GivingTuesday Donors Tend to Contribute Again Later, Says Group’s CEO
The one-day event has shown double-digit increases in donations every year since it started and also results in “acts of kindness,” says Asha Curran.
Charity Advocates Push to Extend Expiring Tax Breaks for Giving
The most likely path to enactment would be inclusion in a broader package of year-end tax provisions.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Women-Led Fundraising Effort Reaps Big Rewards for Dartmouth
A campaign that raised $386 million in direct gifts and pledges and $61.5 million in planned bequests illustrates the financial and leadership might of today’s women donors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
You Say the Arts Don’t Matter? A 10-Year, $150 Million Venture Set Out to Prove You Wrong
ArtPlace America, funded by some of the country’s largest grant makers, argued that arts and culture are community builders and not just some esoteric good.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
‘Barbershop Books’ Aims to Make Reading an Adventure
The group provides barbershops with books for kids to read while their caregivers get a haircut.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Tips for Fundraisers From 2 Big Donors
Simplify and get to the point, say the couple, who have had good and not-so-good experiences with nonprofit fundraisers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How an Artist Translated Science and Tragedy to Help a Town Fight Toxic Pollution
Federal officials committed to a $20 million remediation of contaminated groundwater in Ashland, Mass., after an experiential art project illustrated what lay beneath homes and businesses.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Philanthropist Couple Urges Wealthy Donors to Give Now
Jennifer and David Risher started the #HalfMyDAF campaign to encourage people to give more from their donor-advised funds. They also support Worldreader, a nonprofit David co-founded to provide books to young people in underserved places.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Jackie and Mike Bezos Give $166 Million to NYU Langone Health for Low-Income Families
Plus, the Obama Foundation, University of Notre Dame, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, and other nonprofits received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Some Charities Are Raising Money for Other Nonprofits This GivingTuesday
More nonprofits than before are raising money together, but some people are warning against the downsides of the event.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence