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Giving USA 2021 Key Findings: How to Retain and Upgrade Nonprofit Donors Before Year’s End

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Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% You can find a sample script here. Giving 2020 facts that may surprise you. Giving during the pandemic and recession did not go down; it increased, albeit modestly. adjusted for inflation).

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User Generated Content Wins Again

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However, the Doritos/crystal ball commercial was the most notable for me, and come to find out it was shot by two guys from Indiana that entered their spot in a contest and ended up winning $1 million. By watching the Doritos ad in comparison to the other glossy, overdone, way too expensive spots, I could tell it was different.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

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In June 2021 Giving USA Foundation and partnership with the Lilly Indiana Family School of Philanthropy released their annual Giving USA report. Because, you know, is it giving them a script for a phone call, or a template? So what we’ll share in the next slide, is that in 2020, giving reached a record-breaking $471.44