Direct Mail Rewired Nonprofits — and America — for the Worse. Here’s How to Do Better.
Audience segmenting and Zip-code targeting trained nonprofit supporters to accept a passive role in causes they care about. The way forward puts them back at the center of the work.
By Jason Lewis
Contributor
How $24,000 Grew to a $6 Million Nonprofit Supporting Craftswomen
Twenty years after launching Nest to support craftswomen in 125 countries, founder Rebecca van Bergen has turned her attention to American artisans. A partnership with Etsy has been transformative.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
5 Ways to Take Monthly Giving to the Next Level
As economic worries grow amid federal funding cuts and threats of a potential recession, monthly giving can provide stability for your nonprofit by creating a predictable and dependable revenue stream.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Houston Couple Gives $150 Million to Launch Pediatric Cancer Center
Plus, Georgetown University received $25 million for its nursing school, and the National Constitution Center got a $15 million donation to celebrate the founding of the United States, and the donor is loaning a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution and a document that led to the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofits Are Turning to AI to Save Time and Money
Organizations are experimenting with ways the technology can craft grant proposals, analyze donor data, improve programs, and more.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
N.Y. Couple Gives $125 Million to Help Israeli Medical Students
Plus, USC Shoah Foundation landed $30 million to endow the Holocaust remembrance organization’s efforts to collect and preserve thousands of Holocaust survivor testimonies from around the world, and the Library of Congress received $20 million to purchase a rare 17th century viola for its collection.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Big Are Donor-Advised Fund Accounts? New Report Reassesses Data
Separating DAF sponsors that administer mass donations — say, workplace giving programs — from national sponsors like Fidelity Charitable or Schwab led to very different average account sizes and payout rates.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
GoFundMe Expands Its Nonprofit Offerings — and Lets Groups See Who Is Raising Money for Them
The company purchased the fundraising platform Classy three years ago and has integrated the two services into GoFundMePro.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
UCLA Lands $25 Million to Launch a Center for Digestive Health
Plus, the National Academy of Sciences received $20 million, Agnes Scott College got $15 million, and three other universities received eight-figure gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Online Giving Is Sliding Amid Turmoil. Should Fundraisers Retreat or Go Big?
Digital donations are dropping in the wake of the president’s tariffs. Experts weigh in on whether charities should back off appeals or push ahead with ambitious campaigns.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Giving Campaigns in Every Community? GivingTuesday’s Big New Idea
The organization behind the annual post-Thanksgiving giving spree wants to help nonprofits and foundations create fundraising drives nationwide to help groups raise cash — and earn trust.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Donors Down, Dollars Flat: Trends in 2024 Set Stage for 2025
New reports detail fundraising woes, but do the crises of the moment represent an opportunity to rebuild the donor base?
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
7 Smart Tips to Reach DAF Donors — and Raise More
Make it easy for these valuable supporters to give, and more advice from experts.
By David L. Wheeler
Contributor
U. of South Carolina Students and Faculty to Benefit From $75 Million Windfall
Plus, a law school in Nebraska landed $2 million to enhance holocaust and international justice studies, and several other universities and a medical center in Hawaii received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Retain Skittish Donors Amid the Economic Turbulence
Donors rattled by stock market volatility and gloomy economic forecasts may be hesitant to give. But that doesn’t mean they won’t, say experts.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
‘There’s a Hurricane Coming’: Latino-Led Nonprofits Brace for Hardship Under Trump
There is tremendous pressure on the groups to provide services to their communities amid a flurry of Trump administration policies that affect immigration, higher education, and potential cuts to federal health care programs, advocates say.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director