Best Advice and Trends for Making Donors Happy
January 5, 2015 | Read Time: 1 minute
What Donors Want Now
People who give to America’s biggest charities want candor, connection to a cause, and respect.
Colleges Are Inventing New Ways to Attract Recent Graduates to Donate
A new study finds young people are far more inclined to give to causes other than their alma mater.
Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations
Controversy is brewing as more wealthy people use their money to sway policies on gun control, immigration, public pensions, climate change, and education.
Some Tech Entrepreneurs Embrace Giving Before They Have Anything to Give
The Founders’ Pledge asks Silicon Valley’s start-up entrepreneurs to donate 1 percent of their companies’ equity to charity from the very beginning.
If Giving Makes People Happy, Authors Ask, Why Not Give More?
A new crop of social scientists wants to isolate the causes and consequences of giving. Will the nonprofit world benefit?
A Giving Pledge, Ralph Nader Style
The consumer advocate is trying to launch a new effort for wealthy donors, aimed at increasing social justice.
