43% of Higher-Education Fundraisers Don’t Expect to Meet Goals
Just 22 percent expect to meet those goals, according to a new survey of 415 advancement professionals at 48 colleges and universities.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
They Witness Deaths Daily: Now Comes Covid-19
An all-volunteer force known as the White Helmets is working to educate Syrians —already devastated by nine years of civil war —about Covid-19.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
Will Surge in IRA Gifts Continue Amid Pandemic?
The Cares Act includes a one-year freeze on the mandate that IRA holders age 72 and older make a minimum annual withdrawal from their accounts. Some fundraisers are eyeing whether the waiver, along with the roiling stock market that ended years of growth in IRAs, will discourage this way of giving.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion to Covid-19 Relief and More
He says he will distribute the money through Start Small, a limited-liability company he started in 2015.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
Charities Adjust Mailings to Address Pandemic Response
As nonprofits assess how the spread of Covid-19 is affecting their mission and their finances, many are facing a difficult decision: to mail or not to mail.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
What We Heard at AFP’s Virtual Conference
Navigating donor communication during the pandemic was a major theme throughout the virtual gathering of fundraisers. We tuned in and took notes from our homes.
By Emily Haynes, Lisa Schohl and Eden Stiffman
Coronavirus Forces Large-Scale Volunteer Fundraising Events to Innovate
Some health charities that rely on mass fundraising activities to raise money for research are canceling their spring events. Some are finding ways to rally supporters virtually, while others fear the crisis will prevent them from reaching revenue goals.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
A Chance to Play and Build Ties in a Refugee Camp
The Klabu Foundation has opened a sports clubhouse in the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in northern Kenya. The goal is to help people form bonds, find purpose, and learn leadership skills.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
Crisis Underscores the Need to Diversify Revenue Sources
Nonprofits felt the full weight of the coronavirus’s impact at the height of spring event season, calling into question longstanding patterns of how and when charities fundraise.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor
For colleges and universities hoping to engage students and young alumni in lifetime giving, these fundraising drives can be especially valuable. But as institutions respond to the coronavirus by shuttering campuses and moving students to online learning, many are changing the focus of their upcoming giving days to spotlight urgent student needs.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor