How to Hang On to Fundraisers in a Hot Job Market
Leaders should initiate frequent and frank conversations with employees to stay on top of their concerns, make sure DEI efforts are genuine, and provide clarity on any shifts to a group’s mission.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofits Can Now Add a Donate Button to Their Zoom Events
The new feature lets donors make a gift without leaving a virtual event. It also gives them the option to share their names and email addresses with the nonprofit receiving the donation.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Delta Variant Forces Fundraisers to Rethink Events Yet Again
With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing, some nonprofits are reconsidering how to host their supporters at events this fall and beyond. Some plan to continue with in-person gatherings and require proof of vaccination. Others are sticking to the virtual realm.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Fundraising Podcasts Worth Your Time: Leaders and Donors on What Motivates Them
As the fourth season of her podcast is released, Kathryn Van Sickle talks about the challenges and inspiration she gets from interviewing fundraisers, donors, and leaders in philanthropy.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
UCLA Students Take On the Role of Grant Makers
Students enrolled in Philanthropy as Civic Engagement spend 10 weeks researching local nonprofits, visiting with charity executives, and discussing how to make the greatest impact through giving. After 10 weeks, they vote on how to award $80,000 to Los Angeles nonprofits.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofit-Provided Bicycles Help Poor People Access Jobs, Schools, and Health Care
World Bicycle Relief works in rural areas of developing countries where people get around mostly on foot. Women and girls spend much of their day walking to collect water, firewood, and other necessities, and walking to school can take hours.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Researcher on Donors and Fundraising Reflects on What Nonprofit Supporters Want
As Penelope Burk releases her final survey of nonprofit donors, she talks about how to put the focus on supporters and what needs to change in fundraising to make it better.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Half of Donors Plan to Give as Much in 2021 as They Did Last Year
More than half of respondents to a recent survey said they gave a larger sum to charity in 2020 than in 2019, but Penelope Burk, the report’s author, warns nonprofits not to be complacent. Plus, see our <a href="https://sandbox.philanthropy.com/article/veteran-researcher-reflects-on-what-donors-want-exit-interview">exit interview</a> with Burk.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Lessons Learned From 2020 Crises Highlighted at Fundraisers Conference
Attendees urged boardroom equity and discussed how the past year has demonstrated that working 40 hours a week in the office is unnecessary.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Nonprofits Work to Bring Water to the Navajo Nation
DigDeep has installed roughly 1,000 water storage tanks, each of which holds 275 gallons and is refilled monthly at no cost to the homeowner.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence