Many Colleges Had a Banner Fundraising Year Thanks to In-Person Events, Honing In on Donor Passions
Colleges and universities benefited from a strong stock market at the beginning of the 2022 fiscal year as fundraisers asked donors for ‘big gifts that really move the needle.’
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Plus, Salvation Army of San Diego landed $35 million to expand programs serving people struggling with homelessness, and five other donors gave big gifts to support democracy programs, climate resilience, and medical care.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts by Donors Asked to Evoke Fond Memories Were 90% Higher Than Others
Asking alumni of a small college to reflect on something that benefited them was far more successful than the standard pitch, a study found.
By Michael Kurtz
Contributor
Anonymous Donor Pledges $500 Million Matching Gift to Small Kansas College
The donor will contribute $2 for every dollar given or pledged to McPherson College by other people through June 30.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Desperately Seeking Fundraisers
To solve the problem, some groups are offering bonuses, giving fundraisers more decision-making power, and more.
By Emily Haynes and Rasheeda Childress
Former Northeastern U. Student Who Dropped Out Gives $25 Million for New Professorships
Plus, the News Literacy Project landed $10 million from Los Angeles philanthropists Melanie and Richard Lundquist to combat misinformation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How a Couple’s Backgrounds as a Refugee and an Immigrant Have Shaped Their Giving
Vinh and Leisle Chung talk about the generosity they received when they came to the United States and how that has influenced the mission of their medical practice.
Foundations and Big Donors Step In to Tackle the Nation’s Nurse Shortage
Grant makers are backing ways to pay educational costs and make the jobs more attractive, especially to people of color, who often don’t choose the profession, and promoting innovations such as the use of robots for routine tasks.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Salvation Army and American Red Cross Share $80 Million for Climate-Driven Disaster Planning
Also, Breakthrough Energy has awarded $50 million to develop jet fuel with lower emissions, and four Pittsburgh foundations gave $4 million to rebuild the synagogue where an antisemitic mass shooting killed 11 people in 2018.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Fundraisers Band Together to Find Practical Solutions to the Giving Crisis
The Donor Participation Project was started as a way for development professionals to explore how changes in fundraising practices could encourage more people to give to nonprofits.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
‘Checkout Charity’ Can Increase a Shopper’s Anxiety, Especially When Asks Are Automated
Only about 20 percent of the words study participants used when asked about these requests to give were positive.
By Na Young Lee and Adam Hepworth
The CEO of the Women Donors Network says women want to give not just money but also time and expertise.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
Attracting Corporate Support: One Nonprofit Leader’s Approach
The corporate giving landscape has shifted as many businesses have changed the causes they support and the ways they work with grantees in response to the crises. Here’s some expert advice on navigating the new terrain.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Ballmer Group Commits $217 Million Through Its New Climate-Change Effort
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $1.2 billion to end polio worldwide by 2026, and Bank of America gave $24 million for economic development in communities of color.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
$84.5 Million MacKenzie Scott Gift to Girl Scouts to Help It Recover From Pandemic
The group, which lost membership during Covid, plans to support volunteers and staff, make camp properties more resistant to climate change, improve science and technology education for youth members, and develop diversity and inclusion programming to make troops more accessible.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Plus, Jackie and Mike Bezos gave $710 million to Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital got $50 million to expand sickle cell disease research and to support other programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor