Nonprofits flunk online fundraising test � Philanthropy North Carolina: he inaugural Online Fundraising Scorecard, a study by Dunham Company and Next After, reviewed the websites of 151 organizations over nine months in 2013, signed up to receive emails, and made an initial $20 gift.
The study looked at 56 key indicators in four key aspects of online fundraising, including email registration, email communication, the donation experience, and the gift acknowledgement process.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
Polar Plunge totals remains well ahead of 2013’s record pace - Murray Ledger & Times: News
Polar Plunge totals remains well ahead of 2013’s record pace - Murray Ledger & Times: News: In addition, the number of participants committed to taking the jump into Kentucky Lake is also well ahead of this time last year as well. Miller reported that 255 participants are in hand now, about 60 ahead of last year’s number, which eventually totaled more than 500 people.
Adrian Sargeant to lead philanthropic psychology research centre at Plymouth University | UK Fundraising
Adrian Sargeant to lead philanthropic psychology research centre at Plymouth University | UK Fundraising: Plymouth University is opening a new research centre that will be the first to focus on philanthropic psychology. Led by fundraising academic Professor Adrian Sargeant, the Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy will examine the social and psychological drivers of giving and derive practical applications for fundraisers from them.
Individual Finns’ charity donations on the rise | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi
Individual Finns’ charity donations on the rise | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi: Individual Finns’ charity donations on the rise
Human suffering, and especially the plight of children motivates Finns to make donations to charity. Non-profit organisations report a pronounced increase in individual donations. At the same time, the ending of the direct debit system is posing challenges to non-profits.
Human suffering, and especially the plight of children motivates Finns to make donations to charity. Non-profit organisations report a pronounced increase in individual donations. At the same time, the ending of the direct debit system is posing challenges to non-profits.
New nonprofit alliance will have big impact in Florida | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com
New nonprofit alliance will have big impact in Florida | Tallahassee Democrat | tallahassee.com: The Nonprofit Symposium held Jan. 15 by the newly created Florida Nonprofit Alliance was time very well spent and I was sorry so few of the local nonprofits attended. FNA is the newly created statewide nonprofit advocacy organization.
There are 36 other states that already have a statewide organization recognized by the National Council of Nonprofits and Florida is finally getting our own. It’s ridiculous we haven’t been one of the national leaders.
There are 36 other states that already have a statewide organization recognized by the National Council of Nonprofits and Florida is finally getting our own. It’s ridiculous we haven’t been one of the national leaders.
PGA Tour Surpasses $2 Billion in Charitable Giving | Golf Channel
PGA Tour Surpasses $2 Billion in Charitable Giving | Golf Channel: SAN DIEGO – The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that it has reached $2 billion in charitable giving.
After passing $1 billion in total dollars raised in 2005, the Tour needed only eight years to reach this latest milestone.
After passing $1 billion in total dollars raised in 2005, the Tour needed only eight years to reach this latest milestone.
Sacramento Philharmonic And Opera Receives $500,000 Lifesaving Donation � CBS Sacramento
Sacramento Philharmonic And Opera Receives $500,000 Lifesaving Donation � CBS Sacramento: Tannenbaum was planning on asking the city for a subsidy.
“And my CFO comes into the room and she looked a bit dumbfounded,” said Tannenbaum.
A gift of a half-million dollars came in the mail.
“There was a moment of what, what, until she put the checks on the table. And there was $250,000 for the opera and $250,000 for the philharmonic,” said Tannenbaum.
“And my CFO comes into the room and she looked a bit dumbfounded,” said Tannenbaum.
A gift of a half-million dollars came in the mail.
“There was a moment of what, what, until she put the checks on the table. And there was $250,000 for the opera and $250,000 for the philharmonic,” said Tannenbaum.
Harvard business grads teach for charity � Philanthropy North Carolina
Harvard business grads teach for charity � Philanthropy North Carolina: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the past 11 years, using the case method pioneered at Harvard Business School, graduates of the school have taught decision-making skills to mid-career executives in the Charlotte area.
Working as volunteer faculty through the Harvard Business School Club of Charlotte, those alumni, including presidents and founders of companies, have taught executives from over 120 local firms.
Working as volunteer faculty through the Harvard Business School Club of Charlotte, those alumni, including presidents and founders of companies, have taught executives from over 120 local firms.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Sept. 11 Museum to Charge $24 Admission for Tickets – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Sept. 11 Museum to Charge $24 Admission for Tickets – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Sept. 11 Museum to Charge $24 Admission for Tickets
The board of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum voted Thursday to set a mandatory $24 entry fee for the institution set to open at the World Trade Center site in May, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The board of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum voted Thursday to set a mandatory $24 entry fee for the institution set to open at the World Trade Center site in May, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Greg Mortenson Explains His Downfall to NBC’s Tom Brokaw - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
Greg Mortenson Explains His Downfall to NBC’s Tom Brokaw - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: t’s difficult to know whether Greg Mortenson’s recent explanations of his fabricated Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools and of his charity’s misuse of funds are a buy or a sell. Would you buy Mortenson’s rationalizations after his mounds of made-up stories of his purported experiences in Taliban-controlled parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, or might you rate his statements in an interview with Tom Brokaw just more of what led to his public exposure and the subsequent investigations of his charity, the Central Asia Institute?
Proof that Social Enterprise Can Succeed as It Fails - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
Proof that Social Enterprise Can Succeed as It Fails - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Bixi has been something of a poster child for social enterprise. It is a nonprofit with local public backing pursuing a global social agenda through a business enterprise. This nonprofit is behind the bike-sharing programs in New York City, Melbourne, San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, and many other cities. It successfully helped to establish roots for bike sharing, with 37,000 bikes in use around the world, but now it has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Bixi owes Montreal about $40 million in loans, which the city is now calling in, and it is estimated that the nonprofit owes its suppliers about $9 million. Still, although the organization has run into a wall, the programs it engendered will not.
Bixi owes Montreal about $40 million in loans, which the city is now calling in, and it is estimated that the nonprofit owes its suppliers about $9 million. Still, although the organization has run into a wall, the programs it engendered will not.
Mulva Family Donates $60 Million to Business and Engineering Schools | News
Mulva Family Donates $60 Million to Business and Engineering Schools | News: AUSTIN, Texas — The Mulva Family Foundation has made a $60 million multiyear pledge to The University of Texas at Austin to support the McCombs School of Business and the Cockrell School of Engineering, once again demonstrating a deep commitment to the university’s future and to a continued vision of excellence in teaching and research.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
A Network Way of Working: A Compilation of Considerations about Effectiveness in Networks - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
A Network Way of Working: A Compilation of Considerations about Effectiveness in Networks - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: A Network Way of Working: A Compilation of Considerations about Effectiveness in Networks
Who Better To Talk To? | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits
Who Better To Talk To? | The Agitator - Fundraising, Direct Marketing and Advocacy Strategies for Nonprofits: If you are seriously interested in arresting your nonprofit’s declining retention rate, there are several approaches you can take — tactical improvements to your cultivation and renewal streams, improving ‘customer service’ aspects of your operations, telling a more compelling story (delivering both emotion and results).
Of course these are not mutually exclusive approaches … probably all are neede
Of course these are not mutually exclusive approaches … probably all are neede
Friday, January 17, 2014
Philanthropy as an Asset Class | Jeremy Balkin
Philanthropy as an Asset Class | Jeremy Balkin: In just a few days the most important annual gathering of world leaders, chief executives, philanthropists and Nobel laureates, will be taking place in a small skiing village in Switzerland. This gathering is for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where this year's theme is appropriately "The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business."
NYC mayor's pizza technique is a big forking deal for charity – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs
NYC mayor's pizza technique is a big forking deal for charity – Eatocracy - CNN.com Blogs: Now, the act that sent the Internet into a frenzy with chatter about what most New Yorkers scorn as a serious food flub portends to deliver some dough - as in money - to charity.
Goodfella's Pizzeria co-owner Marc Cosentino says he will auction off the infamous fork that de Blasio used in a charity fundraiser.
Goodfella's Pizzeria co-owner Marc Cosentino says he will auction off the infamous fork that de Blasio used in a charity fundraiser.
Charitable Deduction Probably Safe for 2014, Say Experts - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
Charitable Deduction Probably Safe for 2014, Say Experts - Tax Watch - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Nonprofit experts are confident the charitable tax deduction will emerge unscathed from the current session of Congress, but they are less certain how lawmakers will deal with several tax breaks for charities that expired at the end of 2013.
Season of Sharing donations could hit record $2 million | HeraldTribune.com
Season of Sharing donations could hit record $2 million | HeraldTribune.com: The annual fundraising campaign, started by the Herald-Tribune Media Group and the Community Foundation in 2000 to help people under financial duress remain in their homes, has raised $1.6 million so far this year, already meeting a $500,000 matching grant from the Patterson Foundation.
But with a recent offer of an additional $150,000 from past supporters Chuck and Margie Barancik and a commitment from The Patterson Foundation to continue matching new and increased gifts, the total for the year could reach or surpass a record level of $2 million.
But with a recent offer of an additional $150,000 from past supporters Chuck and Margie Barancik and a commitment from The Patterson Foundation to continue matching new and increased gifts, the total for the year could reach or surpass a record level of $2 million.
49ers join S.F., Seattle fans in fundraising effort - Al Saracevic
49ers join S.F., Seattle fans in fundraising effort - Al Saracevic: As SFGate’s Kevin Lynch reported last week (click HERE), a group of 49ers fans raised funds to put up a pro-S.F. billboard on the outskirts of Seattle. But, in an act of kindness, Lynch reported, “the 49ers fan group donated the leftover proceeds from their billboard fund to Seattle Children’s Hospital, a place where Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson volunteers on nearly a weekly basis. … Seahawks fans have, in kind, raised money for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in San Francisco.”
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Epic snowmobile journey a fundraiser for Montana nonprofits - Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Outdoors
Epic snowmobile journey a fundraiser for Montana nonprofits - Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Outdoors: he Trans Montana Ride begins a snowball's throw from Canada near the scenic border town of Eureka. It traverses the length of Montana's Rocky Mountains — passing through Condon, Seeley Lake and Elliston — before arriving on the Idaho border at Raynolds Pass.
Along the way, the Trans Montana Ride crosses some of the most majestic scenery in the West, while raising money for Montana nonprofits.
Along the way, the Trans Montana Ride crosses some of the most majestic scenery in the West, while raising money for Montana nonprofits.
Sanford gift creates education center at National U | UTSanDiego.com
Sanford gift creates education center at National U | UTSanDiego.com: National University has received $1 million from philanthropist T. Denny Sanford to help create a center focused on training
What Language Works Best in Crowdfunding Campaigns? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
What Language Works Best in Crowdfunding Campaigns? - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Kickstarter brought in an impressive amount of money from its crowdfunding campaigns in 2013, totaling on over $480 million pledged. A Georgia Tech study has gathered information from Kickstarter campaigns to determine what phrases work best to attract funders to crowdfunding campaigns. Although many other factors can affect the success of a crowdfunding campaign, such as social media influence, this study may help nonprofits looking to crowdfund with writing eye-catching pitches and weeding out those less desirable phrases.
Can The Gambling Industry Ever Become A Force For Good? - Forbes
Can The Gambling Industry Ever Become A Force For Good? - Forbes: After what appears to be a long-cycle swing towards greater permissiveness of gambling, both in the USA and in the rest of the world, it remains true that most Americans cannot legally bet on sports events, most Europeans have no access to modern style casinos and mainland Chinese can only play the lottery.
Charity Poker Compromise Splits the Pot in Michigan - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
Charity Poker Compromise Splits the Pot in Michigan - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Kathleen Gray at the Livingston Daily summarizes the transformation that necessitated the controls put into places, as relayed by representatives from the Gaming Control Board: “The charity poker boom has become a big business with too few controls…. It has grown from $7.9 million in revenue in 2004 to $197 million in revenue in 2011. The jump happened when the state lottery authorized poker and other casino-type games, like blackjack and roulette, at charity fund-raisers. The growing popularity of Texas Hold ’Em poker games also fueled the increase.”
Habitat Says Lending Regulations Hinder Housing Nonprofits – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Habitat Says Lending Regulations Hinder Housing Nonprofits – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Frank Spencer, president of Habitat’s Charlotte, N.C., chapter, detailed the impact on his group of holding nonprofits to the “qualified mortgage” rule adopted under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which aims to prevent some of the risky lending practices that contributed to the economic meltdown.
Minn. Orchestra Players Take Pay Cut as Long Lockout Ends – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Minn. Orchestra Players Take Pay Cut as Long Lockout Ends – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: A bitter contract standoff that cost the Minnesota Orchestra a full season and its conductor ended Tuesday as musicians approved a three-year deal that will reduce their wages and benefits by roughly 15 percent, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Questions I'm Most Often Asked about Direct Mail Fundraising
Questions I'm Most Often Asked about Direct Mail Fundraising: Is the Internet the death knell for direct mail?
Not even close. Direct mail is a long way from death. It's still the most effective fundraising medium (after the church offering basket) and it's many times more effective than email.
But the way it works is changing. One important change is the way direct mail and the Web are becoming intertwined. Donors are moved by the warmth and personal touch of direct mail, then going online to give. It's the best of both worlds when they do that: The higher average gifts we get from online donors, combined with the higher frequency and retention we see with direct-mail donors. This is on its way to becoming the typical way giving happens.
Not even close. Direct mail is a long way from death. It's still the most effective fundraising medium (after the church offering basket) and it's many times more effective than email.
But the way it works is changing. One important change is the way direct mail and the Web are becoming intertwined. Donors are moved by the warmth and personal touch of direct mail, then going online to give. It's the best of both worlds when they do that: The higher average gifts we get from online donors, combined with the higher frequency and retention we see with direct-mail donors. This is on its way to becoming the typical way giving happens.
Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum Announce Arizona Gives Day 2014
Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum Announce Arizona Gives Day 2014: Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers Forum Announce Arizona Gives Day 2014
Your annual report should be an offer no one can refuse � Philanthropy North Carolina
Your annual report should be an offer no one can refuse � Philanthropy North Carolina: n showcasing who you are, what you do and how you improve lives, your annual report can inspire people to support and be part of your work.
Yet instead of highlighting the crucial difference they make, nonprofits too often use their annual report simply to stroke themselves and their supporters.
In accentuating the positive, annual reports also tend to skirt or soft-pedal the often grim reality facing the people and places they serve.
Yet instead of highlighting the crucial difference they make, nonprofits too often use their annual report simply to stroke themselves and their supporters.
In accentuating the positive, annual reports also tend to skirt or soft-pedal the often grim reality facing the people and places they serve.
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