Friday, April 04, 2014

Voluntary sector income down 1.8 per cent, finds research

Voluntary sector income down 1.8 per cent, finds research: The voluntary sector’s income fell by �700m in real terms to �39.2bn in the year to March 2012, according to data published today in the UK Civil Society Almanac, published by NCVO and the Third Sector Research Centre.

Total sector income fell by around 1.8 per cent.

Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Survey On Australian Giving Trends | Pro Bono Australia

Survey On Australian Giving Trends | Pro Bono Australia: A new survey is hoping to provide important insights into the latest trends in philanthropy in Australia.

Chenoweth Philanthropy, an independent philanthropic consulting firm, is undertaking research on giving trends to better understand how philanthropists in Australia are responding to donor trends and to what degree they are incorporating them into their own giving.

“Much is written about global trends in philanthropy, including strategic giving, scalability of programs, collaborative giving, impact investing and evaluation. There is increasing interest and effort around the question of what philanthropists are achieving, and how they might do it better,” Director Susan Chenoweth said.

Monday, March 31, 2014

Continuing rebound in fundraising reported � Philanthropy North Carolina

Continuing rebound in fundraising reported � Philanthropy North Carolina: After two flat years followed by growth in 2012, a slightly bigger share of charities in the U.S. and Canada posted fundraising gains in 2013, a new survey says.

Sixty-two percent of over 500 nonprofits responding to an online survey early in 2014 by the Nonprofit Research Collaborative saw an increase in fundraising receipts in 2013.

That was the biggest share since 2007, the year before the economy crashed, and was u