Philanthropy & Funding
The Motivations Behind Giving
Charitable appeals that address a wealthy person’s agency are more effective.
Tag: Individual Giving
Philanthropy & Funding
Can a Surge in Giving Be Bad News?
Recent leaps in giving to specific causes in the United States probably don’t represent a net addition to the annual total—which means a lean season for many nonprofits unless foundations step up their game.
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Using the Internet to Transform Giving
How the Internet giant Tencent is using its online platform to help increase charitable giving in China.
Philanthropy & Funding
How to Make Crowdfunding More Inclusive
To realize their potential, crowdfunding efforts need to engage traditionally excluded communities by emphasizing more than one bottom line.
Government
Advocating and Giving During the Trump Administration: Five History Lessons for the Social Sector
As funders, providers, and advocates pivot to face a dramatically different funding and political environment, some lessons from history may be instructive.
Philanthropy & Funding
Bridging the Divide Between Nonprofits and Philanthropy in Silicon Valley
Why are Silicon Valley’s new philanthropists and community-based organizations struggling to connect?
Philanthropy & Funding
Benchmarking Individual Donors
Why small nonprofits need to measure donor retention rates and build a strong fundraising plan.
Philanthropy & Funding
The “Other” Investment Policy Statement
By adapting a tool traditionally used for managing financial portfolios, philanthropists can develop a roadmap to giving, where returns are measured in social good rather than in dollars and cents.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Keep Support General
Paul Brest, co-director of Stanford PACS, explains why it is important for funders to fund general operating costs for the organizations they choose to support.
Philanthropy & Funding
Tapping the Great Potential of Female Philanthropists
Ten ways to better engage high-net-worth women donors, and work with them to effectively invest in women and girls, and other social causes.