Uh oh. We’re nervous and it shows. At least, that’s what our friends at Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy tell us. They report that the 2009 Summer Philanthropic Giving Index is hovering around 65.4 percent, that’s down from 82.8 percent last year. What’s the Index? Well, in short, it is the confidence that fundraising professionals [...]
Be sure not to miss two recently published studies: http://www.charitablegift.org/docs/Gender-Study-Executive-Summary.pdf http://www.givingforum.org/s_forum/bin.asp?CID=611&DID=25090&DOC=FILE.PDF The first, from the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, found that fully half of women donors surveyed reported that they make the philanthropic decisions in their households, including the amount to give and the charities to support. Furthermore, 92% of male respondents identified their wives [...]
The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies just released a new study on the effects the recession has had on nonprofits. Specifically, how the economic recession has effected nonprofits fiscally and the actions that nonprofits are taking. There are a lot of good benchmarks and coping strategies that are worth taking a look at.
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