Fundraisers optimistic about major gift income over next two years | UK Fundraising

Fundraisers optimistic about major gift income over next two years | UK Fundraising: Research by Good Values and the Institute of Fundraising suggests that fundraisers are optimistic about the state of major gift income. Indeed 95% of the 88 fundraisers surveyed expected to see an increase in income from this source over the next two years.

The survey covered charities with a major gifts programme and those that we just starting out. Of those actively seeking major gifts, almost one third said that they had raised over �1 million from this source in the last financial year. Their average return on investment was 1:9.

Employees Aren’t Grabbing Access To Retirement Plans | The NonProfit Times

Employees Aren’t Grabbing Access To Retirement Plans | The NonProfit Times: ven as more nonprofits are offering retirement plans to their employees, participation rates remain relatively low. But at the same time, studies show nonprofit employees are worried about their retirement nest egg.

According to three-year trending data from The NonProfit Times and Bluewater Nonprofit Solution’s annual Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Reports,

Workplace Giving ‘Engagement’ Report | Pro Bono Australia

Workplace Giving ‘Engagement’ Report | Pro Bono Australia: New research suggests a positive correlation between employees’ participation in workplace giving and their attitude towards their employer.

The report ‘Engagement-Recognising the Value of Workplace Giving’ by the Australian Charities Fund (ACF) and the Centre for Social Impact, uses data from 4100 survey respondents from over 30 companies.

Study: Less time in meetings makes for more committed leaders: IU News Room: Indiana University

Study: Less time in meetings makes for more committed leaders: IU News Room: Indiana University: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An article that offers new insight into the leadership of volunteer-driven associations and organizations has earned Indiana University faculty member Matthew Baggetta a prestigious honor

Online Giving Grows as Charities Polish Their Methods

Online Giving Grows as Charities Polish Their Methods: According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, online giving is growing at a blistering pace. Two studies cited by the Chronicle indicate that online donations to 115,000 nonprofits rose by 14 percent to $2.1-billion, just between 2011 and 2012; and that online contributions to the largest 149 charities in the US also grew 14 percent, to $785-million.

Foundation Center - Press Release - Pioneering Research Illuminates Global Human Rights Philanthropy

Foundation Center - Press Release - Pioneering Research Illuminates Global Human Rights Philanthropy: Pioneering Research Illuminates Global Human Rights Philanthropy
New Report Uncovers Grants Totaling More Than $1.2 Billion

New York, NY — June 20, 2013. A partnership between the Foundation Center and the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) has produced the first data-driven portrait of how foundations are advancing human rights around the world. According to new research released today by the two organizations, over 12,000 human rights grants supported more than 6,800 organizations worldwide, amounting to $1.2 billion in 2010. Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking confirms that human rights philanthropy is a global phenomenon: the 703 funders included in the analysis represent 29 countries across seven major world regions.

Study Looks at What Drives Volunteer Leaders’ Commitment: Associations Now

Study Looks at What Drives Volunteer Leaders’ Commitment: Associations Now: "What organizational factors make for the most committed leaders? New research suggests that more interdependent teams and less time in meetings make a big difference."

Nonprofits encouraged to take part in impact study | Nonprofit Strategies | SanLuisObispo.com

Nonprofits encouraged to take part in impact study | Nonprofit Strategies | SanLuisObispo.com: An economic impact study of nonprofits in San Luis Obispo County will get underway later this month to better understand their diverse and sustainable effects locally.

Beacon Economics, a research and consulting firm, has been retained to conduct the study by the Central Coast Economic Forecast.

Conducting such a study is challenging because there is no central data bank of information on nonprofits.

Feedback Matters – Part 2 | Project Streamline Blog

Feedback Matters – Part 2 | Project Streamline Blog: In the first installment of this blog series on feedback, Dr. Streamline looked at Project Streamline’s most recent data, showing that funders rarely seek feedback on their application and reporting practices — especially not in an anonymous candor-promoting way. Now we take up the question of why. Why don’t funders, who care about their grantees’ success and well-being, get data that could improve grantees’ experiences in applying for and reporting on funding, save time and money, and further strengthen trust and openness?

Leading Study In Corporate Societal Engagement Shows Considerable Growth Since 2007 - WSJ.com

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Leading Study In Corporate Societal Engagement Shows Considerable Growth Since 2007 - WSJ.com: While economic recovery is taking its time, companies have not waited to rebound with their giving programs; the majority of companies increased giving since 2007 after adjusting for inflation, despite a slow recovery of corporate profits since the economic downturn. Both cash and non-cash giving increased during this timeframe, with a higher percentage of non-cash contributions in 2012 defining the post-recession giving era. In addition, companies offered more paid-release time and outside-company time volunteer programs to engage employees in their giving programs, and the largest percentage of a typical company's giving budget went to support K-12 and higher education programs. CECP, where Fortune 500 CEOs turn to achieve societal progress and sustainable business performance, released at the CECP Summit the first analysis of 2012 corporate giving data drawn from its Corporate Giving Standard (CGS) survey, conducted in association with The Conference Board.

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massnonprofit.org ::: Program-related investments (PRIs) are tools such as low-interest loans or equity investments that provide opportunities for foundations to go beyond grant making to allocate a greater share of their resources to support and assist nonprofits and achieve the foundation’s philanthropic goals while maintaining or growing its assets. In turn, this allows foundations to recycle their funds and leverage them for greater impact. Private foundations can count PRIs as part of their annual minimum payout.

The report from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds, sponsored by Mission Throttle, analyzes key trends in foundations’ use of program-related investing between 2000 and 2010, the latest year for which data are available.

22 major donors share their giving motives and values | UK Fundraising

22 major donors share their giving motives and values | UK Fundraising: 22 major donors share their giving motives and values
Published on 4 June 2013, by howardlake

The Institute for Philanthropy has published details of the values and beliefs which motivate 22 major donors to give to charity.

The paper, "After The Giving Pledge: Giving Behaviour of 22 Wealthy Donors", was written in the year that the Giving Pledge, founded by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in 2010, was extended to wealthy donors outside the US. Eight signatories from non-US countries have brought the total number of those who have taken the Pledge to 105.

The donors interviewed by the Institute for Philanthropy come from the UK, the US, Brazil, Canada, Lebanon and Mexico. Their foundations have an average endowment of $79 million and they give away each year an average of $2.1m.

The Blackbaud Index Debuts Fundraising Benchmark Calculator | Blackbaud News

The Blackbaud Index Debuts Fundraising Benchmark Calculator | Blackbaud News: Charleston, S.C. (June 3, 2013) – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) today announced the launch of new features and specialty indices in The Blackbaud Index, a free charitable giving index, to make it easier for nonprofits to benchmark their fundraising results.

The Index now features a fundraising benchmark calculator that will allow users to easily chart their own results against the Index, historical data to provide a fuller view of charitable giving, and new specialty indices focused on healthcare and medical research organizations.

Promotion as important as donation for philanthropy, research finds | Campden FB

Promotion as important as donation for philanthropy, research finds | Campden FB: Wealthy philanthropists who are discreet about their giving could be undermining their charitable efforts, a new study examining cultural trends in philanthropy reveals.

The first Individual Philanthropy Index, conducted by Forbes Insights and French bank BNP Paribas and examining philanthropic giving in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, also found that motivating factors for giving varied across the regions studied.

Closing the gender gap in nonprofits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Closing the gender gap in nonprofits - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The Bayer Center is conducting ongoing research through a foundation-funded project, "74 Percent: Exploring the Lives of Women Leaders in Nonprofit Organizations."

The project takes its name from Bayer Center research that found that while 225,000 or about 74 percent of the 300,000 people employed in nonprofits in the Pittsburgh region are women, men consistently out-earn their female counterparts.

Few funders make loans, equity investments � Philanthropy North Carolina

Few funders make loans, equity investments � Philanthropy North Carolina: Total investment by foundations in program-related investments such as low-interest loans and equity investments grew to $701 million in 2009 from $139 million in 1990, while the average size of those investments grew steadily to more than $1.5 million in 2009 from just over $660,000 in 2000, says the study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, which cited IRS data.

Yet over the past 20 years, only about 1 percent of U.S. foundations each year made program-related investments, or PRIs, the report, Leveraging the Power of Foundations, which was sponsored by Mission Throttle.

Study quantifies impact of nonprofits in Stonington - The Westerly Sun: News

Study quantifies impact of nonprofits in Stonington - The Westerly Sun: News: STONINGTON — A recent study of the town’s nonprofit agencies shows that these organizations are a valuable resource not only in improving the lives of local residents but also as an economic driver in the community.

Bristol University | News from the University | Centre for Market and Public Organisation

Bristol University | News from the University | Centre for Market and Public Organisation: Charities could benefit from an additional �40 million per year if a new intervention designed to automatically enroll donors to a scheme that increases their donations by three per cent a year is implemented. This is just one of the findings from a new report, published today by the Cabinet Office, which aimed to explore new and innovative ways of increasing charitable giving.

The study, led by Michael Sanders, a member of the Cabinet Office’s Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) and a researcher at the University’s Centre for Market and Public Organisation, was carried out in partnership with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

BizTimes: Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Business News | BizTimes

BizTimes: Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin Business News | BizTimes: The majority of nonprofit organizations in southeastern Wisconsin have recovered from the Great Recession and most expect more donations in 2013 than they received in 2012, according to a new report.

The first BizTimes Nonprofit Survey was conducted by a class of advanced journalism students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (see accompanying story). The survey asked the top executives at organizations listed in the BizTimes Nonprofit Directory to assess their charities' financial health and document their ongoing needs.

Executives from 79 nonprofit organizations responded to the survey.

�4bn could be generated in charitable legacies if solicitors just asked

�4bn could be generated in charitable legacies if solicitors just asked: A potential �4bn of funding could be unlocked for the charity sector if solicitors were to remind those writing a will to consider giving to charity, according to a study conducted by the Cabinet Office’s behavioural insights team.

The study is one of five trials informing a report, released today by the team, to uncover ways the sector could potentially boost its income. It found that encouraging people to consider leaving a gift to charity in their will could double the number of legacy donations. It further found that creating a personal connection, by asking if there were any charities the individual is passionate about, could lead to triple the number of legacy gifts.