Facts and Figures - Baby Boomers, Charities, and an Ageing Population | nfpSynergy

Facts and Figures - Baby Boomers, Charities, and an Ageing Population | nfpSynergy: "Those aged 50 and over hold 80% of the UK’s wealth and those over 60 contribute more than half of all charitable donations (Pudelek: 2014).
Those born before 1945, give 34% more than the baby boomer generation (born between 1946 and 1964) (Pudelek: 2013).
40% of older people have shopped online (ONS: 2014), but only 17.4% of older donors give online (Xtraordinary Fundraising et al.: 2014)."



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City A.M.'s World Charity Index 2014 - who's made the list of top givers? | City A.M.

City A.M.'s World Charity Index 2014 - who's made the list of top givers? | City A.M.: "Introducing City A.M's unique ranking of charitable giving from the private sector.
Welcome to this fourth edition of the City A.M. World Charity Index. Its ranking is becoming more and more prestigious, with the increased profile of the index making it worthy of a dedicated special supplement. This upgraded status makes us, researchers at the Center for Philanthropic Studies at VU University Amsterdam, very grateful for a number of reasons. "



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The 2014 Global Infrastructure for Giving report 12/17 by CAFAmerica Radio Network | Business Podcasts

The 2014 Global Infrastructure for Giving report 12/17 by CAFAmerica Radio Network | Business Podcasts: "Join us as we talk with Andrew Watt, FInstF, President and CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals about the role that the Association of Fundraising Professionals plays in philanthropy in the US as well as key insights from the 2014 Global Infrastructure for Giving report."



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Maryville Students Research Charitable Giving Among Millennials

Maryville Students Research Charitable Giving Among Millennials: "The United Way of Greater St. Louis realized that although they have many donors to their cause, they do not have many young donors. The term Millennial was coined to describe the generation born between the years of 1982-2000. There are currently 80 million Millennials populating the United States. This is the largest population of any generation, beating the Baby Boomers by 4 million.
The United Way of Greater St. Louis realized that they were struggling to get Millennials involved with their organization and their cause, so they reached out to Maryville University for help."



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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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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.

Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increased in April | Blackbaud News

Overall Charitable Giving to Nonprofits Increased in April | Blackbaud News: – Providing the most up-to-date information on charitable giving, Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) today updated The Blackbaud Index with charitable giving trends through April 2014 as well as announced the launch of a new higher education specialty index that tracks fundraising revenue for colleges and universities.

Based on data from 4,138 organizations that raised more than $13 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving grew 1.3 percent for the three months ending April 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013.

Among 3,281 charities that raised $1.8 billion online in the prior 12 months, online giving grew 7.9 percent in the same three-month period, as compared to the same period in 2013.

GrantStation.com - State of Grantseeking

GrantStation.com - State of Grantseeking: The State of Grantseeking™ Survey and Report

As a part of the grantseeking community, you know how important it is to stay on top of trends. The State of Grantseeking reports spotlight recent developments in funding so that organizations can be more strategic in their grantseeking. These free survey results, which reflect the grantseeking experiences of over 1,200 respondents, can serve as benchmarks for organizations to compare their grantseeking efforts with those of other, comparable organizations. We’re pleased to be able to share this information with you, to assist you in your good work.

The State of Grantseeking™ Spring 2014 Report

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.

Donors Choose Unveils Data on Giving Trends and Need in Public Schools - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Donors Choose Unveils Data on Giving Trends and Need in Public Schools - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: As a sample of the past thirteen years of data that is now available, Donors Choose has released a 2013 Giving Index highlighting the organization’s largest year of donor activity, representing 340,000 donors, $60.2 million in donations and over 130,000 projects. Some of this study’s most interesting findings relate to geography: Fifty percent of donors give to schools within 25 miles of their zip code, with Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, San Francisco, and Oklahoma City (in ranked order) identified as being the most charitable cities for these projects. The study also revealed that Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and the Bronx are the cities with the greatest need (or requests via Donors Choose). The fact that these lists do not match up exactly might be an issue worth exploring for both Donors Choose and for educators and administrators in those respective cities.

Charitable Donation Trends for K-12: Secondary Schools Lag Behind Primary -- THE Journal

Charitable Donation Trends for K-12: Secondary Schools Lag Behind Primary -- THE Journal: DonorsChoose.org is an online charity to help schools raise money. The group enlisted the help of Looker, a data discovery and business intelligence company, to analyze its data. The results of the analysis are called the Giving Index, which includes information about $60.2 million in donations made by 340,000 donors to 130,000 school projects during 2013.

The Giving Index revealed that donors gave more money to lower grades than higher grades.

CECP’s Global Giving Around the World released

CECP’s Global Giving Around the World released: The report focuses on giving guidelines from 17 countries that have the highest concentrations of Fortune Global 500 firms. In total, 60 multinational companies within the top 200 of Forbes Global 2000 were analyzed in the report. Giving, as defined by the report, was broken down in three ways: direct cash, foundation cash, and non-cash. By this definition, more companies decreased contributions than increased over the last year, but the median amount of giving remained relatively stable. The report also tried to capture where current trends would carry corporate giving in the future.

Charitable Giving Experiences Biggest Boost Since Great Recession | Blackbaud News

Charitable Giving Experiences Biggest Boost Since Great Recession | Blackbaud News: Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) today released its Charitable Giving Report, featuring the sector’s first look at actual data showing how nonprofit fundraising performed in 2013, as well as commentary from leading experts in the field. The Report draws from The Blackbaud Index, which tracks $12.5 billion in U.S.-based charitable giving from more than 4000 organizations on a monthly basis to provide the largest analysis of overall and online giving trends in the nonprofit sector.

Download the report: www.blackbaud.com/charitablegiving
Watch a video: 5 Key Findings from the 2013 Charitable Giving Report

Survey Shows Donor Retention Still Undervalued by Nonprofits

Survey Shows Donor Retention Still Undervalued by Nonprofits: It was a disappointment to read in Kivi Leroux Miller's 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report that donor retention is still not highly valued by many people working at nonprofits.

The Report states:

"Donor retention continues to be a hot topic . . . But are nonprofits doing more than talking about it? In our 2013 report, acquisition beat retention as a goal by nearly 2 to 1. In 2014, the number of nonprofits selecting retention as a top three goal held steady at 30%, while acquisition as a top three goal fell from 57% to 53%."

Charitable Giving Experienced Modest Growth in October | Blackbaud News

Charitable Giving Experienced Modest Growth in October | Blackbaud News: harleston, S.C. (December 2, 2013) – Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) today updated The Blackbaud Index with charitable giving trends through October 2013 and announced the launch of a new faith-based specialty index that tracks fundraising revenue for congregations and other faith-based organizations.

Based on data from 3,828 charities that raised more than $12 billion in the prior 12 months, The Blackbaud Index reported that overall charitable giving grew 2.3 percent for the three months ending October 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012.

Among 3,097 charities that raised nearly $1.7 billion online in the prior 12 months, online giving grew 9.9 percent in the same three-month period, as compared to the same period in 2012.

Louisiana nonprofit compensation report tracks salary trends statewide | WWNO

Louisiana nonprofit compensation report tracks salary trends statewide | WWNO: A new report from the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) compiled salary and benefit ranges for more than 100 nonprofit jobs in the state. LANO produced the 115-page report with statistical analysis from Columbia Books. LANO vice president Matt Mullenix said the purpose is to provide the state’s nonprofit boards, employees and donors with the most up-to-date compensation data to inform budgeting and staffing.

Positive Trends in Arts and Culture Funding—At Least on the Surface - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Positive Trends in Arts and Culture Funding—At Least on the Surface - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: On the heels of the Giving USA finding that arts and culture was America’s fastest-growing philanthropic cause in 2012, Americans for the Arts (AFTA) has reported an uptick in business support for the sector. The latest edition of Giving USA cites an estimated 7.8 percent increase in arts and culture funding to $14.44 billion in 2012, compared with 2011. This exceeds the pre-recession peak of $13.7 billion in 2007 (not adjusting for inflation). AFTA’s BCA National Survey of Business Support for the Arts reports an increase of 18 percent in business giving to the cultural sector from 2009 to 2012, after downward trends in 2006 and 2009.

The BCA Report 2013 is based on a survey of 600 businesses, ranging in size from less than $1 million to more than $50 million. While the recent resurgence in arts funding by businesses was led by the largest companies, more than 80 percent of contributions reported came from small and mid-sized businesses.

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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.

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.

New Studies on Philanthropic Giving Trends Show Hopeful Signs for Nonprofits and Communities in Need - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee

New Studies on Philanthropic Giving Trends Show Hopeful Signs for Nonprofits and Communities in Need - PR Newswire - The Sacramento Bee