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What Should Organizations Do With a Large Unsolicited — and Unrestricted — One-Time Gift?

NonProfit PRO

In just three years, MacKenzie Scott has given more than $12 billion in unrestricted funding to hundreds of nonprofit organizations. While Scott’s efforts — and those of like-minded donors — are a welcome development, recipient organizations are left wondering what to do with these transformational gifts.

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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

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All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. While Scott is far from the first to focus on giving major gifts with no strings attached, the scale of her philanthropy is causing many funders to rethink long-held beliefs about what requirements should be paired with a donation. What Are Restricted Funds?

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Matching Gifts and Relief & Development Nonprofits

Double the Donation

Charitable organizations working tirelessly to provide relief and development services often rely on the generosity of both groups to fund their vital initiatives. And that’s how matching gifts and relief and development nonprofits go hand in hand. In this guide, we’ll explore matching gifts and their role […]

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Elevating your major gifts and planned giving with data-driven decision-making

EveryAction

In both cases, you make the individual donations more workable, increasing the chance that they can donate, while also increasing your overall funds raised. Beyond providing basic needs, many parents fund college and also want to leave behind substantial inheritances to help ensure that children, grandchildren, and future generations prosper.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How Should Donor-Advised Fund Gifts Be Recognized?

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a fundraiser who needs advice on how donor-advised funds should be recognized in their annual reports. . Dear Charity Clairity, I appreciated reading your guidance re: donor-advised funds (DAFs) and would like to have additional clarity re: listing DAFs in an annual report.

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Mastering Major Gifts: The Ultimate Guide to Raise More

Bloomerang

To secure the support of these crucial donors, your nonprofit needs to build a robust major gifts fundraising strategy. Because major gifts are so large, it requires time and dedication to cultivate and acquire more of these donations. Why are major gifts so important for nonprofits? What is a major gift? billion in 2022.

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What’s The Difference Between A Principal Gift And A Mega Gift?

Bloomerang

We rarely know who coined certain development terms or originated some of the activities and fundraising we use today. The concept of a “mega gift” was coined by the late Jerold Panas , a fundraising pioneer in our industry. Principal gifts vs. mega gifts. What do principal and mega gifts have in common?

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