Strong Nonprofit Hospital Philanthropy Stems From Staff, Culture

Strong Nonprofit Hospital Philanthropy Stems From Staff, Culture: For nonprofit hospitals and health systems to sustain successful philanthropy programs, they must invest in fundraising staff and build a culture that demonstrates a commitment to the field, according to separate reports from the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.

Fidelity charity arm awards $2.1b - Business - The Boston Globe

Fidelity charity arm awards $2.1b - Business - The Boston Globe: Fidelity Investments said clients of its charitable gift fund requested distributions of $2.1 billion last year, a record level for the fund and a 29 percent increase from 2012.

The donor-advised fund, which operates as an independent public charity, made grants to more than 80,00

Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya

Latest global social, digital, mobile data for ya: This report presents all the key statistics, data and behavioural indicators for social, digital and mobile channels around the world. Alongside regional pictures that capture the stats for every nation on Earth, we also present in-depth analyses for 24 of the world’s largest economies: Argentina, Australia, Brazile, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, Thailand, the UAE, the UK, and the USA. For other reports in this series, please visit http://wearesocial.sg/tag/sdmw

Endowment Gains Still Trailing Equities Markets | The NonProfit Times

Endowment Gains Still Trailing Equities Markets | The NonProfit Times: Endowments of the nation’s colleges and universities rebounded last year from negative returns in 2012 to gain nearly 12 percent but still trailed one-year returns for most major indices. The 10-year returns for smaller endowments — those with less than $1 billion in assets — continued to lag their targets.

Study details Ohio nonprofits’ funding, needs | The Columbus Dispatch

Study details Ohio nonprofits’ funding, needs | The Columbus Dispatch: Those were among the findings of a study commissioned by Gov. John Kasich’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to get a sense of both the services and gaps in services provided by the state’s vast network of nonprofit and faith-based organizations.

The study is called “Mapping Ohio’s Compassion,” and the name has a literal connotation. There’s a website — ohiocompassionmap.org —

Centre for philanthropic research to launch

Centre for philanthropic research to launch: research centre that aims to examine the social and psychological drivers of giving is to open at Plymouth University, with its first studies looking at the challenges of being a new philanthropist and donor behaviour.