Daily News Roundup: Irma Prompts Wave of Giving From Corporations
Also, donors have many ways to give to hurricane relief, and Puerto Ricans travel to the Virgin Islands to aid victims. In other news, nonprofits brace for possible changes to the tax code that they fear could reduce giving.
Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says
Other tactics that work include seeking referrals from donors for other potential donors and tracking supporters’ online engagement with the charity.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Tweets Support for Churches Seeking Disaster Aid
Also, some contributions for hurricane relief won’t be used until spring. In other news, nonprofits are seeking help from branding and marketing professionals to get their message out, and a philanthropist explains why she won’t be hosting events at Mar-a-Lago anymore.
Gifts Roundup: Trumps Announce Recipients of $1 Million for Hurricane Relief
The largest sums will go to the American Red Cross and Salvation Army. Also, Babson College gets a $36 million donation for programs and a new building, and the University of Texas at Austin receives $25 million for the School of Social Work.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Inaugural Committee Still Hasn’t Donated Promised Millions
Also, the nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, which grew out of an Obama program, is merging with the former president’s foundation. And food activist Michael Jacobson is stepping down from Center for Science in the Public Interest, which he co-founded and led for 46 years.
Improved Finances and Trump Spur Donors to Give More, Survey Finds
To attract more gifts from affluent donors, fundraisers should ask them to support specific projects and avoid asking for unrestricted dollars, says Penelope Burk, who conducted the study.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
5 Smart Fundraising Tips From Wealthy Donors
Rich people are often bombarded with gift requests. The Chronicle mined its recent coverage for the best suggestions on how fundraisers can elevate their organization’s pitch above the din.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Names Recipients of $1 Million Harvey-Relief Donation
Also, the American Red Cross responds to a reporter who urged people not to give to the group, the Gates Foundation gives $120 million to a Seattle vaccine charity, and the co-chair of a think tank that fired a Google critic says the company played no role in his ouster.
Daily News Roundup: Advocates Press Congress on Dreamers Legislation
Also, Laurene Powell Jobs’s nonprofit cites Ronald Reagan in political ads denouncing the White House decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to this country as children. And two decades of lobbying by conservative groups fueled Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate accords.
Raising Money From the 21st Century Family
Increasingly complex family structures and nontraditional households pose new challenges for nonprofit fundraising.
Nearly half of adults are not married, and charities are finding that their giving is anything but traditional.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
About half of gays and lesbians are now married, which some fundraisers fear will mean fewer bequests, because more money will be left to spouses and children.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
People who are childless are more likely than others to surprise nonprofits by leaving money to them in their wills. Because baby boomers are more likely than other generations to be childless, those surprises may grow more common.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Big Planned Gifts in Offing as Childless Boomers Age
Research shows donors without kids give more, both during their lifetimes and in bequests, and fundraisers are taking family status into account in shaping stewardship strategies.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
Superwealthy Donors From America’s Modern Families
Never married, divorced, and childless donors dot the ranks of the biggest philanthropists in the United States.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
From Zero to $40 Million: Elite Fundraiser Explains How She Did It
Exhaustive research and tenacity helped Anna Barber raise this tidy sum for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now she’s striking out on her own.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor