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$7-Million Raised for Haiti via Cell Phones

$7-million raised for Haiti by cellphone

Men and Women Make Bequests at Equal Rates, Study Finds

Men and women make bequests at equal rates, study finds

Stock Gifts Could Be Bright Spot as Recession Eases

Stock gifts could be bright spot for fund raisers

Planned Giving Befuddles Most Americans

Planned giving befuddles most Americans

Charities Step Up Marketing of Planned Gifts

Charities step up marketing of planned gifts

Charities Step Up Marketing of Planned Gifts

More charities are actively promoting bequests and other planned gifts now than 10 years ago and they are making their pitch to even younger donors, according to research presented today at the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning’s annual meeting. In 1999, Michael Kateman, executive director of…

What Can Fund Raisers Expect in 2020?

By 2020, America will have far more millionaires than today and they will be motivated by even greater tax incentives to give to charity, a leading expert on planned giving told an audience of fund raisers at the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning’s national conference today. Charles Schultz,…

Why Fund Raisers Should Get Higher Stature in the Nonprofit World

Why fund raisers deserve higher stature in the nonprofit world

A New Report on Partnerships Between Donors and Foundations, and Much More: Thursday’s Roundup

A new report on partnerships between donors and foundations, and much more: Thursday’s roundup

Kennedy’s Contributions Cited by Nonprofit Experts

People throughout the nonprofit world are paying tribute to Sen. Edward Kennedy, who died Wednesday. Among them: Steven Waldman, editor of the religious Web site Beliefnet, highlights Senator Kennedy’s role in getting a bill passed to create AmeriCorps in 1993. Mr. Waldman wrote a book about that…