Charity Hopes to Benefit in Slow Market by Raffling a Historic Home
At least one charity is trying a creative way to reap fund-raising benefits from the depressed housing ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Bracing for Tough TimesARTICLE: How a Recession Would Affect Fund Raising: Certain Gifts Could GrowGRAPHS: How the Economy Affects Giving to Different Types of CharitiesARTICLE:…
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How a Recession Would Affect Fund Raising: Certain Gifts Could Grow
By Holly HallHere’s the outlook for different types of efforts to raise donations and generate income, along with ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: Bracing for Tough TimesGRAPHS: How the Economy Affects Giving to Different Types of CharitiesARTICLE: Charity Hopes to Benefit in Slow Market by Raffling a Historic…
By Holly Hall
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Many charities feel vulnerable as economy slipsThe faltering economy is starting to affect a growing number of charities and the people they serve. In ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: How a Recession Would Affect Fund Raising: Certain Gifts Could GrowGRAPHS: How the Economy Affects Giving to Different Types of…
By Sam Kean and Holly Hall
Direct-Marketing Appeals Produce Poor Results for Charities, Study Finds
Charities’ direct-marketing appeals are not raising as much money as they have in years past, and charities are losing more donors and attracting fewer new supporters, according to a new survey. The quarterly survey, conducted by Target Analysis Group, a Boston consulting company, is based on more…
By Holly Hall
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As wealthy institutions report record fund-raising gains, social-service groups struggle to stay afloatEditor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify an inaccuracy about the Cincinnati Ballet that was included in the original edition. Signs of a growing fund-raising divide between wealthy…
By Holly Hall
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Direct-Mail Appeals Suffer, New Survey Finds
Charity direct-mail appeals suffer setbacks, survey finds
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A Growing Divide Emerges as 2007 Fund-Raising Year Comes to a Close
A growing divide emerges in end-of-year fund raising
By Holly Hall
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U.S. Postal Service Adopts New System for Setting Rates
The U.S. Postal Service has announced that postage for nonprofit and other mailers will be set using a new approach pegged to inflation. The new system enables the Postal Service to increase postage rates annually — more frequently than it has in the past — but requires the increases to be no…
By Holly Hall
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New System Will Peg Postal Rate Increases to Inflation
Charities pleased by new postal-rate system
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Most Investors Are Unaware of Benefits of Donating Stock
By Holly HallA majority of donors who own stock do not understand the tax breaks they could obtain by donating securities that have risen sharply in value, a new survey has found. The survey, released by Fidelity Investments and the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, assessed the knowledge of more than…
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