Philanthropy & Funding
What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts
Is it possible for modern capital fundraising to be grounded in socially just principles?
Is it possible for modern capital fundraising to be grounded in socially just principles?
Charities can find better ways to communicate their spending priorities than a myopic focus on administrative costs displayed in simplistic pie charts.
Appeals for donations should be strategic about framing the request in terms of “need” or “want.”
A professional fundraiser suggests five ways to reverse the decline in charitable giving.
While committing all new donations to programming may appeal to donors who want to make an impact, nonprofits should think about relevant costs and incremental spending before adopting this one-size-fits-all approach.
How the overturning of Roe v. Wade will affect fundraising and strategy for organizations—whether they provide abortion care or not.
An excerpt from Effective Fundraising: The Trustee's Role and Beyond on the role of nonprofit trustees in development.
Behavioral economics research shows how small nudges can make a big difference to end-of-year fundraising results.
How does current US tax law affect charitable giving? What do these policies mean for nonprofits and donors? What strategies maximize the amount of money coming into charitable organizations? SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Mike Townsend of Charles Schwab and Company and Hayden Adams of the Schwab Center for Financial Research to help donors and nonprofits think through the impact of tax policies on charitable funding. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of Schwab Charitable.
Building better relationships between funders and nonprofits, and investing in capacity, will mean more resilient organizations and more impact.