Did you know that 51% of donors did not adjust the amount they donate during the pandemic? After a year of economic and social disruption, Data Axle’s latest survey of more than 1,200 donors delves into the shifting behaviors and preferences of charitable donors across generations and identifies strategies that will help nonprofits stay connected with their audience. Key findings include:
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Find the absolute best fits for your grant program’s mission by building a review process that is thoughtful, sleek, and rigorous. In this guide, we cover seven strategies for creating and streamlining your grant review process, including tips for reducing bias, information about building scoring rubrics, and how to build an all-digital approach. Further Reading: Download Building a Fair and Efficient Grant Review Process! COVID-19 and the shutdown have put the role of nonprofit boards in sharp focus. It’s a good time to reexamine your understandings and expectations of your organization’s board. What is it that boards actually do? A good way to think about it is to remember the “required and elective” scheme. Boards are required to see to it that the nonprofit follows all applicable federal and state laws, including registration, taxation and other business matters. They are expected to approve a budget, hire and compensate the chief executive and see to it that the nonprofit pursues the mission for which it was created. That’s about it in terms of the “required.” It’s the electives that often cause confusion and misuse a board’s time and energy. Your board might be called on (or volunteer) to do these things, depending on your by-laws and on the nature of your work and what it takes to carry out programs. Board members might be asked to use their connections to introduce the nonprofit to potential donors. You might ask board members to attend events and be a part of the organization’s “workforce” for the moment. You might expect individual board members to make personal financial contributions to the organization. “The key to making any of these work is being clear about expectations,” said Thomas Boyd, chief editorial consultant to The Grantsmanship Center in Los Angeles, Calif., “being specific about your requests and being supportive in ways that help board members do what you’ve asked of them.” Bad feelings fester when a board member is left in the dark and then covertly criticized because that person “doesn’t do what we need them to do.” The COVID-19 crisis has made it even more important to make the effort to communicate — spell out the ways and means your board can help strengthen the organization. © Copyright 2021 The Grantsmanship Center The NonProfit Times | News - March 15, 2021 | Americans opened their wallets last year — real and digital – boosting giving 10.6% during the world’s worst pandemic since 1918. Sector leaders were concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic would depress giving but the overall number of donors grew by 7.3%, according to new data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s 2020 Fourth Quarter Report. Leaders are pointing to the potential that the universal charitable deduction boosted giving at the last minute, literally Dec. 31. Significant increases were seen at all levels of giving, with smaller gifts (less than $250) leading the way, growing by 15.3% compared to 2019. Larger gifts ($1,000 or more) increased by 10.4%, while mid-level gifts ($250 to $999) improved by 8%, according to the data. At the same time, donor retention, an important benchmark that tracks the percentage of donors who gave to a charity in 2019 and then gave to the same charity in 2020, dropped by 4.1%. Read More The NonProfit Times| News - February 23, 2021| COVID-19 and the shutdown have put the role of nonprofit boards in sharp focus. It’s a good time to reexamine your understandings and expectations of your organization’s board. What is it that boards actually do for a nonprofit? A good way to think about it is to remember the “required and elective” scheme. Boards are required to see to it that the nonprofit follows all applicable federal and state laws, including registration, taxation and other business matters. They are expected to approve a budget, hire and compensate the chief executive and see to it that the nonprofit pursues the mission for which it was created. Read More The NonProfit Times | News | March 9, 2021 | Google.org, the charitable arm of the amorphous search engine, launched a $25 million grant program on International Women’s Day to provide funding and Google expertise to nonprofits and social enterprises creating pathways for women and girls. It is called the $25 million Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls. Google is also providing $6 million in Ad Grants to UN Women to help raise awareness about the outsized impact COVID-19 has on women and girls, and a team of Google volunteers is working alongside them to highlight these critical PSAs across more than 200 countries and territories. Read More Further Reading: Good proposals show that there’s a need for the program being proposed. One way to do this is by presenting statistics that give an accurate picture of the situation. Your organization’s credibility rests, in part, on demonstrating that you understand the problem you’re addressing. Avoid a common mistake — presenting only big national numbers when your program is locally-focused. If that happens, it suggests that you might not know the score in your community. Read More Crowdfunding and social media donors are more likely to give to family members or a friend than a stranger but when asked specifically about giving generally during the pandemic, they were slightly more likely to give to strangers. More than half of crowdfunding or social media donors (52.5%) contribute to a family member or close friend compared with nearly one-third (29.3%) who contribute to a stranger. When asked specifically about giving generally during the COVID-19 pandemic, 38.5% of all donors said they gave to strangers and 47.2% of donors who typically contribute to crowdfunding campaigns gave to strangers. The statistics come from a new study, Charitable Crowdfunding: Who Gives, to What, and Why?, by Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI. The report uses data from a survey of U.S. households conducted during September 2020. The sample of 1,535 adults was weighted to ensure results are representative of the general population. The study was conducted with support from Facebook. Read More - Charitable Crowdfunding: Who Gives, to What, and Why? - Complete 24-page report can be accessed here. By: The Annie E. Casey Foundation | Oct 30, 2019 | Positive relationships, open communication, mutual respect and consistent support are key to helping young people reach their educational and employment goals. Learn More Contact a Development Specialist Today! |
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