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.

Ethical Behavior in the Workplace: Women Less Likely to Compromise: Associations Now

Ethical Behavior in the Workplace: Women Less Likely to Compromise: Associations Now: Study: Women Less Likely to Compromise on Ethics in Business

Reasonable Compensation: A Section 4958 Primer | Planned Giving Design Center

Reasonable Compensation: A Section 4958 Primer | Planned Giving Design Center: Summary

Last month the Internal Revenue Service published its final Colleges and Universities Compliance Project report, which included an examination of executive compensation in connection with the excess benefit transaction rules under IRC section 4958. In this article, PGDC contributing author Dennis Walsh, CPA examines the findings of the report and suggests actions to be taken and questions to be asked by nonprofits when setting executive compensation.

Is Hosting The Olympics Good For Local Charities? The Psychology Of Philanthropy

Is Hosting The Olympics Good For Local Charities? The Psychology Of Philanthropy: It is often believed that mega-events like the Olympics are good for a city but though many of the benefits are implied they get a monetary value attached; 'leadership','world-stage', etc. The hangover that occurs economically afterward often leave countries wondering who did the math.

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

Nonprofits lag on investment policies � Philanthropy North Carolina

Nonprofits lag on investment policies � Philanthropy North Carolina: Among over 150 finance executives at trade associations, public charities and other nonprofits participating in a survey conducted in February for a third-party research firm and analyzed by Raffa Wealth Management, 38 percent lack guidelines that require sufficient levels of diversification and 43 percent neglect to indicate the degree of discretion given to outside advisers.

Leadership and skills review calls for graduate training scheme for the voluntary sector | Third Sector

Leadership and skills review calls for graduate training scheme for the voluntary sector | Third Sector: One recommendation of the working group, led by Dame Mary Marsh, says a programme similar to Teach First should be developed to attract young talent

The voluntary sector should develop a graduate training scheme to create clearer career pathways for young people, a review led by Dame Mary Marsh has concluded.

The review, commissioned by the Cabinet Office, looked at skills and leadership in the voluntary sector and has today published its findings on a new website, www.leadingsocial.org.

Corporate philanthropy: good for the soul — and your bottom line | VentureBeat

Corporate philanthropy: good for the soul — and your bottom line | VentureBeat: A recent study from the Reputation Institute shows that increasing local community engagement is one of the most effective means by which a company can improve its overall reputation and, ultimately, bottom line. For those of us in the field of corporate philanthropy this research comes as no surprise. We see a myriad of examples of how companies do well by doing good. It is high time for people to stop thinking of these values (philanthropy versus profit) as competing or mutually exclusive. In fact, they are often symbiotic.

Volunteer centres' income has fallen 'substantially', NCVO survey finds

Volunteer centres' income has fallen 'substantially', NCVO survey finds: Volunteer centres are struggling to pull in funding, according to NCVO, with 63 per cent of those that responded to an annual survey reporting a fall in income last year.

Forty per cent reported that the drop in income was 25 per cent or more. Just over a quarter saw an increase in funding in 2011/12 compared to the previous year and 11 per cent saw their income stay within 1 per cent of the 2010/11 levels, according to NCVO’s Annual Return for Volunteer Centres.

The AFP Blog: Growth in Salaries: A Good Sign for Future Fundraising

The AFP Blog: Growth in Salaries: A Good Sign for Future Fundraising: So we can take heart in the latest results of AFP’s Compensation and Benefits Survey Report, which looks at salaries from 2012. The average fundraising salary in the U.S. increased by nine percent from 2011, and in Canada the growth was even stronger: 13 percent.

First census of women on nonprofit boards gives new insights - Global Business Hub - Boston.com

First census of women on nonprofit boards gives new insights - Global Business Hub - Boston.com: <
By Ellen Keiley

The Boston Club, a premier organization of women executives and professionals promoting the advancement of women to significant and visible leadership roles, has taken notice of the major role nonprofits play in the economy and conducted the first ever Census of Women Directors and Chief Executives of Massachuetts’ Largest Nonprofit Organizations to see how nonprofits stack up. Nonprofits generate $234 billion in revenues and nonprofit jobs represented 16.7% of the total employment in Massachusetts in 2010.

Arts and culture sector has key role in UK economy, finds report

Arts and culture sector has key role in UK economy, finds report: The Arts Council England has today published its first analysis of the value of arts and culture to the national economy, finding that the sector has a turnover of �12.8bn.

The report, which was carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), finds that arts and culture make up 0.4 per cent of GDP – with a turnover of �12.8bn per annum.

The arts and culture industry employed, on average, 110,600 full-time employees in the UK from 2008 to 2011, representing about 0.45 per cent of total employment in the UK. Further, the sector pays nearly five per cent more than the UK median salary of �26,095.

Giving grows 7% in 1st quarter � Philanthropy North Carolina

Giving grows 7% in 1st quarter � Philanthropy North Carolina: Charitable giving totaled $97.26 billion in the first three months of 2013, up 7.1 percent from the same period a year earlier, and is expected to total $383.15 billion for the year, up 3.9 percent from 2012, a new report says.

That would mark a decline in growth from 6.7 percent in 2012, says the Atlas of Giving.

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy — HBS Working Knowledge

How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy — HBS Working Knowledge: A recent research paper shows that enormous events like the Olympics lead to a dramatic, albeit relatively short-term increase in otherwise steady charitable-giving patterns among firms that are headquartered in the event's host city. Natural disasters also have a strong effect on firms' giving patterns, according to the study Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in US Communities, which was published in the March issue of Administrative Science Quarterly.