According to an article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, there have been more eight- and nine-figure gifts given in the first half of 2010 than in 2009. The article states: “At least 20 people have made gifts of $20-million to $35-million in the past six months; in the first part of 2009, only 13 such [...]
The results of the new Money for Good report will surprise you. The Money for Good initiative seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the behaviors, attitudes, and motivations of affluent Americans with respect to impact investing, charitable giving, and international entrepreneurship. Focus groups and an online survey (Hope Consulting conducted the research) tapped the [...]
A number of emerging trends are converging, and the result will likely be a “tipping point” in how we view the impact of philanthropy in our Northwest region, across the country, and globally. This past week’s headlines are pointing to this pending sea change. Like any movement, the change didn’t start this week with the [...]
Giving USA 2010: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2009 was released this morning. The report details giving trends over the last year and analyzes those results with information from the last couple decades. For the third year in a row, giving exceeded $300 billion even though overall giving declined 3.6 percent in [...]
TCG client Rig Riggins, CEO of the YMCA in Spokane, is the star of today’s Movie Monday from 501 Videos. Rig’s team was able to turn an otherwise uninterested corporate CEO into an excited major donor. How did it do it? Click here to watch the video and hear his story. Share and Enjoy:
Maryrose Larkin, Principal of Northwest Research, met with several clients of The Collins Group today at our offices in Seattle to share information about prospect research services as well as tips and best practices. Attending today’s session were representatives from Wellspring Family Services, Residence XII, St. Andrew’s Housing Group, YMCA of Greater Seattle, Hopelink, Neighborcare [...]
The New York Times recently published its annual special section on museums. It features some interesting articles on crowd funding, special events, and new partnerships and also includes an article with long-time director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philippe de Montebello. Click here to peruse all the articles. In other arts-related news, TCG [...]
After my last post regarding my frustrations with impersonal asks from my graduate school, let me give you a couple of personal examples of really good solicitations. Last year, a representative from my sorority’s foundation contacted me. She was coming to Seattle and wanted to meet me while in she was in town to let [...]
I loved graduate school. I moved across the country to attend grad school and not only had a wonderful adventure, but a fantastic education that I truly value. I loved it so much, that a decade later I am still paying for that education and will be until my own child leaves for college a [...]
In case you haven’t heard, on March 10 the US Senate extended a number of tax breaks including the IRA charitable rollover that allows individuals 70 ½ years of age and older to contribute as much as $100,000 from an IRA to a charity without paying taxes. In a climate where more donors are interested [...]
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