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Reimagining grantmaking with data collaboration at scale 

Candid

In addition to Candid’s vice president of influence Aleda Gagarin, the session featured Ellen Dickenson, senior vice president for research of United Way of Massachusetts Bay; Jeffrey Jimenez-Kurlander, learning and impact officer from the Surdna Foundation; and Kerrin Mitchell, co-founder of Fluxx.

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Key takeaways from Candid’s 2021 Nonprofit Compensation Report

Candid

The District of Columbia has the highest median executive compensation at $174K, followed by New York ($152K) and Massachusetts ($143K). Nonprofits, particularly charities that rely on contributions, must also be able to defend their compensation practices to the public.

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93 or 7?

NCE Social Media

Did you know that 93% of charities have a Facebook page? A new study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research also found that 97% of large charities have a Facebook page as of 2009. Other facts uncovered in the study: 90% of charities had Twitter accounts. 65% had blogs. 65% had blogs.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

percent of respondents gave to charity in 2020, comparable to survey results from 2017 and 2015. Each institution will be required to match the grant 1:1 over the next five years to provide permanent endowment funds for expanded financial aid for students who are eligible for Pell Grants, low income, and undocumented or have DACA status.

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What's Really Going on with Events this Season?

NetWits

A recent article in the Boston Globe, entitled “Downturn slows elite charity events” has been widely circulated around the event fundraising circles.

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4 Trends That Will Redefine Corporate Giving For 2021

Givinga

Will digital transformations help companies and charities meet or exceed expectations in the coming year? Transparency in fees and costs, delivery of funds, and charities supported will become core requirements. Will companies see significant growth in the digital giving sector? Here is our view: Plan to Give.

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The ALS Ice Bucket Donor Retention Challenge

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She recalls, “I was visiting a chapter in Alabama when I got a call from the fundraising team mentioning letting me know about the Ice Bucket Challenge that at the time was happening in Massachusetts at fundraising event organized by Peter Frates and that people were posting videos on Facebook.”

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