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 [...]
As a nonprofit executive or fundraiser, every conference you’ve attended in the last two to three years has undoubtedly included sessions on social media, web 2.0, or fundraising via your website or email appeals. In these sessions you have been encouraged to establish an online presence for your organization as part of a comprehensive communication [...]
A recent study by the American Association of Museums has found that attendance increased at museums nationwide during the past year, despite a drop in funding. Science centers and natural history museums saw the most gains in attendance, as did institutions in the Midwest and West. Factors cited for the increase include new programming as [...]
According to a new report on 2009 giving by Convio, a fundraising software firm, more than $284 million was donated online in major cities across the U.S., up from almost $240 million in 2008. The report ranked 273 large cities with total population of more than 100,000 based on per capita online giving and on [...]
As a fundraising professional, you know how important it is to meet your donors and supporters where they’re spending their time. In this case, it’s online – even when they’re on the go: A recent study conducted by comScore revealed that, as of January 2010, over 30 percent of smartphone users are accessing social networking [...]
Is there really a recession underway? I am a benefit luncheon junkie. I attend an amazing amount every year and I never fail to be inspired, renewed, and rejuvenated at the impact I can have in making our world a better place. Last week I attended the annual luncheon for Hopelink. For those of you [...]
When I moved to Seattle 20 years ago, I gave up access to the New York edition of The New York Times. My Saturday and Sunday mornings are punctuated by the delivery of the national edition but…it’s just not the same. I read the online edition regularly, especially for stories that didn’t make the national [...]
Last Wednesday the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over 10,000 points for the first time in, well, a long time. I had a hard time getting excited about this milestone (Would it really last? Is this THE sign we’ve all been waiting for? Is it time to dance in the streets in the again?), but [...]
For nonprofit organizations in every sector and every region of the country, 2009 has been a challenging year for fundraising. And with the great majority of personal contributions given in the last quarter of the calendar year, staff and board members are feeling significant pressure to secure needed funding. A new study commissioned by Campbell [...]
While giving tends to increase in the wake of a well-publicized emergency, such as a natural disaster, this fact doesn’t necessarily extend to the kind of emergencies many nonprofits are facing today as traditional revenue sources – government aid, earned income, etc. – are suddenly drying up. Following are six tips for making the best [...]
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