Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 1, 2023

There’s no question that there’s power in philanthropy providing organizations with general operating support and unrestricted funding. Both are important components of trust-based philanthropy , a grantmaking approach that emphasizes humility and collaboration across a range of dimensions.

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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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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. Foundation and corporate giving are also projected to increase. Wonder no more.

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Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A renewed focus on wellbeing and retention for volunteer re-engagement. The Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative. Offering a state-by-state guide to community foundation grant programs. The Chronicle Of Philanthropy. National Center For Family Philanthropy. Grant opportunities for U.S. based nonprofits.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The minute you understand and act on this, your retention rates will rise. It’s worth noting that a recent study by Philanthropy Daily found that 49% of lapsed donors who hadn’t made a gift in at least two years believe themselves to be current donors. 1 Source: Center for Philanthropy, Indiana University and Bloomerang.co

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Candid

DECEMBER 19, 2022

He also urges nonprofits and funders alike to strive for greater funding transparency and to engage in trust-based philanthropy. If you’re wondering what trust-based philanthropy looks like in practice, revisit this blog by Candid’s CEO, Ann Mei. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Candid (@candiddotorg). by Sarah Willey.

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Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Taking Another Slice of the Corporate Giving Pie Many businesses have taken an extra step to setup charity foundations designed specifically to help not-for-profits. So, if you are already reaching out to businesses for support, why not go ahead and see if their corporate office provides philanthropy through grants.

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Socailbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s fine to send out print newsletters or advertise on billboards, but those efforts may not have the same impact they once did in achieving strong donor retention. As shown by the AFP Foundation for Philanthropy’s 2021 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey , just 18.6% Nurture donor relationships through digital channels.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 20, 2020

Just last week I sent three separate articles to Jeff: ‘ How to Land Donor-Advised Fund Gifts ’ from the Chronicle of Philanthropy (which disappointingly didn’t provide much of any insight into how to land gifts from DAFs, although that’s a topic for a different day); ‘ Donor Advised Funds Were Up Almost 300 Percent This Decade.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Your organization Matching gifts lift average donation size, improve retention and donor lifetime value , and open the door to other giving. The more you grow corporate support, the more others in your community trust that you’re a worthwhile beneficiary of their philanthropy. Matching gifts are a win-win-win.

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The Agitator

JUNE 18, 2013

Giving USA 2013 , the annual report on philanthropy, published by the Giving USA foundation and researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, was released yesterday. adjusted for inflation) — over 2011’s giving in terms of individual gifts and gifts from corporations and foundations.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

billion in donations made in the United States by individuals, bequests, foundations, and corporations ( Giving USA 2021: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2020 ) to the formal and informal mutual aid groups that formed. . This intense personalization of giving has been detrimental to philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2023

When you add bequests and gifts from family foundations to individuals, this share of the philanthropic pie is about 85%. By all means, welcome gifts from corporations and foundations, but prospect lists must emphasize individuals, because in the words of the infamous bank robber Willie Sutton: “That’s where the money is.”

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

By definition, board members should be counted on to make sacrificial gifts or at least to consider the organization a high priority for their philanthropy. Board service is actually the opposite of pay. 3 Ultimately, we were left with 20 people who collectively served as a functioning board of directors.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

in 2022, making its growth faster than individual, foundation, and bequest giving. Let’s break down two of the most popular forms of corporate philanthropy: sponsorships and donations. This form of corporate philanthropy combines the benefits of sponsorships and donations. billion in just one year.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Craft personalized thank-you messages and updates to strengthen relationships with donors and enhance donor retention. If applicable, private foundations are being continually solicited and cultivated. Retention has always been a challenge for nonprofits, especially when it comes to top fundraising talent.

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Example: Donor creates a private family foundation. At first, the private family foundation seems entirely one sided. The foundation makes grants to operating charities. It finds foundations wanting to fund that outcome. The foundation-grantee ecosystem works. This can affect retention. Who’s in charge?

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

I just returned from the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University’s 25th annual symposium , where I was on a panel with Chuck Longfield (Chief Scientist of Blackbaud), Steven Lawrence , Director of Research of the Foundation Center , Bob Ottenhoff of the Center on Disaster Philanthropy and Kevin Salwen, who wrote the Power of Half.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. Conference on Diverse Philanthropy and Leadership. Jan 16 - 19.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

According to Patrick Rooney , an economist at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Jon Bergdoll , a philanthropy statistician, “During economic downturns, more people are out of work and need a hand. I call it Engagement Fundraising. . You can implement the system yourself.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 23, 2015

Wester, Lynne: Improve First Time Donor Retention Rates for Your Hospital. Perry, Gail: How to get your hospital foundation board members to open doors to major gifts. CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY & SPONSORSHIP. O''Byrne, Maeve: Top Tips for Hiring and Retaining Hospital Foundation Fundraising Staff. DONOR COMMUNICATIONS.

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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. It is difficult to report fundraising success and donor retention to staff and board.

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The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

billion in donations and pledges from individual citizens, foundations, and corporations, according to the 2007 Giving USA report, an annual snapshot of American philanthropy. In 2005 the devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita triggered $6.5

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The Agitator

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Can declining trust in institutions be blamed for the overall decline in personal philanthropy? Fortunately, thanks to more than 7 years research, testing and mass application by DonorVoice there’s a clear and proven process for building donor trust and improving donor retention and lifetime value. Fail at retention.

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NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 13, 2017

You can’t do much of anything without them—they give your organization the strong foundation that it needs to build upon. Maeve Strathy is a Fundraising Strategist for Blakely and the creator of her own fundraising blog, What Gives Philanthropy. It’s not only meaningful, but it does wonders for donor retention.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 31, 2016

You can’t do much of anything without them—they give your organization the strong foundation that it needs to build upon. Maeve Strathy is a Fundraising Strategist for Blakely and the creator of her own fundraising blog, What Gives Philanthropy. It’s not only meaningful, but it does wonders for donor retention.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 17, 2016

The training program — funded as part of the Meyer Foundation’s Children and Family Capacity-Building Initiative for Freddie Mac Foundation grantees — gives nonprofit leaders three day-long training sessions on topics like branding, message development, storytelling and media relations.

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iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 4, 2017

More recently, the concept of increasing funding through donor retention has become “sexy”. Where acquisition is expensive and costly, retention is cheaper and more lucrative. Nonprofits far and wide have begun buying into the concepts of retention based fundraising. Generating more money through retention 101.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2023

More than two-thirds of all donations over $1 million go to universities that hold large endowments or foundations that are large endowments.[22] 24] Among those with estates over $5 million, 78% of charitable dollars go to permanent foundations.[25] It can create a fund held by a strong community foundation. Of course not.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 18, 2021

But not everyone needs a philanthropy facilitator—especially if they aren’t ready. Some want to give using their IRA, family foundation, or donor-advised fund (DAF). Just like buyer’s remorse, donor’s remorse is the death knell to donor retention. . Plenty of donors just don’t want to meet. Some want to give anonymously.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 12, 2017

Where are you focusing your acquisitio n and retention efforts? Whether or not they have a donor-advised fund or family foundation. In other words, you can stop targeting almost half of the people in America with your fundraising efforts. It also means that the 80-20 Rule is dead. I guess now it should be called the 76-10 Rule.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 10, 2015

The Giving USA 2015 Annual Report on Philanthropy, released in July, announced that charitable giving, while growing steadily over the past five years, has reached its highest level since the Great Recession—an increase of 7.1% Donors of all kinds—individuals, foundations, and corporations—are back, baby! over 2013 totals.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

But my first gift was to the World Wildlife Foundation, and I just … I still support them. So my perspective today is as somebody who’s been studying philanthropy for my career, but also as a passion. That’s how philanthropy has been reflected as well until the most recent years. . billion and above. .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. The Foundations of Your Strategy. The Foundations of Your Donor Appreciation Strategy. Navigation: . Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? .

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Bloomerang

MAY 9, 2021

Here at Bloomerang, we specialize in donor retention. Retention is the key to maximizing your fundraising strategy, and appreciation is at the root of that strategy. The Foundations of Your Strategy. The Foundations of Your Donor Appreciation Strategy. Navigation: . Why Does Donor Appreciation Matter? .

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Another questions, “If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money?”[3]. If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money? Identification as a challenge in key account management: Conceptual foundations and a qualitative study. So, what’s the answer?

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 18, 2018

The biggest surge was in giving to holding pens such as foundations. Many philanthropists gave their money to their own foundations and donor-advised funds, not directly to charities. ” Retention rates stink. And finally, with a DAF or foundation, they get two doses of good-vibes for the price of one. Holding pens.

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