The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increase 0.2% | Blackbaud News

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Posted on December 1, 2014 by Nicole McGougan
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The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 0.2% and online giving increased 10.6% for the three months ending October 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013.
As reported in the Charitable Giving Report, overall charitable giving grew 4.9% and online giving grew 13.5% for the full year 2013 compared to the full year 2012. Visit the interactive infographic to view highlights from the report."



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Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?: An Update - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center

Is Grantmaking Getting Smarter?: An Update - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center: "Over the past fifteen years, research by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations has demonstrated that certain grantmaking practices support nonprofits' capacity to achieve results. To track how these practices are changing, GEO conducts a national survey of staffed grantmaking organizations every three years. As we prepared to release the results of our most recent survey, I wondered: How would experts in nonprofit management interpret the results? To find out, I asked CompassPoint CEO Jeanne Bell, co-author of the reports Daring to Lead and Underdeveloped: A National Study of Challenges Facing Nonprofit Fundraising, and Don Crocker, executive director and CEO of the Support Center, which advises nonprofits and foundations in the areas of leadership and executive transitions, board performance, and nonprofit/foundation effectiveness, to share their thoughts on our key findings as well as how funders can best support nonprofits to achieve more impact."



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United States Ranks 9th in the World in Giving to Charity - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

United States Ranks 9th in the World in Giving to Charity - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "The United States climbed into the top 10 on an annual ranking of the countries with the most charitable people but still lags behind smaller and poorer nations like Myanmar, Malta, and Thailand.

The World Giving Index 2014 report released today puts the United States ninth for giving to charity, up from 13th place on the 2013 index."



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New Research: “The New Regulatory Regime for Social Enterprise in Canada: Potential Impacts on Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability” - AFP Foundations for Philanthropy - AFP

New Research: “The New Regulatory Regime for Social Enterprise in Canada: Potential Impacts on Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability” - AFP Foundations for Philanthropy - AFP

The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy – Canada is proud to share the
research conducted by Dr. Pauline O’Connor with the Centre for Voluntary
Sector Studies at Ryerson University.  She was the first recipient
under the Foundation’s Research Committee award.  The research titled,
“The New Regulatory Regime for Social Enterprise in Canada: Potential
Impacts on Nonprofit Growth and Sustainability” is provided in both its full form as well as an executive summary.

Daily Exchange - Posting

Daily Exchange - Posting: "TORONTO - With National Philanthropy Day fast approaching, BMO Harris Private Banking today released a research report in partnership with GIV3 Foundation, Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) and Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC), which examines the charitable giving behaviour, motivations and hesitations of high-net worth Canadians (those with investible assets of at least $1 million)."



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Good Works Co. - 2014 State of the Canadian Web Nation Benchmark Report

Good Works Co. - 2014 State of the Canadian Web Nation Benchmark Report: "About 90% of your major donors are visiting your website before making their first gift. But almost 1/2 of you don’t have a web strategy in place.

Are you okay with this?"



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Coutts Million Dollar Donors Report 2014 press release

Coutts Million Dollar Donors Report 2014 press release: "Large scale philanthropic giving increases by 33% revels Coutts second international million dollar donars report

Report captures almost 2,000 $1m+ donations across seven regions (totaling $26.3bn)
Higher education continues to dominate as main recipient (34% of the total value)"



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Educational Endowments’ Investment Returns Averaged 15.8 Percent FY2014 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Educational Endowments’ Investment Returns Averaged 15.8 Percent FY2014 : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "(Press release, Nov. 3, 2014) — Preliminary data gathered from 426 U.S. colleges and universities for the 2014 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments® (NCSE) indicate that these institutions' endowments returned an average of 15.8 percent (net of fees) for the 2014 fiscal year (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014). The early return data build on the 11.7 percent average return reported by study participants for FY2013."



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International Million Dollar Donors Report Examines Giving in Seven Regions

International Million Dollar Donors Report Examines Giving in Seven Regions: "International Million Dollar Donors Report Examines Giving in Seven Regions"



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Foundation Center - Research Studies - Key Facts on U.S. Foundations, 2013 Edition

Foundation Center - Research Studies - Key Facts on U.S. Foundations, 2013 Edition:



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Nonprofits Worth $887.3 Billion To U.S. Economy - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Nonprofits Worth $887.3 Billion To U.S. Economy - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "The tax-exempt sector in the United States represented 5.4 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) during 2012, contributing $887.3 billion to the economy. And of those tax-exempt entities, 501(c)(3) public charities accounted for slightly more than three-quarters of the sector’s revenue ($1.65 trillion) and expenses ($1.56 trillion) and more than three-fifths of nonprofit assets ($2.99 trillion) during 2012.

Comprised of approximately 1.44 million nonprofits registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2012, the sector has grown approximately 8.6 percent since 2002.

Those are among the statistics in the biannual Nonprofit Sector in Brief report by the Urban Institute’s Center On Nonprofits and Philanthropy. It’s a compilation of statistics from various sources throughout the sector.

According to the authors, total private gi"



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New Study: Americans Misinformed Before Donating to Charities : Page 1 of 1 : FundRaising Success

New Study: Americans Misinformed Before Donating to Charities : Page 1 of 1 : FundRaising Success: "Press release, Oct. 28, 2014) — New data on how Americans donate to charities pinpoints a lack of donor understanding and the need for simple tools to help donors give wisely. The study reveals that Americans consider finances to be the most important indicator of trust, which is a misguided review of a nonprofit organization according to the BBB Wise Giving Alliance."



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Women are more philanthropic than men

Women are more philanthropic than men: "In recent years, studies have dispelled myths about women and charitable giving. Debra Mesch, the director of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, says misconceptions—like that women don’t give big donations and that women have to ask a man, such as their husbands, before they can give money—still abound. But WPI has found that in almost every income bracket, women give more than men."



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Volunteers no longer happy to 'do what they are told', says report

Volunteers no longer happy to 'do what they are told', says report: "Volunteers now expect more from their experience and charities must do more to recruit and retain them, according to a report published today by nfpSynergy.
Volunteers are no longer happy to ‘do what they are told’ and most take on volunteer placements to develop new and existing skills, the New Alchemy report says. "



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Just 1 in 5 Wealthy People Think Their Gifts Make a Difference, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Just 1 in 5 Wealthy People Think Their Gifts Make a Difference, Study Finds - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Most wealthy people give, but few of them are satisfied with what their philanthropy accomplishes, says a new report.

The report from UBS Wealth Management Americas, found 9 in 10 affluent people, say they donate to charity, yet only 20 percent consider their giving to be effective."



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Voluntary sector sees “revolving door” of staff, says report

Voluntary sector sees “revolving door” of staff, says report: "The voluntary sector is experiencing a “revolving door” of staff with employee turnover levels at a post-recession high of 22 per cent, according to a People Count Third Sector Report released today by Agenda Consulting.

The survey involving 71 UK third sector organisations, found that staff departures were are up from 18 per cent at the height of the recession in 2011."



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Shaking Up the Ranks of America’s Big Charities - Philanthropy 400 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Shaking Up the Ranks of America’s Big Charities - Philanthropy 400 - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Shaking Up the Ranks of America’s Big Charities
By Holly Hall
Giving to the nation’s biggest and most popular charities grew by nearly 11 percent last year, fueled largely by affluent donors, who are reordering the top ranks of America’s nonprofits, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings of the 400 charities that collect the most from private sources."



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REPORT: New Data Shows Canada’s Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities - Press - AFP

REPORT: New Data Shows Canada’s Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities - Press - AFP: "REPORT: New Data Shows Canada’s Largest Foundations Give over $1 Billion Annually to Canadian Charities
Philanthropic Foundations Canada and Imagine Canada recently released a first-ever report about the assets and giving trends of Canada’s largest grantmaking foundations. This report demonstrates the growing contribution made by grantmaking foundations across the country.

Using data from Imagine Canada’s Grant Connect Database, Assets and Giving Trends of Canada’s Grantmaking Foundations provides a portrait of the largest 150 grantmaking foundations and the ten largest community foundations in Canada. The detailed report looks at data for assets and gifts over the period from 2002 to 2012, with a particular focus on grants made between 2009 and 2011."



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The Wrong Numbers In Telephone Fundraising - 101fundraising

The Wrong Numbers In Telephone Fundraising - 101fundraising: "A recent study in Ireland found that only 2% of charities used the phone to fundraise. Compare that to 3.6% of charities using ‘international treks’. Some people would rather climb Kilimanjaro than pick up the phone. And haven’t we all be in the position of sending way too many e-mails back and forth rather than a quick call, simply because we couldn’t face talking to someone?"



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Charitable ‘fatigue’ seen on the rise « Philanthropy North Carolina

Charitable ‘fatigue’ seen on the rise « Philanthropy North Carolina: "Americans are losing interest in volunteering and charitable giving, a survey by YMCA of the USA says.

From 2010 to 2014, the share of people who planned to volunteer time or expertise to a worthy cause or organization fell to 41 percent from 57 percent, the YMCA says."



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