New Groupon Site Allows Charities to Update Donors
To celebrate its new Grassroots portal, Groupon is offering $1,000 grants to 50 environmental campaigns.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Fundraiser Turnover Gets New Attention as Economy Improves
As organizations find themselves in competition to retain the best fundraisers, there are incentives besides attractive salaries that can help keep good people from leaving for new positions.
The Chronicle’s Reports From Fundraising Meeting
Find all the articles that reporters produced at the annual meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Why Fundraisers Need to Understand Tax Forms
Donors expect people who seek contributions to know everything about the informational tax returns their organization submits to the IRS.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
A Simple Question to Prevent Employee Theft
A former charity regulator advises charities to ask employees: “How would you steal from me?”
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Street Fundraisers Get Smarter on Technology
Solicitors in urban areas are now whipping out iPads and sending text-message thank you’s.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
One Teddy Bear Leads to a Million-Dollar Gift
How a visit to a $100 donor paid off for a hospital fundraiser.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Emotional Wayne Gretzky Delivers Talk About Family Influence in Philanthropy
Besides giving money through is foundation to teach needy children to play hockey, he has been inspired to help people with mental illness and raised money for a hospital that once treated his brother for clubfeet.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Don’t Expect Too Much From Monthly Donors
People who give through automatic monthly payments say they aren’t likely to make big donations, a fund-raising researcher says.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Attendance at Fundraising Conference Drops by More Than 20%
A location outside the United States and a meeting date that coincides with spring break at many schools are among the reasons some fundraisers skipped this year’s annual meeting.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor