Buoyed by Small Donors, Giving Grew 10.6% in 2020, Study Finds
The charitable deduction for everyday Americans seems to have fueled an increase in giving, but a 4.1 percent drop in the number of donors who made repeat gifts is a sign of trouble.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Nonprofit Helps Turn Fine Wines Into Charitable Donations
Garth Hodgdon, a former sommelier, started the Legacy Cellar Foundation to help wine lovers make a difference.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Year-End Fundraising Results Were Mixed. Digital Outreach Was Critical.
Nonprofits anticipate that demand for services will remain high in 2021. Many worry about donor fatigue.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving to Higher Education Was Flat in 2020 Fiscal Year, New Report Says
The survey is based on data from 873 colleges and universities. Nearly half of the institutions reported increases in giving, and for the first time, money from DAFs surpassed corporate support.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fundraisers Were More Confident at Year End but Worried About 2021
The study was conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The group’s president says charities will face stiff challenges this year — and perhaps beyond.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fundraisers’ Group Condemns Letting Donors and Board Members Jump the Vaccine Line
As reports proliferate that hospitals and other nonprofits are offering their donors access to Covid immunizations, the Association of Fundraising Professionals says the practice is not just unethical but possibly illegal.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Patient Sues Nonprofit Hospital Over Blackbaud Breach
The guardian of a young patient whose personal information was compromised has sued the nonprofit Rady Children’s Hospital over the incident.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fundraising Outlook Depends on Vaccines, Stimulus, Equity, and Other Variables
How quickly the economy recovers will be important, but there are steps nonprofits can take on their own, like doubling down on retention.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Electrifying Poetry Reading at Biden Inaugural Brings Attention — and Donations — to a Small Charity
It wasn’t long ago that Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old National Youth Poet Laureate, took part in programs run by WriteGirl, a Los Angeles group that promotes creativity and self-expression to empower girls.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Fundraisers Are Stressed. Here’s How They’re Coping.
They’re figuring out how to tame long hours, intense pressure to raise more money, and worries about health and racial injustice.
By Emily Haynes and Eden Stiffman