Fundraisers should engage more with older people online, new research shows

Fundraisers should engage more with older people online, new research shows: Charities could be missing out on donations by not engaging with older people through online and mobile channels, according to new research.

A report, Time for UK Fundraising to Look Up, published today by the agencies Xtraordinary Fundraising and Forster Communication and fundraising software company Blackbaud, looks at the giving habits of ‘baby boomers’, those born between 1946 and 1964, and ‘civics’, born before 1945.

Three new studies explore celebrity engagement with charities | UK Fundraising

Three new studies explore celebrity engagement with charities | UK Fundraising: Three recent academic studies have explored charities’ use of celebrities to promote their causes.

Library of Online Resources Relating to Foundation Spend-Down | Philanthropy Central

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Library of Online Resources Relating to Foundation Spend-Down | Philanthropy Central: Library of Online Resources Relating to Foundation Spend-Down

As part of the Center's ongoing project on spend-down, we are assembling a library of online reports, case studies, and other resources. Included in the library are documents produced by the Center and by other institutions, including foundations. If you are aware of any resources that should be included in the library but are not listed below, please bring them to the attention of Mary Grimm at mary.grimm@duke.edu.

14 Must-Know Stats About Fundraising, Social Media, and Mobile Technology

14 Must-Know Stats About Fundraising, Social Media, and Mobile Technology

SPECIAL FOCUS: European Fundraising Survey Report 2013/14

SPECIAL FOCUS: European Fundraising Survey Report 2013/14: Each year, EFA surveys its members to collate and present the sector with a picture of fundraising developments across Europe. In the 2013/14 survey, released today, EFA presents a positive picture of growth, reflecting the economic recovery of European markets and a more optimistic outlook for the year ahead.





Key findings of the survey, Fundraising in Europe 2013/14, include:

First major study of charity mergers is published

First major study of charity mergers is published: ome 4 per cent of people working in the charity sector were involved in a merger last year, suggests a comprehensive new study of mergers in the sector.

The research, by Eastside Primetimers, aimed to collect data on mergers that occurred in England and Wales between January 2013 and April 2014, where the transferring organisation was a registered charity.

The researchers identified 189 organisations that undertook 90 deals, affecting more than 32,000 employees or 4 per cent of the charity sector workforce.

Universities resort to cold calling ex-students - News - Student - The Independent

Universities resort to cold calling ex-students - News - Student - The Independent: The number of graduates asked to donate has nearly doubled in the past decade with almost 9.3 million approached last year and 174,000 (1.4 per cent) making a gift, according to the latest annual report from the Ross Group and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Universities now spend �80m a year on fundraising – up from �34m in 2005 – and secured �660m in cash donations in 2012-13, with older graduates who received a free education much more likely to contribute.

Giving by Colorado foundations soared after recession - Denver Business Journal

Giving by Colorado foundations soared after recession - Denver Business Journal: Colorado's philanthropic foundations donated $646 million to charitable and community causes in 2011, up 25.4 percent from 2009, Philanthropy Southwest reported.

Eleven characteristics of successful fundraisers revealed at IoF National Convention

Eleven characteristics of successful fundraisers revealed at IoF National Convention: Emotional intelligence and being able to read people and situations are among the top characteristics that make successful fundraisers, according to academic research revealed yesterday.

Beth Breeze, director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Kent, presented early findings from her three-year project, The Formation of Fundraisers: the Role of Personal Skills in Asking for Money, at the Institute of Fundraising’s National Convention.

They included a list of 11 personal characteristics and traits that she has discovered so far in the kind of people who make a career out of asking for money.

Direct debit cancellation rates fell sharply in 2013

Direct debit cancellation rates fell sharply in 2013: Donors are starting to feel more optimistic and are less likely to cancel their charitable contributions, with new figures showing direct debit cancellations in 2013 fell to the lowest annual average rate since before the recession.

The figures, released today by Rapidata, show direct debit cancellations fell from 4.05 per cent in January last year to 2.4 per cent in December. The average cancellation rate for the year, 3.1 per cent, was the lowest seen since 2006. Average annual rates of cancellations peaked at 4.33 per cent in 2008, falling to 3.32 per cent in 2010, before rising to 3.79 per cent in 2011.

7520 Rate for July Stable at 2.2% | Planned Giving Design Center

7520 Rate for July Stable at 2.2% | Planned Giving Design Center: For purposes of determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest, the applicable federal rate under section 7520 for July 2014 is 2.2%; Stable with last month's rate.

Opinion: Specific Sense of Connection Motivates Bigger Giving – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Opinion: Specific Sense of Connection Motivates Bigger Giving – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Research on behavioral economics indicates that people who feel a sense of agency and belonging when approached about giving donate in greater amounts, suggesting new ways for cause-driven groups to marshal support, a Yale

Donor advised fund donors seen as involved, strategic, loyal � Philanthropy North Carolina

Donor advised fund donors seen as involved, strategic, loyal � Philanthropy North Carolina: Over half the donors at Vanguard Charitable use a donor advised fund for most of their giving, nearly three in four are involved with the charities they support, and nearly all recommend grants to the same charity more than once, a new report says.

And over three in five are strategic about their philanthropy when giving with a donor advised fund, says “An Inside Look: 15,330 donors who are giving to charity with a donor-advised fund.”

Queenslanders backsliding on giving to those in greater need | The Courier-Mail

Queenslanders backsliding on giving to those in greater need | The Courier-Mail: Figures compiled by QUT’s Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS) show Australians gave $2.24 billion in tax-deductible gifts 2011-12 – $30 million more than previous years.

Survey: U.S. Millionaires Lag in Seeing Charity as Important – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Survey: U.S. Millionaires Lag in Seeing Charity as Important – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: A global poll of high-net-worth individuals found that wealthy Americans consider it less important than do their peers in many countries to use their time and resources to make a positive impact in the world, writes The New Republic.

Volunteerism up at United Way, down in U.S. � Philanthropy North Carolina

Volunteerism up at United Way, down in U.S. � Philanthropy North Carolina: The rate of volunteerism has grown at local United Ways in the U.S. but dropped in the U.S. overall, a new report from United Way Worldwide says.

Most volunteers are not volunteering for work likely to make the most impact in addressing priority community needs, says Volunteering: The Force Multiplier for Community Change.

Fundraising gets a welcome lift | Crain's New York Business

Fundraising gets a welcome lift | Crain's New York Business: A study of 122 nonprofit executives surveyed by Crain's and the Association of Fundraising Professionals-New York found that 57% of fundraisers believed their employers would bring in more money in 2014, but that only 44% think the overall landscape is improving. A majority seem to believe there is a greater need for the services they provide, with 66% reporting they are expanding programming.

Irish arts fundraising initiative reports income figures | UK Fundraising

Irish arts fundraising initiative reports income figures | UK Fundraising: Preliminary figures from the first 12 months of the Arts Council’s 3-year ‘RAISE’ fundraising pilot show a year-on-year growth of 27 percent amongst the 11 participating arts organisations.

Figures provided by the consultancy agency leading the RAISE programme, 2into3, show that €1.98 million was raised from voluntary income and sponsorship in the organisatio

Vanguard Charitable releases comprehensive report on philanthropic giving through donor-advised funds - Yahoo Finance UK

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Vanguard Charitable releases comprehensive report on philanthropic giving through donor-advised funds - Yahoo Finance UK: Vanguard Charitable, one of the largest charities in the United States and a leading donor-advised fund (DAF), today released an analysis of its donors’ charitable impact based on ten years of granting data and surveys of donors and nonprofit organizations.

In An inside look: 15,330 donors who are giving to charity with a donor-advised fund, Vanguard Charitable examines granting trends of its donors across gender, generation, and geography.

National Secular Society - BBC poll shows that religious people give more to charity than non-religious. Maybe...

National Secular Society - BBC poll shows that religious people give more to charity than non-religious. Maybe...: Here we go again – the BBC has commissioned a survey that apparently shows that religious people are more likely to give to charity than non-religious people.

If you look at the results, you see that the difference in charitable giving between believers and non-believers is not that big. The headline results state: