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Heroes Define Philanthropy

Bloomerang

Philanthropy is Fueled by Daily Acts of Heroism As a fundraising trainer and consultant who’s had the privilege of working with hundreds of nonprofit leaders and their supporters, I can strongly make the case that the philanthropic sector is full of heroes. Donors also show courage in making their gifts of time and money.

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Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data 

Candid

We also conducted a (highly unscientific) candy-poll at ARNOVA ’s conference last November. In this poll, we asked researchers to take a candy from a candy-jar labeled with the data field most important to them (the options were: mission statement, IRS schedule J, Candid Seal of Transparency status).

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Giving USA 2023 Report Insights & Solutions to Giving Decline 

Qgiv

With giving declining in 2022 for the fourth time in forty years, many are worried about the state of fundraising in 2023 and beyond. With individuals giving the most of any group polled, this was particularly worrying because individuals make up the majority of fundraising dollars given in a year (64% of total giving in 2022).

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How can nonprofit leaders enact effective practices to achieve the promise of social equity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Charitable giving, according to a 2020 Gallup poll , shrunk down to 73% in 2020, from 87% in 2005. Capitulation to this style of philanthropy further neglects millennials donors, who lag behind the financial impact of previous generations. 27% of all nonprofit boards lack even one person of color.

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Attention nonprofits: We don’t know our donor data!

3rd Sector Labs

For starters, ALL data degrades over time. Hmm … while our data is degrading, we are putting way more time into writing better fundraising letters and emails than learning about the individuals whom we are contacting. While this is an informal poll and not a scientific study, the results are eye-opening. Data degrades.

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Can Happiness Impact Philanthropy?

Care2

Happiness is a better indicator of philanthropy than wealth is. Released two days ago, they looked at 153 countries; the largest ever study of global charitable behavior, relying on data largely from Gallup's Worldview World Poll. The index analyzed generosity in terms of giving money, giving time as a volunteer, and helping strangers.

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How to Use AI Fundraising Tools to Boost Donor Engagement

sgEngage

Artificial Intelligence (AI) fundraising may seem like no more than the newest philanthropy buzzword. You’ll further test and refine the tool over time the more you use it to support your fundraising. Here’s what we got in response: For the Occasional Donor: Subject: “Make This Summer Shine: Join Our One-Time Summer Giving Fest!”

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