Category Archives: News
Grants: It’s All In The Small Details And Big Picture
Successful grant professionals are masters of detail. They can burrow into 100 pages of single-spaced, fed-speak instructions and emerge prepared to translate hundreds of granular requirements into a competitive proposal narrative. They can scour several years of a foundation’s 990-PF
Reminder: Crypto Donations And The IRS
The chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided two important reminders for both donors and charities regarding qualified appraisal rules governing cryptocurrency contributions. According to Aaron Fox, a partner with Marcum LLP, a qualified appraisal is required for
Top 4 DAFs Distributed $27 Billion To Nonprofits
By Richard H. Levey Four major donor-advised fund managers oversaw distributions of more than $26.9 billion during their most recent fiscal years. With only rare exceptions, major metrics — total amounts given, number of funders, average grants — increased from
Virtuous Software Get $100 Million Capital Infusion
Photo via Virtuous The deals and investments in the nonprofit tech space continue. Virtuous, a responsive fundraising software, announced $100 million growth investment through a funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), an entrepreneur-centric growth equity firm. With this
New Data: Major Gifts, Multiple Revenue Streams Boosting Fundraising
By Richard H. Levey Are the good times for nonprofit fundraisers, if not back, at least on the horizon? More than four in 10 (46%) who were surveyed said their overall revenue had increased during the past 12 months, while
Report: Knowledge Spurs On ‘Spontaneous’ Giving
Spontaneous donors, those who made a first-time gift to a nonprofit within the past 12 months and had not planned to give to the organization beforehand, are substantially more among younger and minority donors. The rate of spontaneous giving among
Senators Urged To Protect NGOs Via Systems, Staffing, Sanctions
International nonprofits and other non-government organizations (NGOs) need American support to function, or even exist, a trio of witnesses told U.S. senators during a hearing. Repressive regimes around the world have realized they can use legislation to give oppressing nonprofits
Healthcare Giving Plummeted In Q2
Every fundraiser knows that to get a gift you have to ask. That just might be what fueled a decline in all forms of generosity during the second quarter (Q2) of 2024 — the lack of an ask. The drop
10 Nonprofits Ready For Their Close-Ups, Mr. DeMille
Photo via Alabama Association of Nonprofits The Alabama Association of Nonprofits has launched a film festival of works by nonprofits in the state. AAN partnered with the Fidelity Charitable Catalyst Fund to provide grants to 10 nonprofits through a competitive
NextGen Philanthropists Aspire To Be Changemakers
Photo via Deposit Photos A majority of Millennials (87%) with an average income of $98,000, said they made a financial donation during the past year. That was also the case of Gen Z respondents to a survey by Foundation Source, with
