Live Updates From the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival
Follow Twitter updates from our staff in Austin, Tex., as we cover nonprofit-focused sessions at the annual conference.
Ask An Expert: The Place to Get Answers to Your Fundraising Questions
Read answers to past questions, and to ask for help with your own fundraising problems, send an email to askanexpert@philanthropy.com.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Donations Rose 4.9% in 2013, Study Finds
The examination of 4,000 charities found that giving last year increased faster than at any other time since the recession started.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Most Charities Fail at Online Fundraising Basics, Says Study
Charities miss out on $1-billion in gifts because they don’t have sites that are easy to read on mobile devices, they send emails too infrequently, and other reasons, say researchers.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Year-End Fundraising Examples and Ideas
As groups think ahead to their next year-end giving campaigns, it helps to look at holiday-season drives that have worked in the past.
Giving Donors Fewer Options Spurs Gifts at a Campaign’s End, Study Finds
Many campaigns work best with several ways to contribute at the start but only one option later on.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Showing Donors What Their Gifts Will Do Helps Fundraising Grow 75%
Read Global, a literacy and economic-development group, also got a big year-end boost when Upworthy, a popular site, highlighted its video.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Perks for Donors Help a Charity Reap Rewards
Pencils of Promise, which builds schools in the developing world, offered donors who gave or raised at least $25,000 a chance to name a school in Guatemala and be the charity’s guest at the dedication.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Online Gifts Rose 16% During Holiday Season
Donations rose to nearly $78-million from November 1 to December 31 in 2013, compared with $67-million in 2012.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
An Unexpected Gift from a Controversial Tweet
Aid for Africa, a coalition of nonprofits, has been receiving donations after an anonymous supporter set up a site to capitalize on anger about a racist comment.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor