The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon Calla Kessler, The New York Times, Redux Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed $3 billion last year to support the arts, education, environment, public health, and programs aimed at improving city governments around the world. The 50 donors gave a median of $100 million and a total of $11.9 billion.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 5, 2024
Donors may push off giving until later, but you want their support now. Here are four ways to add urgency to your appeal and boost response.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Maria Di Mento and Jim Rendon Valerie Chiang for The Chronicle Racial justice, the environment, and scientific research are getting an influx of money from wealthy people seeking tangible change.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 5, 2024
Giving Gap has published the "State of Black Nonprofits Report: Shining a Light on What Donors and Funders Need to Know.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
Mike Bloomberg, Phil and Penny Knight, and Michael and Susan Dell led the list of biggest givers. By David Campbell, Angela R. Logan, and Michael Moody Penny and Phil Knight made a $400 million pledge to revive a struggling Black neighborhood in Portland, Ore. The top 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2023 committed $12 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals, and more.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 5, 2024
Moore announces the launch of TRUSTbuilder, an end-to-end brand stewardship and marketing service for purpose-driven organizations.
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Candid
MARCH 5, 2024
Fundraising can be an ongoing challenge for any nonprofit organization, but for newly established ones, it can be a daunting hurdle. An organization that’s just starting out has to compete for funding with nearly two million other U.S. nonprofits while also setting up and launching programs. One major obstacle is that foundations are reluctant to award grants to emerging organizations.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
Ben Gibbs Wendy and Eric Schmidt. Some of America’s biggest donors gave primarily to their foundations or donor-advised funds last year. Here is a sampling of how much those giving vehicles received and how much they awarded to nonprofits in 2023.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 5, 2024
By Fan Li & Sally Ren Disability is part of being human. Almost everyone will temporarily or permanently experience disability at some point in their lives, and currently, an estimated 1.3 billion people, roughly 16 percent of the global population, are living with significant disability. The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
Eliot Blondet, Abaca, Sipa, AP Bill Gates Only a sliver of the wealthiest Americans gave enough to make our Philanthropy 50 list.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio
The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.
Blue Avocado
MARCH 5, 2024
Stepping away is part of the nonprofit circle of life. Over the years, I have worked with many founder-led (or until-recently-founder-led) organizations. There is something exciting about being part of that first wave, when a bold new idea emerges, takes shape, and hopefully improves society around it. But for those toiling away in young nonprofits, it is often grueling and sometimes even cruel.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Maria Di Mento Search or browse this year's list of America’s biggest donors and all the past lists going back to 2000. You can sort by name, amount donated, source of wealth, location, and top cause.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
If you have never been to a Waffle House, the title of this blog post made absolutely zero sense to you. If you have been to a Waffle House, then you know they have yummy hashbrowns. And you also know they can be ordered in a variety of delicious ways: Scattered on the grill (in other words, plain) Smothered with sauteed onions Covered with melted cheese Chunked with grilled hickory smoked ham Diced with grilled tomatoes Peppered with spicy jalapeno peppers Capped with grilled button mushrooms T
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Maria Di Mento Gray Foundation Jonathan and Mindy Gray’s gift will be shared by seven multidisciplinary research teams at major institutions. Jon Gray, a financier, and his wife, Mindy, will join the Chronicle's March 12 forum to discuss what motivates them to give and what they're looking for when they choose nonprofits to support. Read more about the giving that landed them on the new Philanthropy 50 list.
Non Profit AF
MARCH 5, 2024
Hi everyone, I’m still working on fixing the email notification system, since it has been sending out notices of new.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Rasheeda Childress iStock Nonprofits may face a new set of demands over naming rights and other issues.
The Storytelling Nonprofit
MARCH 5, 2024
If your non-profit has an email list that you are using to raise money, increase awareness, or reach other goals, chances are you sometimes find yourself wondering what to put in your next email. Whether your content has dried up like a summer creek bed or you have so much to share you don't know what to pick, these are two sides of the same coin that we're going to dig into in this article as we examine email marketing strategy for non-profits.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Sara Herschander Aram Boghosian The Theater Offensive has nurtured the talent of young LGBTQ artists, playwrights, and performers for more than three decades.
Amy Eisenstein
MARCH 5, 2024
The Major Gifts Challenge is back and new and improved. Commit just a few hours each week and you'll be raising major gifts in no time! Watch this video.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Maria Di Mento and Carmen Mendoza Find out the states that have the most big donors and which causes benefit the most.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 5, 2024
By Isabel Guerrero , Siddhant Gokhale & Jossie Fahsbender An excerpt from Scaling Up Development Impact on scaling through government
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 5, 2024
By Maria Di Mento The data comes from Chronicle research of big donors and the organizations they supported.
Care2
MARCH 5, 2024
Despite its controversy, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular in a variety of industries for streamlining internal processes, enhancing decision-making, and saving staff time. Introducing AI into your charitable or nonprofit organization's fundraising process can allow for greater efficiency and ultimately maximize your results.
Bloomerang
MARCH 5, 2024
Recurring payments, donor portals , contactless payments, donor-covered fees. What do all of these fundraising tools have in common? The donor experience is central. As a fundraising organization, you work day in and day out to inspire your donors to open their hearts and wallets for your cause. You spend time prospecting, building the relationship with intentional cultivation, and preparing for the actual ask.
Top Nonprofits
MARCH 5, 2024
Have you ever Googled something and noticed an advertisement at the top of the results page marked “Sponsored?” You’re looking at a Google Ad, an advertisement placed by an organization to promote their services, products, or mission. Your nonprofit can use these ads to promote your mission, inform people about involvement opportunities, and encourage online donations —all for free, through the Google Ad Grant (more on securing this grant below).
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 5, 2024
Image credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com Last month, Deepak Bhargava became president of the JPB Foundation, which has over $2.8 billion in assets. In this interview, Bhargava, longtime activist and coauthor with Stephanie Luce of Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World (The New Press, 2023), talks about how social justice philanthropy can work with movement groups to advance the foundation’s mission to help “people who have been denied power to build it, so they can change
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