individual giving

A couple of years ago, we reported on “Money for Good,” a study that asked donors why they give to charity and, based on their answers, divided them into six categories.
It's Fundraising Week here at NCFY! We're re-posting some of our favorite articles from the Right on the Money series, which focuses on how youth-serving organizations can sustain their programs financially.
It's Fundraising Week here at NCFY! We're re-posting some of our favorite articles from the Right on the Money series, which focuses on how youth-serving organizations can sustain their programs financially. In this article first published in July, a Nebraska fundraiser gives advice on starting a monthly giving club for donors.
Our most popular post of the past year was our article about raising money on the deals website Groupon.
Welcome to part 2 of our series on planned giving, a category of philanthropy that includes bequests, gifts of stock, trusts and other more complicated ways of giving money.
Gail Perry has two charities in her will: Her church and her alma mater.
Once a month, about 250 donors to CEDARS, a social services organization in Lincoln, NE, get a letter in the mail with a story about a homeless or abused young person, or an update on the ways CEDARS is using donations to improve the lives of children and youth.
If you’ve been following online news about social media fundraising—the practice of raising money using Facebook, Twitter, blogs and so on—you might have reason to feel confused. “Using Social Media Increases Fundraising by 40 Percent,” says one headline. “Raising Money Online Is Harder Than It Sounds,” says another.
Here’s a fact: People – as opposed to corporations and foundations – give 80 percent of philanthropic dollars each year in the United States. And here’s a myth: People are giving less to charity because of the recession. Kim Klein, an Oakland, CA, fundraising consultant says that while corporate and foundation giving has dipped, individual giving has stayed constant...
Like any grant-dependent nonprofit, The Oasis Center, a youth-serving agency in Nashville, TN, faces a financial challenge: Nearly every grant or corporate donation comes with constraints on how the money can be used. These are restricted gifts, in fundraising-speak, and can only be used for a particular program or purpose. But at the same time, the center needs to keep the lights on and pay for...
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