Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Here’s the rub: There is nothing more profoundly personal and intimate than philanthropy the voluntary sharing of time, talent, and treasure lived out in a virtually unlimited range of compelling ways to express love of humanity. The issue of money is set aside entirely. How many handwritten notes do you receive via snail mail?

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sgEngage

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Data from recent elections shows rage donors take their candidate’s loss in a presidential bid as inspiration to donate more to causes associated with the candidate’s party, while the winning team’s incoming gifts drop off. Did they make their first (only) gift during the election cycle? They want to feel heard. Pick up the phone.

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Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2023

. “Hero” is a word that should be restricted to those who are genuinely courageous in taking significant risks to benefit others without the rewards of money and fame. Nonprofit professionals, donors and volunteers put themselves on the front lines of service to others with their gifts of time, talent and treasure.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Trends in philanthropy make this a question worth asking. And yet, with occasional setbacks, the actual amount of money being given continues to rise, year after year — even as the number of people giving goes steadily down. As life feels more insecure, giving money to others is not only harder, but also riskier.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

With National Philanthropy Day — a special day to recognize all those who contribute invaluable gifts of time and money to lift the lot of others — on November 15, this is a fitting time to explain what a fundraiser does. In a real sense, the fundraiser orchestrates the actions of all those advancing the mission to obtain gifts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Youth in Philanthropy. Youth In Philanthropy. Youth Noise.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Organization Name] is a global network of philanthropy organizations, changemakers, and critical thinkers committed to ensuring that philanthropy reaches its fullest potential by serving as a catalyst for social change and social progress. 33% of donors give tribute gifts to family and friends. Promote Your Tribute Gifts.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2021

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on best practices around acknowledging and recognizing major gifts. . We’ve received the largest ever single gift to our organization, over $800,000. As in, Mr. Smith’s gift of $800,000 will create an endowment to provide X every year. The amount?

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Corporate philanthropy is a key component of corporate social responsibility , which is a category of initiatives held by businesses to improve society in some way. For nonprofits, corporate philanthropy means free corporate support for their missions and programming. Corporate Philanthropy Best Practices. Let’s dive in!

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

USPS mailings are getting expensive and it has been suggested we might save money by including our next impact report (slated for dropping in Dec) in with our appeal – or perhaps AS the appeal, with an accompanying cover letter. People should hear from you when you’re not asking for money. Emails don’t last.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 20, 2014

Now that we’ve had some time to reflect, I am wondering about how the Sharing Economy will catalyze new forms of philanthropy and CSR? Data Philanthropy. How do you see the sharing economy disrupting corporate philanthropy and giving in general? I first heard this term about year ago and wrote it about here.

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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. Try these 13 successful, yet underutilized strategies to help you raise more money and create stronger relationships this year-end. Most of the time, you’ve asked for money to create change.

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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. Is there something I could do to help more donors access this matching money? Raise one gift, get the second gift free!

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Candid

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For example, obtaining high-dollar individual gifts will require different connections and skills than ensuring government funding. How to ask your long-term funders for more money. Definitions of GOS varied by foundation, however, and many werent tracking those grants.

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Byte Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

So how should a non-profit, no matter its size, leverage corporate philanthropy? Consider these important fundraising opportunities, compliments of Adam Weinger, president of Double the Donation, a company that provides tools to nonprofits to help them raise more money from corporate matching gift and volunteer grant programs.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Like many healthy nonprofits, Marie Curie was trying to instill greater collaboration and a deeper culture of philanthropy across teams, some of which were siloed. Every department participated—even finance and nursing—and everyone reported that it made them feel more connected to the organization. Did thanking them raise more money?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 4, 2023

Their average individual gifts are the highest among all generations, so securing even one donation from a member of these generations is a huge win. As they approach or enjoy their retirement years, many from this generation are actively involved in philanthropy, making valuable contributions to charitable causes.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 25, 2023

And I also prefer a new donor paradigm that doesn’t look at donors from top to bottom based simply on the size of their gift. Let’s look, instead, at the energy their gift represents. A new donor paradigm for nonprofits In Part 1 I suggested some different categories for gifts. If you want gifts, you must give them.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 10, 2022

That sounds like it’s all about money. And money is one of the top taboo topics in our society. Think of yourself, instead, as a “ philanthropy facilitator.” Philanthropy” translated from the Greek literally means “ love (philos) of humanity (Anthropos).” . Make a meaningful (for you) gift. What do you do? .

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Do you think a donor wants to be asked for a capital gift in April, a bequest gift in July, and an annual gift in November – all in the same calendar year? Asking hinges on which department gets credit for securing the gift. Asking depends on which campaign gets to include the gift towards reaching their monetary goal. .

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Over the last year, there’s been an explosion of multi-million-dollar gifts from donors to their alma maters. Boone Pickens—who died in 2019—gave $120 million as a legacy gift to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University (OSU). Griffin, gave Harvard University a $300 million gift. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S.

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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. Because… money.

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Candid

JULY 18, 2023

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy. Case in point: Through the Gates Foundation , Bill and Melinda Gates have such outsized effect on philanthropy in the U.S.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Part of the job of being a true philanthropy facilitator is showing donors how they might benefit from being a little more generous. Philanthropy” – aka “love of humanity” – works best when everyone wins – your organization, the donor and the community. The gifts must be cash, not stocks or property. IRA distributions.

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Double the Donation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

PatronManager – Patron Technology’s powerful ticketing and CRM solution – and Double the Donation are proud to launch a matching gift integration between PatronManager donation forms and 360MatchPro, the leading matching gifts automation provider by Double the Donation. Check out some key features below: .

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NetWits

JANUARY 11, 2011

Crowdrise is an innovative, crowd-sourcing community of volunteers and fundraisers that are answering the call to service, raising money for charity, and having the most fun in the world while doing it.&#. The big differentiator for Crowdrise is the built in community that encourages people to raise money and awareness while earning points.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. We’re here to talk about 3 steps to closing over $10,000 gifts by December 31st. It is not too late to raise major gifts this year. Julie: Let’s do it. That’s right.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Giving Tuesday is more than a gigantic Kickstarter campaign for nonprofits to beg for money from people they haven’t spoken to all year round. Later this month, the Case Foundation will give the gift of data , a comprehensive report on GivingTuesday by the numbers. Beth Kanter (@kanter) December 3, 2014.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Overhead to program expense ratio Having money left over to reinvest at the end of the year Programmatic statistics related to mission impact As with many multiple-choice tests, there is only one answer here that makes sense: programmatic statistics related to mission impact.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 2, 2024

But what about person-to-person major gift fundraising? For most nonprofits, the lion’s share of money comes from the smallest group of people. Late summer is a great time to hold an “inspiring philanthropy” (aka board fundraising training) session Consider who your potential advocates are (e.g., They listen more.

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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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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. The survey was distributed online only. What makes you stop donating?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

The data is available, and we know dire predictions of the death of philanthropy early in the pandemic have been disproved. And projections from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI in Indianapolis show it’s likely to happen again. You must spend money to make money. . Wonder no more. and +11.9%).

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 26, 2020

For example, if you put together a wish list and accept in-kind donations through this method rather than expecting monetary gifts, donors know exactly what good their gift is doing for the organization. . Expanded matching gift programs from top companies. Inform donors about additional tax incentives.

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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. The campaign donated a meal’s worth of money to food banks every time someone liked their Facebook page, combining philanthropy with social media marketing and brand awareness.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 19, 2024

of those gifts were given anonymously. This jives with my own anecdotal research talking with nonprofits who receive these gifts. Reasons for giving through a DAF primarily fall into these categories: Donor had a windfall; want to preserve some of this money for philanthropic purposes. This is BIG.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

A Major Gifts Officer is actively developing personal relationships with existing and potential donors. 49% have no idea how much money their organizations will lose to donor attrition each year. While many experts have expressed the opinion that this marks a turn against outcome-based philanthropy, we at Third Sector would disagree.

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