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News Home » Topic » Charitable Giving Overall Charitable Giving Up 5 Percent In February And Online Giving Up 13.8 Percent   Posted in Fundraising on Apr 24, 2012    0 Comments  The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving, a broad-based fundraising index that reports overall giving trends of 2,515 US-based nonprofit organizations representing $7.4 billion in yearly giving on a monthly basis, today reported that charitable giving rose 5% for the three months ending February 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving, comprised of actual revenue data from 1889 nonprofits ...  More   Post-Recession Charitable Pledges To Health Care Organizations Slow, Jeopardizing Future Fundraising Efforts   Posted in Fundraising on Mar 7, 2012    0 Comments  Examination of a full year's post-recession fundraising by U.S. and Canadian health care organizations shows charitable pledges to these organizations in both countries have slowed. These and other findings were contained in two reports published by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) based on its detailed Performance Benchmarking Service survey of fundraising activities in both countries. Key findings revealed a downward ...  More   Small U.S. Private Foundations Increased Giving Significantly In 2011   Posted in Philanthropy on Feb 25, 2012    0 Comments  Preliminary findings of Foundation Source's Private Foundation Index 2011 give a representative snapshot of the largest segment of private foundations in the U.S. today--small to mid-size foundations. The new report is based on the actual grantmaking behavior of 719 private foundations with philanthropic assets under $50 million. Unlike much reporting in the philanthropic sector, this research is based on actual data, rather than ...  More   Fundraising Returns To Pre-Recession Levels   Posted in Fundraising on Jan 23, 2012    0 Comments  According to The Blackbaud Index, fundraising has returned to pre-recession levels. Through the first 11 months of 2011, overall giving is up 3.4% over 2010, and is now officially above the level of giving seen in 2007. Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud’s chief scientist and creator of The Blackbaud Index noted that while giving is up, the increase is not uniform across all sub-sectors. However, most nonprofits saw greater stability and ...  More   Majority Of Americans Are More Committed Than Ever To Charitable Giving During The Holidays   Posted in Philanthropy on Dec 12, 2011    0 Comments  Despite the tough economy, Americans still feel very charitable during the holidays. The 2011 Holiday Giving survey conducted by the American Red Cross shows that 4 out of 5 Americans feel that helping someone less fortunate is an important part of their holiday tradition. Nearly six in 10 (57 percent) plan to give to charity between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is the third year the Red Cross has conducted the national survey, and ...  More   New Research Answers Questions On How To Increase Charitable Giving And Investing By Wealthy Women   Posted in Philanthropy on Nov 17, 2011    0 Comments  Is it a surprise that men and women are different in how and when they contribute to a non-profit? Is it true that American women collectively control $14 Trillion in assets? On Monday, November 14, 2011 at 6pm at the Denver Athletic Club, Kathleen Lenover will host an event premiering recent research on the needs of Wealthy Women. Through a series of personal interviews, primary and secondary research, Kathleen has uncovered what charitable ...  More   New Report Released On Growing Philanthropy In The United States   Posted in Philanthropy on Nov 3, 2011    0 Comments  Blackbaud, Inc. has announced the release of Growing Philanthropy in the United States, a report featuring recommendations defined to increase charitable giving to nonprofit organizations. Co-authored by Adrian Sargeant and Jen Shang of Indiana University, the report is presented by Indiana University, Blackbaud, Hartsook Companies, and Hartsook Institutes for Fundraising and is based on research from the Growing Philanthropy ...  More   Charitable Giving Index: Fundraising Growth Slows   Posted in Fundraising on Oct 17, 2011    0 Comments  Blackbaud, Inc. today released a fundraising trends report based on monthly findings from The Blackbaud Index and featuring commentary from Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) on the newly released specialty index focused on healthcare organizations. Chuck Longfield, Blackbaud's chief scientist and creator of The Blackbaud Index noted that although overall fundraising grew by a ...  More   Charitable Giving By Wealthy Hits Ten-Year Low; Nonprofit Sector Finds Innovative Ways To Encourage Americans To Donate To Charity   Posted in Philanthropy on Feb 28, 2011    0 Comments  A recent article by the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows that charitable giving by the wealthiest Americans is at a ten-year slump. Vincent Everett (CEO Works of Life International Ministries) holds that the slump is attributed to slow national economic recovery and uncertain tax laws next year. The Works of Life executive pledges to accept a wide variety of donated items as charitable tools to encourage more Americans to give to charity in ...  More   Three Nonprofit Predictions For 2011   Posted in Management on Jan 9, 2011 by Steve MacLaughlin    0 Comments  The new year brings optimism and opportunity. It can also bring some uncertainty and anxiety about the future. I don't have a crystal ball, but I have a lot of data and observations from around the nonprofit sector. Here are three predictions for 2011: Giving Gets Better The global recession certainly had a heavy impact on the nonprofit sector. Giving to organizations for the past three years has taken a hit from the ...  More   10 Tips To Ensure Year-End Charitable Contributions Can Be Deducted   Posted in Government on Dec 29, 2010    0 Comments  The year-end charitable giving season is upon us, and Grant Thornton LLP wants to make sure Americans don’t miss out on the federal tax rewards available for their charitable contributions. “In general, Americans are very charitable people and it’s an added benefit that our government rewards us for it,” said Justin Ransome, a partner in Grant Thornton’s Washington National Tax Office. “However, strict adherence to some very specific rules is ...  More   Recent Survey By The Harris Poll Finds Substantial Numbers Still Willing To Donate Time And Money   Posted in Philanthropy on Nov 20, 2010    0 Comments  Even though Americans indicate that, as a result of the current economy, they have changed their behavior toward donating their time or money, substantial numbers of Americans still indicate a willingness to make contributions, albeit smaller ones and to fewer organizations. Here are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,620 adults surveyed nationally online between September 14 and 20, 2010 by Harris Interactive. Changes in ...  More   PREV  1  2  NEXT

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