Educational Endowments’ Investment Returns Averaged 15.8 Percent FY2014 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Educational Endowments’ Investment Returns Averaged 15.8 Percent FY2014 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "(Press release, Nov. 3, 2014) — Preliminary data gathered from 426 U.S. colleges and universities for the 2014 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments® (NCSE) indicate that these institutions' endowments returned an average of 15.8 percent (net of fees) for the 2014 fiscal year (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014). The early return data build on the 11.7 percent average return reported by study participants for FY2013."



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Steve and Jean Case Tout ‘Impact Investments’ Instead of Giving Money Away - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Steve and Jean Case Tout ‘Impact Investments’ Instead of Giving Money Away - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "After a White House meeting in June, the couple committed $50-million to "impact investments," which they will make personally or through the Case Foundation, which Ms. Case runs. They joined more than 20 other foundations and financial firms that announced they would make a total of $1.5-billion in impact investments."



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International Million Dollar Donors Report Examines Giving in Seven Regions

International Million Dollar Donors Report Examines Giving in Seven Regions: "International Million Dollar Donors Report Examines Giving in Seven Regions"



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Charitable Gifts of Bitcoin: Tax, Appraisal, Legal and Processing Considerations | Planned Giving Design Center

Charitable Gifts of Bitcoin: Tax, Appraisal, Legal and Processing Considerations | Planned Giving Design Center: "Charitable Gifts of Bitcoin: Tax, Appraisal, Legal and Processing Considerations
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audience: National Publication, Bryan K. Clontz, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CAP, "



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Nonprofits: Ban These Phrases from Your Vocabulary

Nonprofits: Ban These Phrases from Your Vocabulary: "GuideStar, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and Charity Navigator don't ever want to hear you say these words again:

"Only X% of your gift goes to overhead." OR
"Only X cents on the dollar go to overhead costs."
Why? Because you do both your organization and your donors a great disservice when you focus on overhead as the key indicator of your worthiness to receive donations."



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Advocacy Toolkit | Arts Council

Advocacy Toolkit | Arts Council: "This Advocacy Toolkit is designed to help you reach out to audiences to tell a story about the value and impact of public investment in arts and culture, from both a local and national perspective.

The story you tell is increasingly important as we look towards a General Election in May 2015, followed by a new government and then a Spending Review shortly afterwards. "



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Jeff Jowdy- Do Board Members Really Need to Fundraise? : FundRaising Success

Jeff Jowdy- Do Board Members Really Need to Fundraise? : FundRaising Success: "t hit a nerve.

But there it was in black and white. A study by BoardSource reported that nonprofit leaders stated their board members needed to be better fundraisers. The survey of CEOs showed an increase in board giving (up to 85 percent in this year's survey from 60 percent in 1994).

So, why did it hit a nerve?"



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Blackbaud Index Nonprofits Experience Fewer Dollars Donated in September : Page 1 of 1 : FundRaising Success

Blackbaud Index Nonprofits Experience Fewer Dollars Donated in September : Page 1 of 1 : FundRaising Success: " The Blackbaud Indexreported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 1.8 percent and online giving increased 12.6 percent for the three months ending September 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013."



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Foundation Center - Research Studies - Key Facts on U.S. Foundations, 2013 Edition

Foundation Center - Research Studies - Key Facts on U.S. Foundations, 2013 Edition:



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The Tactics of Collaboration | Stanford Social Innovation Review

The Tactics of Collaboration | Stanford Social Innovation Review: "Understanding the tactics of collaboration can help make the unique value of working well together real. It’s important because the whole—all of us, humanity—can be greater than the sum of our parts. We often discuss collaboration in terms of its relationship to competition; competition, at its best, can make each part more valuable and more effective, but collaboration adds value to the whole by focusing on how the parts work together."



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