts in mindsets are needed.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

But too often one major source of potential is overlooked or dismissed by a cause-related board of directors or internal staff: the power of partnering with major corporations and large businesses. So how should a non-profit, no matter its size, leverage corporate philanthropy? Make a Match. Reward Volunteers.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on how to attract corporate matching gifts: Dear Charity Clairity, I have a question about how to attract corporate matching gifts. Matching gifts are truly the social benefit sector BOGO. Raise one gift, get the second gift free!

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Employer matching gifts offer ample benefits to each stakeholder, including the company matching the gift, the employee making the initial donation, and the nonprofit receiving the funds. . Some of the most notable advantages to nonprofits from employer matching gifts include: Added fundraising revenue. Improved donor retention.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Soon, we’ll spend our days purchasing holiday gifts for loved ones, baking, and gearing up for visits from family and friends. Connect Your Donors To Your Work With Volunteer Opportunities According to the The Chronicle Of Philanthropy , 79% of volunteers contribute financially to the organizations they support with their time.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

They found that when looking at giving, 93% of respondents made a donation in the last year.However, 58% said their largest gift was less than $100. 10% said they gave single gifts larger than $1,000. 41% said very likely if there was a matching gift. As examples, check out Conservation International.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 22, 2022

I write a LOT about the role of the fundraiser as “ philanthropy facilitator.” ” This individual guides people along the pathway to passionate philanthropy. Philanthropy facilitators don’t do the work for donors, but with them — standing by their side along the journey.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To help you build your CSR strategy, we’ve gathered five corporate philanthropy examples that you can use for inspiration. Each of these examples uses a unique tactic to engage employees and increase impact on the local, national, or international community. ExxonMobil’s Employee Matching Gift Program.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase your donor lifetime value. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. Sadly, on average, one-time gifts have no monetary value at all. They actually cost you money !

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Unfortunately, philanthropies are typically (and problematically) judged by the first two criteria. As you consider your next project, you, your internal project team, and your potential vendors all need to ask, Whats the Return on Mission for this project? As Chuck McLean and Suzanne E.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Remember that your nonprofit should adhere to ESG standards internally, too! Unwrapit recommends rewarding employees committed to CSR with small tokens of appreciation, such as gift cards or an extra day of paid time off. Foster internal CSR leadership. Report on ESG efforts. Make CSR a core aspect of company culture.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 12, 2013

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. African ideas and solutions were very much a part of our role in the international development sector.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 28, 2021

For years now, there’s been a powerful evolving discussion in the social benefit sector around “ culture of philanthropy ” and why it’s so critically important to fundraising success. Fund in the United States and the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy in the U.K. . Many others, including me , have weighed in on the topic.

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Essentially you can set up a page that allows you to fundraise by asking people to donate money in support of the cause you care about instead of buying you a gift. Making it simpler for people to connect with causes and non-profits on an international level. To date they’ve seen close to 10 Million dollars raised this way.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 27, 2011

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy , the nonprofits that raise the most online come from the social service, international, and health sectors. How much is the average online gift? The average online gift has been trending in the $140 range. Peer-to-peer fundraising has average online gifts of $60 or higher.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Jitasa’s nonprofit financial management guide recommends implementing the following policies at your organization: Gift acceptance policy: Outlines the types of contributions (both monetary and in-kind) your nonprofit can and can’t accept, as well as the conditions under which you’ll accept each donation. Corporate philanthropy.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Topics span fundraising fundamentals and CFRE test prep, to major gifts and capital campaigns. AGP Leaders will be in attendance JUNE AFP DFW Philanthropy in Action Conference Dallas, TX June 5-6, 2025 The AFP DFW Philanthropy in Action Conference is tailored for fundraisers and nonprofit professionals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

September 2, 2021 The University of Massachusetts has announced a $50 million gift from alumni Robert J. ('84) percent of men, a report from the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds. A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Read more. .

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mastering personalized, customer-centered philanthropy facilitation, especially mid-level and major donors, to increase donor lifetime value. Internalizing and externalizing an organization-wide culture of philanthropy. How many donors currently make gifts below that average? Number of donors who increased their gift.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

That translates into billions of dollars in consumer spending that can empower philanthropy and social good. Krochet Kids International. National Park Foundation Gift Shop. Jude Gift Shop. The National Retail Federation estimates that U.S. households will spend an average of $935.58 this holiday season. Good Paper.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

There was a small increase in total dollars donated (0.9%) for the first three quarters of 2024 but there were significant declines in donor participation, particularly among smaller donors (gifts less than $100), which had a 12.4% The FEP is led by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy and GivingTuesday.

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sgEngage

APRIL 8, 2024

While Scott is far from the first to focus on giving major gifts with no strings attached, the scale of her philanthropy is causing many funders to rethink long-held beliefs about what requirements should be paired with a donation. One that is gathering significant momentum is Trust-Based Philanthropy.

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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% International affairs -related causes grew 9.1% (7.8% Gifts of less than $250 grew by 15.3%. adjusted)

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

During the Nonprofit Cloud keynote, we heard from International Justice Mission on how they are partnering with Nonprofit Cloud to deliver unique digital experiences to create more impact, support constituents, and find success from anywhere. Philanthropy Cloud is Delivering a Corporate Citizen Employee Experience.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 8, 2014

Adam Weinger is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub and the President of Double the Donation, a company which provides tools to nonprofits to help them raise more money from corporate matching gift and volunteer grant programs. _. Matching gift programs. Matching Gift Basics. What is a matching gift?

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Candid

AUGUST 6, 2024

Our mission: to accelerate “big bet philanthropy,” the practice of making multimillion-dollar investments in a single organization with the intention of transforming a sector, issue, or organization. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream Five years later, we’ve achieved our goal and then some. Kellogg Foundation, and others.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 25, 2024

A 2024 survey of nonprofit leaders by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found rampant signs of nonprofit burnout. How easy is it to find your donation page and make a gift? And believe it or not, some of your volunteers haven’t yet made a financial gift simply because they haven’t been asked. Your donors are doing it. You need it.

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Candid

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even if you don’t follow the news in philanthropy daily, you are likely to have heard about donor-advised funds (DAFs). Certainly, DAF providers—given they’re nonprofits—must report aggregated distributions via their annual Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990. formalize and distribute their charitable giving.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2023

The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. decline in gifts’ impact. International affairs nonprofits reported a 10.9%

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2011

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2010. billion in grants and gifts made by corporate foundations to recipient organizations and individuals. Corporate giving rose an estimated 10.6

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Qgiv

JUNE 2, 2021

Luckily, there’s a great way to make your donors’ gifts double (and sometimes triple) in value. By instituting a matching gifts program at your medical nonprofit, your donors can provide additional funds so you can continue to do your crucial work. What is a matching gift program?

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sgEngage

JUNE 22, 2011

The Giving USA 2011 report is out and the team at The Giving USA Foundation and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University have given plenty of data and statistics to sift through. There are 1,280,739 registered 501(c)(3) organizations with the Internal Revenue Service. and Linda H. It’s well worth the $75 cost.

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 28, 2009

With the impact of that partnership in mind, I want to share two of the responses UniversalGiving has received from participants: “Universal Giving is an instrumental partner to Sports Gift and our mission to provide sports to impoverished children. Clearly, UniversalGiving is doing a good job making positive impact around the world.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 27, 2024

What if you took a page from the book of Liza Hanks, author of Every Californian’s Guide to Estate Planning , and Director of Gift Planning at Silicon Valley Community Foundation? Could you apply that to philanthropy ( philos , love + anthropy humankind) and your job as a philanthropy facilitator ? Are they gifts of content?

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy. Pledgers have convened in past years to informally share perspectives on how best to leverage their philanthropy, but from the outset—and by design—the pledge is only a general affirmation with no rules, no timetables, and no specific expectations.

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Givinga

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It’s common for companies with corporate philanthropy initiatives to have employee matching gifts programs. Some matching gift programs succeed in increasing employee engagement and making employees feel more connected and proud of their company. Unfortunately, not all employee matching gift programs are so successful.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2023

One potent but underutilized tool at your disposal during this time is employee giving⁠ —a form of corporate philanthropy that directly engages a company’s staff. These include: Employee matching gift programs Giving Tuesday corporate partnerships Annual giving campaigns In-kind donation drives Corporate volunteerism [and volunteer grants!]

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