During Social Distancing, a Direct Line to Donors
Their popularity has been on a slow rise — an unexpected trend at a time when few households even have landline phones and federal regulations largely prohibit mass dialing to mobile phones.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Millionaire’s Quest to Donate Estate Raises Questions About Charities Meeting Donors’ Needs
Lowell Smith sent anonymous letters to about two dozen charities, laying out certain fundraising practices and asking the organizations to contact him through an intermediary if they believed they were doing “everything on the list.”
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Fundraisers are stepping up efforts to let older donors know they can give tax-free from their retirement accounts. But the mechanics of making the gifts can be complicated.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
How Charities Talk to Donors After Getting a Huge Gift
Getting a transformational contribution is a godsend for an organization. But announcing a landmark gift can make other donors think you don’t need their support. Here’s how some nonprofits handled it.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Beyond Donations: A Sampling of Efforts to Use the Blockchain for Good
The blockchain is allowing donors to see how their support is being used and helping to support humanitarian efforts.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
How to Get Ready to Accept Cryptocurrency Gifts
Four steps to prepare an organization to accept digital assets from supporters.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Cryptocurrency Rules Are a Work in Progress. Here’s What to Do for Now.
A pair of tax and regulatory experts offer advice for handling Bitcoin and other currencies while the IRS plays catch-up.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
How Do Cryptocurrency Donations Work?
Here’s a simple breakdown of the process involved in getting and using Bitcoin and other donations from digital-savvy donors.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Only a few hundred nonprofits, estimates say, are set up to accept Bitcoin and other digital assets. Now is the time for organizations to decide whether, and how, they’ll start accepting such donations.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Recurring Donors Yield Huge ‘Lifetime Return’ for Nonprofits, Report Says
The study, drawn from data on 2.5 million online donations, also offers insights on the value to charities of Giving Tuesday donors and peer-to-peer campaigns.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor