Online Fundraising: 6 Top Social-Media and Peer-to-Peer Efforts
Video that goes viral, a Facebook bonanza, and other digital-age success stories. Plus: tips and tools.
By Heather Joslyn
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Online Fundraising: 4 Standouts in Crowdfunding and Giving Days
How competition, prizes for all levels of gifts, and a year of planning brought success. Also, the philanthropy battle between Colorado and North Texas.
By Heather Joslyn
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Fundraisers Vow ‘No Tolerance’ for Harassment
But at a panel of fundraisers and experts held at the Association of Fundraising Professionals, speakers questioned whether nonprofits and their boards were ready to act, especially against donors accused of misconduct.
By Heather Joslyn
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Online Giving Grew 12% in 2017
Overall fundraising increased by 4 percent last year, according to Blackbaud’s latest annual analysis. Just over one in five online gifts came in through mobile devices.
By Heather Joslyn
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4% Growth in Giving Is a Possibility This Year — but Impossible to Say Because of Tax Law
If the economy stays strong, so will giving, but nobody knows how new levies will affect philanthropic donations, according to a new report.
By Heather Joslyn
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Giving to Colleges Up 6% in 2017
Contributions to higher-education institutions topped $43.6 billion, the highest total ever counted by the annual Voluntary Support of Education report.
By Heather Joslyn
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Creativity. Transparency. Higher wages for everyone.
By Heather Joslyn
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Philanthropy 400 Special Report: Top Charities Appeal to Impatient, Policy-Minded Donors
The Chronicle’s 2017 ranking, drawn from IRS data and our exclusive survey results, unlocks a wealth of insights for fundraisers on how donors increasingly back nonprofits that promise solid returns and seek to influence policy.
Fidelity Charitable Tops United Way for 2nd Year in a Row in the Philanthropy 400
The donor-advised-fund manager leads a pack of similar organizations in the upper reaches of The Chronicle’s annual list of charities that raise the most from private sources.
In a Time of Upheaval for Retailers, Strong Ties Pay Off for a Relief Charity
Delivering Good, formerly K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, saw private support jump 63 percent in 2016.
By Heather Joslyn
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