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Data & Research
Nonprofits Get More Donations When They Vary Their Facebook Fundraising Messages, New Research Finds
Researchers also found that when nonprofits share messages of gratitude or highlight progress toward their goals, they tend to raise more money than if they just ask for donations. -
Opinion
Are Fundraisers to Blame for the Giving Crisis?
The fundraising powerbrokers at the Generosity Commission overlook their own role in alienating everyday donors. -
Online Giving
GoFundMe Bets Social Media Can Unlock Gen Z Giving. A Meta Partnership and New Tools Will Test That
New tools from the giving platform will make it easier to circulate causes across online platforms in a push to cater toward younger generations. -
Opinion
How the Generosity Commission Report Could Redefine Philanthropy
The report’s conclusions about the state of giving have potentially troubling implications for philanthropy’s future. -
Opinion
The Case for Doing Away With the Charitable Deduction
A tax code tweak that replaces the deduction with matching grants could encourage everyone to donate. -
Fundraising
Midlevel Donors Offer Fundraisers a Huge Opportunity Amid Declines in Giving
A new report found that 31 percent of such donors have made a bequest and 23 percent are considering it. -
Video
How to Connect With Affluent Donors of Color
The number of high-net-worth people of color is expanding rapidly in America, but many nonprofits fail to bring many of them into the fold, say panelists in an online briefing. Here’s what works. -
Reproductive Rights
Donating to Help Women Get Abortions Is a First Amendment Right — Protected by Supreme Court Precedents
Giving to abortion funds — even in places where helping people get the procedure is illegal — is protected by the U.S. Constitution, the author argues. -
Fundraising
Donor Pessimism Grows as Economy Wobbles, Poll Finds
A new survey suggests that a growing share of donors are thinking about pulling back on their giving in the year ahead. -
Legislation
Washington Update: What Nonprofits Can Expect From Congress This Year
A lot of legislative activity that would affect nonprofits is brewing in Congress in the months and years ahead.