86% of Wealthy Adults Say Giving Is Important - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

86% of Wealthy Adults Say Giving Is Important - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "Title: 2015 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth Survey

Organization: U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

Summary: The report was based on a nationwide survey of 640 high-net-worth adults with at least $3 million in investable assets. It identified what wealthy Americans consider to be the most important elements of a well-lived life."



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Study shows churches lag behind in facilitating online giving | Dunham+Company | fundraising research

Study shows churches lag behind in facilitating online giving | Dunham+Company | fundraising research: "Less than 50 percent allow congregants to give online

Only 42 percent of U.S churches provide an opportunity for online giving by members of their congregations, according to a recent Dunham+Company/Campbell Rinker study.

In contrast, 70 percent of non-church nonprofits enable online giving from donors, according to another Campbell Rinker study conducted in March 2015 for The NonProfit Times.

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GrantStation.com - State of Grantseeking

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

The Spring 2015 State of Grantseeking™ Reports

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 1,800 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."



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The AFP Blog

The AFP Blog: "A lot of great news came out of the conference—so much so I’m having trouble getting to it all! Some of the best news was the results from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative’s 2014 Year-End Fundraising Survey.

The Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC) is a group of nonprofits, associations and for-profits serving the sector who are putting their efforts together in creating and supporting one common fundraising survey to support fundraising and philanthropy."



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Arts and Culture Contribute $100 Million to the Ann Arbor Economy - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Arts and Culture Contribute $100 Million to the Ann Arbor Economy - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Nonprofit Survey Results - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Nonprofit Survey Results - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly

Staff wellbeing in the voluntary and public sectors - take our survey | Society Professionals | The Guardian

Staff wellbeing in the voluntary and public sectors - take our survey | Society Professionals | The Guardian: "Research shows that – on average – the annual absence from work in the public sector was 9.6 days, 8.3 days in the not-for-profit sector and 6.6 days in the private sector. This is costly for the sectors – with the median annual cost of public-sector absence being £899 per employee, which is nearly £300 more than other sector."



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Half of Colleges and Private Schools Use Social Media to Raise Money - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Half of Colleges and Private Schools Use Social Media to Raise Money - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "More than half of the colleges and private schools that participated in a new survey are using social media to raise money. Fifty-seven percent of the 551 survey participants who answered a question regarding online donations said they knew their institutions were using social media for this purpose."



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The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving Increased 1.7 Percent | Blackbaud News

The Blackbaud Index: Overall Charitable Giving Increased 1.7 Percent | Blackbaud News: "The Blackbaud Index today reported that overall charitable giving to nonprofits increased 1.7% and online giving increased 9.9% for the three months ending March 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.
As reported in the 2014 Charitable Giving Report, overall giving grew 2.1% while online giving grew 8.9% for the full year 2014 compared to the full year 2013. Learn more about charitable giving trends in 2014 and gain additional insight from nonprofit industry experts by downloading the report at www.blackbaud.com/charitablegiving."



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Survey Says Diversity in Giving Changing Landscape American Philanthropy : Page 1 of 1 : FundRaising Success

Survey Says Diversity in Giving Changing Landscape American Philanthropy : Page 1 of 1 : FundRaising Success: "In order to take a look at the current fundraising landscape, nonprofit software provider Blackbaud recently released its latest study, Diversity in Giving: The Changing Landscape of American Philanthropy. The study, conducted in October 2014, surveyed 1,096 U.S. adults who say they have donated to a nonprofit in the past 12 months. What it found is that "nearly three-fourths of donors today are non-Hispanic whites, despite the fact that whites make up only 64 percent of the population. "



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The State of Philanthropic Giving in UK Higher Education | CASE Blog

The State of Philanthropic Giving in UK Higher Education | CASE Blog: "Findings from the latest Ross-CASE Survey of Charitable Giving to Universities in the UK 2013-14 signify a positive trend in philanthropic support received by UK higher education institutions. New funds secured reached an all-time high of £807 million (£734 million in England, £54 million in Scotland, £13 million in Northern Ireland and £5 million in Wales) while cash income increased slightly to reach £658 million (£599 million in England, £39 million in Scotland, £16 million in Northern Ireland and £3 million in Wales) in 2013-14."



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UK companies' total giving up, cash donations down, according to new study

UK companies' total giving up, cash donations down, according to new study: "he UK’s top 400 companies gave a total of £658m to charity in the last two years, an increase of 9.9 per cent from 2013 according to a new report by the Directory of Social Change.
The DSC today released the tenth edition of their The Guide to UK Company Giving which ranks companies based on total pre-tax donations to charities across the United Kingdom."



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As Crisis Mounts, Russians Open Up Their Pocketbooks to Charities | Business | The Moscow Times

As Crisis Mounts, Russians Open Up Their Pocketbooks to Charities | Business | The Moscow Times: "ven as Russia's economic crisis sees corporate donations decline dramatically, charitable organization are seeing more and more ordinary Russians step up to the plate.

"The number of donations from big companies has fallen considerably since the beginning of last year," said Victoria Agadzhanova, the executive director of charitable foundation Zhivoi ("Alive")."



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Men Strive To Give More To Charity When The Fundraiser Is Cute : Shots - Health News : NPR

Men Strive To Give More To Charity When The Fundraiser Is Cute : Shots - Health News : NPR: "Attractive fundraisers raised more money, as did those whose profiles featured nice smiles. That worked for both male and female fundraisers. "Maybe not everybody can be the most attractive, but everybody can give a smile," Smith says. "That's something to keep in mind the next time you're trying to raise money.""



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The Center for Effective Philanthropy » Assessing to Achieve High Performance: What Nonprofits Are Doing and How Foundations Can Help

The Center for Effective Philanthropy » Assessing to Achieve High Performance: What Nonprofits Are Doing and How Foundations Can Help: "To better understand the state of practice of performance assessment at nonprofits, CEP turned to its national panel of nonprofit leaders with questions about their assessment strategies and how they are supported. For nonprofits, measuring and improving performance is a challenging endeavor. Yet, the data from these surveys reveal that nonprofits are assessing performance — but lack the resources they need to do all they seek to do."



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Millennials Give The Least, Want Money Used Wisely - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

Millennials Give The Least, Want Money Used Wisely - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "You might want to put down the phone, or delay that mailing by a month or two. Nonprofits are 10 times more likely than donors to think the organization is not communicating enough with donors. For its first donor engagement study, Austin, Texas-based fundraising and software firm Abila surveyed more than 1,200 donors across four generational cohorts, as well as managers at 206 nonprofits with revenues ranging from $1 million to $49 million."



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Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy - Resource Center - AFP

Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy - Resource Center - AFP: "f you take a moment to close your eyes and imagine your ideal major donor what do you see? Do see a man in a suit sitting at a desk? Or, do you envision the woman who volunteers at your charity once a week doing whatever needs to be done?

Women have been at the core of this sector since the beginning of charitable work. With a few exceptions, women are predominantly the ones who identify the need in the community, design and deliver the charitable program to fill the need, and provide the majority of volunteer and staff time. Yet, we rarely think about gender differences when planning our fundraising programs."



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Infographic: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating

Infographic: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating: "Infographic: General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating"



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Arts is least popular charitable cause | News | ArtsProfessional

Arts is least popular charitable cause | News | ArtsProfessional: "Donors to arts charities are generous, but few and far between, a new report by UK Giving has revealed. Whilst a typical donation to the arts is £12 – the second largest only to religious charities (£20) in the league of causes identified – just 2% of the population who donated money to charity last year did so to the arts. This makes it the least popular cause, having received just 1% of the total amount given."



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Tomorrow's Philanthropy Groundbreaking Research Impact of Philanthropy : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success

Tomorrow's Philanthropy Groundbreaking Research Impact of Philanthropy : Page 1 of 2 : FundRaising Success: "(Press release, April 9, 2015) — Rogare, Plymouth University's fundraising think tank, and the Resource Alliance, have joined together in a two-year research collaboration to explore different philanthropic behaviors and how they deliver value to human well-being around the world"



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