Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Gregg L. Witt As Gen Z (born 1996 to 2011 approximately) age into the workforce and gain financial independence, non-profits will have to start to adapt their fundraising initiatives to fit the profile of these new potential...
Growing Your Social Donor Base
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kelly Velasquez-Hague The evolution of mobile technology, changing donor demographics, and the rise of social fundraising creates new challenges for nonprofits. Layer on retention rates that hover...
Win Big With Big Data: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Data Analytics
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Garrett Daniel and David Schlaseman As a land-grant university, NC State is committed to providing students hands-on, highly-engaged learning opportunities AND to providing research that is of direct, practical use to...
5 Proven Strategies for Converting Volunteers to Donors
Special to Philanthropy Journal By Eric Burger It is no secret that volunteers provide nonprofits with quantifiable value. According to an Independent Sector study, a volunteer hour in 2018, is estimated to be worth $24.69. The hours that volunteers commit help...
Making Media Attention Work for Your Nonprofit
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Ajarat Eletu and Katherine Culley As a land-grant university, NC State is committed to providing students hands-on, highly-engaged learning opportunities AND to providing research that is of direct, practical use to the fields we...
Bitcoin: Fundraising for the Future
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Shelly Craddock and Lacy Isley As a land-grant university, NC State is committed to providing students hands-on, highly-engaged learning opportunities AND to providing research that is of direct, practical use to the fields...
Experienced a Dip in Last Year’s Giving? How Nonprofits Can Mitigate the Impact of Tax Reform
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Marc Berger For many nonprofits, the first few months of the year begins with several core activities—including annual budget and program planning and the tabulation of last year’s total giving. This can be an equally exciting...
Moving Beyond Startup
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Chris Church and Luis Villa As a land-grant university, NC State is committed to providing students hands-on, highly-engaged learning opportunities AND to providing research that is of direct, practical use to the fields we work...
Charitable Gift Annuities and Charitable Remainder Trusts: Advantages, Challenges and Best Practices
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Katrina Pipasts, Northern Trust CSPG For a nonprofit, "Cash is (often) King": A donor receives a charitable deduction for an outright cash gift and the nonprofit can immediately put it to work to fund a building, a program or a...
Social Mobility in Rural America
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Mike Soskis and Mark McKeag Much of the research on the fading “American Dream”—the expectation that children will grow up to earn more than their parents—has focused on the country’s urban areas. However, as the nation’s...