Creative Ideas for Giving Tuesday 2015
An organizer of the annual giving day shares advice on how to participate in the event this fall.
By Tony Martignetti
Contributor
A Measurement Tool to Track Fundraising Costs and Returns
How to track your organization’s fundraising costs and returns and compare your performance to other organizations.
By Debra E. Blum and Holly Hall
How to Use Data to Advance Fundraising
With smart analysis, nonprofits can use the information in their donor databases to boost the amount of money they raise.
On Give Local America Day: How to Plan and Participate in a ‘Giving Day’ Event
Case studies, tips, and tools to help your nonprofit make the most of a 24-hour crowdfunding campaign.
California Mayor Uses Speech to Raise Funds for Her Charity
Compton, Calif., Mayor Aja Brown raised eyebrows among local officials by pairing her State of the City address last month with a fundraising gala for a nonprofit she and her husband founded, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Wooing Wealthy Donors With an ‘IPO Road Show’
An entrepreneur debuts a business-style worldwide tour to pitch nonprofits to the newly wealthy.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
In a Second Go-Around, Response to ‘Ice-Bucket Challenge’ Is Muted
The ALS Association has received $500,000 in donations this month, less than 1 percent of the contributions it reaped from the social-media-fueled campaign a year ago.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Smithsonian Tops Crowdfunding Goal for Armstrong Space Suit
The National Air and Space Museum raised $720,000 on Kickstarter to conserve the space suit Neil Armstrong wore on his historic moon walk, wrapping up a campaign that surpassed the Smithsonian’s goal by more than 40 percent, writes the Associated Press.
Ousted Head of Fla. Nonprofit Fires Back Over Dismissal
The former CEO of a Florida cancer charity who was fired earlier this month amid allegations that he used a business arrangement to draw money from a subsidiary of the group has filed a lawsuit claiming his former employer owes him more than $300,000 in wages and benefits, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune writes.
N.Y. Charity Accused of Bilking Teens on Summer-Job Pay
Long Island prosecutors have charged a nonprofit with duping scores of high school students into doing unpaid work selling concessions at entertainment and sports venues under the guise of a volunteer program, the Associated Press and Newsday write.
D.C.’s Hirshhorn Defends Holding Anniversary Gala in NYC
Leaders at the Smithsonian’s contemporary-art museum tell The Washington Post that their decision to hold its 40th-anniversary gala in New York is part of an effort to broaden the museum’s audience and donor base and is not a snub of its hometown.
Strings on Donor-Advised Funds Are Making Charity Supporters Angry
Because the funds are so popular, nonprofits are spending more and more time soothing people angered by all the restrictions.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Music Festivals Increasingly Add Charity to the (Dance) Mix
From Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan to Drake and the Strokes, the industry is seizing the opportunity to reach a younger crowd while raising money for causes.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
In Search of Great Fundraisers: Who’s Got the Right Stuff?
With the shortage of fundraisers putting giving goals at risk, nonprofits retool and reimagine the profession.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Ducks Unlimited Sets Its Sights on $2 Billion for Wetlands
The conservation group is taking the unusual step of counting government grants in the campaign total and hopes to reach beyond its base of waterfowl hunters.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Hearing-Aid Charity’s Gifts Hitch Star Power to Its Cause
The Starkey Hearing Foundation, which donates hearing aids to the poor, routinely attracts high-powered celebrities to its international missions and fundraisers, in part by giving millions of dollars to the stars’ own charities, Minnesota Public Radio reports.