Candid

MARCH 27, 2024

Here we provide a snapshot of what’s been trending. In February, bucking end-of-year trends, none of these human services sub-categories were searched more often than the arts and culture sub-categories listed above. For example, arts and culture groups saw month-over-month increases of 111% in January and 61% in February.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 16, 2018

As we slide toward the end of 2018, there are five broader digital trends that we see affecting non-profits next year. The benefits of recurring gifts are obvious—more predictability in funds and the ability to plan operations. From here, they can set up donor-advised funds to rival organizations like Volunteer Match.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why and how Candid updated our racial equity funding site . The nationwide racial reckoning triggered by the 2020 murder of George Floyd has resulted in a dramatic increase in funding for racial equity. The result is a refreshed site that gives a more complete picture of past funding and allows for stronger comparisons over time.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2024

Looking at the current state of fundraising, there are a few top trends and strategies to elevate your fundraising efforts that stand out among the crowd. Employing these latest trends and best practices can help you amplify your organization’s fundraising success!

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Qgiv

APRIL 27, 2023

Not all nonprofit trends need to be big and industry-changing. Mini trends are perfect for sprucing up your fundraising without making monumental changes to how you do things. Read on to learn all about these great nonprofit trends you should implement at your organization. The trend: add impact images.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

Source: United Nations Population Fund. Source: 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. Source: 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report. The good news is that global philanthropy is on the rise , but the challenges are great and NGOs will play a critical role in continuing to inspire the global community to give and volunteer.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

An Interview with Fanny Villiers , Directora General of Donadora – an official partner of the Global Trends in Giving Report ( en español ). Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. Is online giving growing rapidly as well?

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2023

Using an intersectional lens to climate funding According to Rogers, one of the essential elements of a just approach to climate funding is to work in an intentional way to acknowledge and account for the way racism and sexism have impacted whose leadership is amplified and whose work is supported.

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sgEngage

APRIL 18, 2023

Sometimes trends are purely of the moment—a fun way to mark the past, like shag carpet and 8-track tapes. But sometimes trends are the beginning of an idea, just starting to take shape, that will become the norm in a few years or a few decades. There are several benefits to adding participatory grantmaking to your funding programs.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

Using AI isn’t just a passing trend; it’s essential for nonprofits looking to make a bigger impact. This change reflects a broader trend in nonprofits. They use it to find trends, patterns, and opportunities. These features let groups focus on their resources. They use it to find patterns and trends.

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Nonprofits Source

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of philanthropy, the coming year promises innovative corporate giving trends that can benefit both nonprofit fundraisers seeking support and corporations eager to make a meaningful societal impact. If you’re ready to explore the growing power of CSR, let’s dive into the latest trends in corporate giving.

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Allegiance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

Were there any patterns or trends in their behaviors (e.g., The funding spent acquiring donors can result in fast growth, but it also holds more risk by not offsetting the acquisition cost until new donors give again. With help from Allegiance Group, Classical KING FM increased its new donor count by over 500%.

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OneCause

JULY 7, 2021

Here are five trends that will stick around. While it’s clear that it’s harder to create fun and engagement in a virtual event, it’s also clear that virtual events DO work ; donors DO tune in; they DO learn about the mission and the need; they DO contribute, and nonprofits DO raise critical funds.

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The MatrixFiles

MAY 23, 2024

Staff views of Meetings, Funds, Sponsorships, and Products have been transformed, bringing a sleek look with expanded functionality. These highly visual dashboard elements will give staff a new perspective on membership data and trends. The post MatrixMaxx 24.1

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

Subsequent action steps are grouped according to your level of fundraising development: Getting Started, Advancement (somewhere further along), and Going from Good to Great. General guidance for fundraisers Here is general guidance on actions fundraisers can take based on fundraising trends and best practices drawn from the report.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 3, 2023

End of year giving trends Giving Tuesday vs December 31 Maximizing both Giving Tuesday and Decemeber 31 End of year giving trends Giving has been declining since 2022, so year-end fundraising can be a great opportunity to raise more for your organization and hopefully recover some lapsed donors!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 31, 2021

This year’s tools tap into fundraising trends that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, from t-shirt fundraising for virtual events to contactless in-person giving. Bonfire enables nonprofits to easily design and raise funds by selling t-shirts online. Bonfire :: bonfire.com. Gifted :: gifted.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

However, nonprofits are guided by a mission- like providing education in under-served areas, supporting research to find cures to diseases, creating community among a specific group of people, and more. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds. What is Fund Accounting?

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

If you have a trusted group of grantees, you can ask them to estimate the time they spend on your application or provide feedback on which part of the application takes the longest. You can ask your grantees for feedback through surveys, interviews, focus groups, or informal conversations.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since collecting and sharing demographic data is still new to many organizations, there can be concerns about the data jeopardizing a grantseeker’s chances to receive funding. In fact, they suggest the real-world importance of asking for this grantee information once a funding decision has already been made.

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VQ Strategies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This research study is being released in tandem with a new study on funding volunteerism, “Investing in Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Qualitative Study”, which was led by Dr. Sue Carter Kahl of Sue Carter Kahl Consulting. percent of nonprofits are operating with less funding and paid staff than they had before the pandemic.

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Whole Whale

AUGUST 25, 2021

In fact, giving predictions continue to follow an increasing trend across the next five years. Investment returns funded multiple very large gifts, most of which were given by individuals to their foundations, including two gifts of $1 billion or more,” said Amir Pasic, Ph.D., 6 Trends in Fundraising Since 2015. the Eugene R.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 29, 2024

nonprofits that is representative of the national landscape of organizations that receive at least some foundation funding. A primary objective of the panel is to help funders, both individual and institutional, better understand the nonprofit experience so they can more effectively support the organizations they fund. “I

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Allegiance Group

MAY 16, 2024

These decreases continue the post-COVID trends, leaving many fundraisers to wonder when they’ll bottom out. The new FEP report compares overall philanthropic giving trends in 2022 and 2023. We’re sharing noteworthy takeaways and trends, as well as five strategies to focus on. Donor-advised funds will likely expand in 2024.

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Media Cause

AUGUST 25, 2022

This includes media budgets, audience treatments, campaign concepting, matching funds, and more. This group contributed to an increase in the number of gifts and revenue for our clients. Those who showed up and drove a strong campaign were able to bring in critical funds to sustain and grow their mission. Paid Media.

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Givinga

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As we’ve watched charitable giving become increasingly core to today’s business and consumer culture, we expect several trends will be central to corporate giving in 2021. There’s plenty of room for discussion and even debate as to whether other trends might impact the philantech space as we enter 2021. What do you think?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the last few years, Microsoft has rebuilt LinkedIn working out many of the kinks and bugs that made it frustrating to use, and has launched a suite of new tools and functionality for LinkedIn Pages , Profiles , and Groups. For example, the International Fund for Animal Welfare shared the good news that zero rhinos were poached in 2020.

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Allegiance Group

JUNE 13, 2024

Like your goals, you can refer to these personas throughout the campaign to confirm that each marketing decision resonates with your core group of supporters. Your nonprofit doesn’t exist in a vacuum, so you’ll need to consider market trends when launching any campaign. Cohesion across your team. Your supporters. Performing audits.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Here, we share recommendations on effective feedback practices, based on research we carried out with the Irritants for Change , a group of feedback experts and nonprofit rating and information-sharing platforms. Organizations benefit from unpacking and discussing feedback via focus or advisory groups or follow-on interviews.

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sgEngage

MARCH 7, 2024

Without that, the SOA can misrepresent the financial health of the organization and lead to future funding issues. Often, this leads to large audit adjustments, budget vs actual reporting difficulties, and other funding challenges. Broadly grouped expenses or revenues can obscure the allocation of funds across different programs.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A group of concerned nonprofit leaders in the Washington, D.C. area have been discussing a disconcerting trend: Black women and Black gender-expansive nonprofit leaders are leaving their positions, some exiting the nonprofit sector altogether. This, in turn, exacerbates the absence of trust in their leadership.

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Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

When the Supreme Court gutted race-conscious admissions last summer and the American Alliance for Equal Rights followed with a lawsuit against the Fearless Fund, some in the philanthropic sector feared that demographic data had become a potential liability.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2011

They were also one of the first nonprofits to utilize Myspace back in 2005 and Facebook Groups in 2006. For example, and as much as I love Sea Shepherd and appreciate their effort to be an early adopter in group text messaging, so far all of their text alerts have linked to their desktop site. I’d love to know of others?

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Candid

MAY 20, 2024

Like 20% of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium ’s (Southern Black Girls) grantee partners, the group had not received foundation funding before. BIPOC- and BIPOC women-led and -serving nonprofits face funding gaps BIPOC-led nonprofits face unique challenges that increase the urgency for general operating support grants.

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Donorbox

JANUARY 19, 2024

With over 2,500 active giving circles open to anyone, these groups redefine charitable giving. Circles of giving can raise funds from members and the larger community […] The post What is a Giving Circle? Giving circles empower ordinary individuals to make an impact on the issues they care about.

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Candid

MAY 9, 2024

These trends are a direct result of the “redlining” of communities of color for generations, which prevented investment dollars from improving those communities and encouraging homeownership. To help close this racial wealth gap, my organization, Living Cities, has made increasing homeownership across demographic groups a top priority.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 31, 2020

Raising funds for your cause takes constant dedication and focus, and nothing helps you gain focus better than setting a game plan. In other words, if you lost your top funders tomorrow, what percentage of your budget would need to be replaced through other funding sources. 3) Past Trends. Crowdfunding campaign.

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