Safe, Welcoming, and Within Budget: Planning Secure Events
Use these low-cost security tactics to protect your guests at galas, luncheons, and other donor-focused events.
By Libby Sander
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Editor’s Picks
How to Talk About Tax-Law Changes in Year-End Appeals
Fundraisers may need to change the way they discuss year-end giving with donors because of tax-law changes that go into effect January 1.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Big-Donor Giving Slows; What It Means for Year-End Campaigns
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Are Funders Doing Enough to Help Beleaguered Nonprofits?
A new survey from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that 87 percent of foundations surveyed said they have seen increased demand for funding since January.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
States and Foundations Unite to Bolster National Service Programs
The turmoil at AmeriCorps, which mobilized 1.3 million people over the past decade, has left nonprofits scrambling and prompted new state and philanthropic experiments.
By Eden Stiffman
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Solutions
A $35,000 Gift Via Text! How to Tap Americans’ Love Affair With Phones
The popularity of texting means donors are likely to look at the messages. Fundraisers are adding texts to their playbook and seeing good results.
By David L. Wheeler
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Use Behavioral Science to Nudge Donors, Spur More Gifts
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Opinion
A Bipartisan Plan to Raise the Foundation Payout Rate
A modest 1 or 2 percent increase could significantly benefit the nonprofit sector.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
How to Recruit and Lead Staff Who Truly Know Your Community
Staff with lived experience can strengthen your organization — if you hire and support them well.
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Op-Ed Mischaracterizes Conservatives and Their Role in Nonprofits
The author perpetuates a dangerous “us vs. them” mentality that only deepens divides.
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Only 19 individuals, couples, and families on the 2024 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans appear on this year’s Philanthropy 50 list. That could be a sign that many of the wealthiest people in America aren’t big givers. But there are important caveats: Some billionaires don’t regularly…
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