Tex. Nonprofit Sues Stanford U. Over Trademark ‘Philanthropy Lab’
Two groups focused on promoting innovation in charity fundraising and philanthropy education have gone to court over overlapping names.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Dozens of Fake Veterans Charities Pocket the Money They Raise, Says FTC
The Federal Trade Commission and others have worked together on more than 100 actions against phony nonprofits, which have collected tens of millions in cash and goods. In other articles, a Senate panel approved the Trump administration’s IRS nominee along party lines; a nonprofit for immigrants refuses $250,000 from Salesforce.com; resettlement charities fold or shift their focus as the number of migrants drops; plus more articles on innovation, nonprofits and the law, and opinion.
How Giving-Day Strategists Are Making Tweaks to Keep Raising Millions
Organizers of some day-long fundraising drives are letting donors schedule gifts in advance, doubling down on training participants, and deploying paid social-media ads to push totals higher.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Millennials Get 27 Messages From Nonprofits a Week, Report Says
People 65 and older say they get 15 emails and mail pieces each week, according to a study of 1,000 donors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Tips for Keeping New Donors After a Giving Day
Welcome packages, exclusive thank-you receptions, and more things you can do after the campaign ends.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Tips for Starting an Employee-Led Fundraising Campaign
How one university’s marketing department started a scholarship fund, and how you can, too.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Credit-Card Donors Gave 4% More in 2017, Report Says
Donors who give monthly or at other set intervals are providing a bigger share of charities’ total contributions, according to a new analysis of Mastercard transaction data.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Corporations Use Charitable Giving to Influence Lawmakers, Study Finds
Grants from big-business foundations flow to causes favored by legislators with clout on issues of company interest, creating what one economist involved in the research calls a “tax-advantaged form of lobbying.”
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Truth Initiative Wins Award for Successful Antismoking Campaign
The nonprofit is credited with dramatically reducing cigarette use, making it a model for how to move public opinion on an important issue.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Rich College Endowments May Be Able to Get Tax Break
A bill has been introduced in the House that could waive the tax for some. In other articles, a Southern Baptist leader was removed as seminary president for taped comments he made several years ago about abused women; Red Nose Day raised $100 million for needy children in three years; George Mason University has plans to take the controversy out of its gift agreements; and more news and features about sexual harassment and giving.
Daily News Update: New Trump Administration Rule Ties Funding to Abortion Restrictions
The effort takes aim at Planned Parenthood, said some administration officials. In other articles, a campaign lawyer for Missouri Gov. Greitens says a Greitens aide took a donor list from a veterans charity, and a Missouri House committee wants a court to compel the Greitens’s nonprofit to turn over records; the Obama presidential library drew scattered protests in Chicago; and much more on nonprofit innovation and the arts and other news.
Award-Winning Fundraiser’s Departure Was Long Planned, Board President Says
The international charity SOS Children’s Villages-USA announced last week that it had hired a new leader. The failure to mention the departure of its former CEO, Lynn Croneberger, was an oversight, the board chairman said.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Online Fundraising Tactics Show Mix of Big Gains and Failures, Survey Says
The “mobile-first” movement among web developers has helped, but charities are missing opportunities to introduce new donors to their cause, according to an update of Dunham and Company’s digital engagement scorecard.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
4 Steps to Strategic Communications
Develop your message, craft and execute a media plan, be consistent on social media, and keep your donors informed.
By Maura F. Farrell
Contributor
Foundations Push Census Turnout in Worrisome Times
Grant makers are concerned that a new citizenship question, combined with growing anti-immigrant sentiment, could suppress response to the 2020 population count.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Online Gifts Rose a Median of 23% in 2017, Study Says
Gifts from mobile devices rose especially fast, accounting for nearly one in four dollars raised online, according to the latest survey.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor