Indiegogo Launches Free Crowdfunding Site for Nonprofits
Generosity.com will serve as the home for both nonprofit and personal-cause fundraising campaigns.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
N.F.L. Owner’s New Nonprofit Will Use Sports to Tackle Racism
Billionaire property developer and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross is launching an organization Friday that aims to take advantage of the massive popularity of professional sports to combat racial prejudice and foster tolerance, reports The New York Times.
A Commitment Form for Participating in a Giving Day
The Sacramento Region Community Foundation requires local nonprofits to submit this form before participating in its BIG Day of Giving.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How Nonprofits Can Gain the Public’s Trust
An exclusive Chronicle survey finds that one in three Americans lacks faith in charities. Experts blame a lack of oversight and poor press coverage — but mostly charities’ failure to promote trust.
Poll Rates Public Confidence in Charities, Their Programs, and Spending
Almost two-thirds of Americans have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in charities, according to a new Chronicle poll — the first to measure public views on that question since 2008. But, a sizable percentage say charities don’t spend money wisely.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
1 in 3 Americans Lacks Faith in Charities, Chronicle Poll Finds
A third were concerned about how charities spend money, and many said nonprofit leaders are paid too much.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Borrowed From Business: Nonprofits Try Their Own Version of Wall Street-Style Earnings Reports
Some charity leaders are bullish on quarterly updates like those that businesses are required to do but acknowledge the risks involved with flinging open the books.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Facebook Reverses Ban on Sight-Loss Charity’s Video Ad
After barring a Royal National Institute of Blind People advertisement that asks viewers to consider how they would feel if they were losing their sight, Facebook did an about-face Wednesday and cleared the clip, The Guardian reports.
Charity Billboard Raises Dating App Firms’ Ire Over STD Link
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s sign in Los Angeles urging users of mobile dating apps Tinder and Grindr to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases has drawn protests from the two companies, the Los Angeles Times and The Guardian write.
A Data Sheet From a Women’s Giving Program
The Women & Philanthropy program at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) maintains detailed donor profiles to build stronger ties with the women who give to the university.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Facebook Bans Blindness Charity’s Ad as Too Negative
Facebook rejected the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s advertisement calling for sight-loss advisers in British hospitals, saying the clip transgresses the social network’s policy of displaying only “neutral or positive” ads, according to The Guardian.
What You Need to Know About Marketing Laws Before Contacting Donors
Update your legal knowledge before making phone calls or sending letters, text messages, or emails to donors.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
10 Tips for a Better Crisis Communications Strategy
Nonprofit and crisis experts offer guidance on how to communicate effectively during a crisis.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
‘Spoontember’ Campaign Aims to Spur Action on Hunger
National food-bank network Feeding America is running a monthlong multimedia effort branding September as “Spoontember” to raise awareness and spur giving to combat hunger, writes Digiday.
Photo of Drowned Syrian Child Spurs Spike in Donations
Intense media coverage of refugees crossing the Mediterranean prompted people to open their wallets, but there are already signs that the impact may be short-lived.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Athletes and Stars Back Push for U.N. Development Goals
Supporters of the United Nations’ proposed Sustainable Development Goals have launched a celebrity-studded publicity blitz aimed at winning world leaders’ backing for the anti-poverty and human-rights agenda, Thomson Reuters Foundation writes.