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AFP eWire
December 1, 2009 |
High Fundraising Standards Big Factor in Public Trust Ethical fundraising is the number one reason people come to trust a particular charity, according to a recent survey.   |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2009 |
Many Donors Not Overwhelmed by Charity Communications Most donors don't feel as if they are receiving too many communications from charities according to a new survey released recently at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention in London. |
AFP eWire
March 31, 2009 |
Charitable Fundraising Hit New Low in 2008 Less than half of charities raised more money in 2008 than in 2007, and fundraising gains dropped significantly across the board. |
| AFP eWire |
Economy Slows Charitable Giving, Fundraising in 2007 Success rates still high, but gains much lower than 2006 |
AFP eWire
October 19, 2010 |
Study Shows Direct Mail is a More Important Driver to Online Giving than Online Communications More than twice as many online donors say they were prompted to give an online gift in response to a direct mail appeal compared to when they received an e-appeal. |
AFP eWire
December 15, 2009 |
Despite Economy More Consumers Plan to Give Online in '09 than '08 Convio Inc. estimates that U.S. online giving to nonprofit organization will be more than $4 billion during the holiday season of 2009 as increasing numbers of people donate to charities via the web. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Charity Warning Signs Don't get taken when you're trying to give. Not every outstretched hand belongs to a bona fide charity that deserves your dollars. Here are some tips to help you avoid being scammed. |
| AFP eWire |
Charitable Fundraising Takes Another Hit Just 43 percent of charities raised more money in 2009 than in 2008, marking it the worst year for charitable fundraising in a decade. |
AFP eWire
April 3, 2012 |
New Survey Looks at How Charities Are (And Are Not) Connecting With Donors in Canada Donors may surprise charities in some of the priorities they emphasize in their interactions with charities, according to What Canadian Donors Want, a new survey conducted by AFP of more than 1,000 donors across the country. |
AFP eWire
January 9, 2006 |
Charities in New York, North Carolina Receiving More from Telemarketing Campaigns These states released a report showing that nonprofits there received a greater percentage of income from telemarketing firms soliciting on their behalf than in previous years. |
AFP eWire
July 21, 2014 |
Fundraising Professional Hail New York Case Settlement, Encourage Donors to Take Wise Giving Steps The Association of Fundraising Professionals applauds the recent investigation by the New York State Attorney's General Office into the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, calling it a victory for ethical charities and fundraisers. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2006 |
Majority of Wealthy Unaffected by Tax Incentives, Not Interested in Leaving a Legacy A new study reveals that a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2006 |
Charity Warning Signs Not every outstretched hand belongs to a bona fide charity that deserves your dollars. Here are some tips to help you avoid being scammed. |
AFP eWire
June 23, 2008 |
Direct Mail Alive and Well--For Now Whether future generations will respond equally well to direct mail as they get older is yet to be determined. |
AFP eWire
October 9, 2012 |
How Well Do You Know Your Planned Giving Prospects? One in five planned giving donors had never made any gift at all to the recipient charity before making a planned gift, according to a new study by The Stelter Company. |
| AFP eWire |
Canadian Charitable Giving Rises by 7 Percent in 2004 Canadian charities saw their fundraising increase by more than 7 percent in 2004, according to a new survey. |
AFP eWire
February 2, 2011 |
Use of Donated Funds Most Common Ethical Challenge for Fundraisers Ensuring that charities use funds in a manner consistent with their mission and the intention of their donors is the most common ethical challenge that fundraisers face, according to a new website poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. |
AFP eWire
May 10, 2011 |
More People Donating Online, Say Fundraising Costs a Key Concern A new study shows that more donors from every age group are going online to make a donation, and they are increasingly sensitive to over-solicitation and fundraising costs. |
AFP eWire
March 2, 2010 |
Social Media Has Growing Impact on Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising New research shows that social media tools lead to more successful fundraising for participants in charity events. |
AFP eWire
May 25, 2009 |
Women Play Prominent Role in Giving A study of charitable giving patterns shows women have a strong influence on their spouse's giving, while high-income women are using more sophisticated giving methods than men. |
AskMen.com
Michael Hirsch |
How To: Volunteer For A Charity Many guys want to give back to society somehow. However, many of us can't afford to donate much money to worthy causes. That's why volunteering for a charity is a good alternative. |
AFP eWire
June 29, 2010 |
Wise Giving? Most Donors Spend Little Time Researching Charities Only about one third of donors surveyed recently said that they did any research before donating to a charity, and those that did looked at overhead ratios above all else. |
AFP eWire
May 14, 2007 |
AFP Partnering with Globe and Mail on Canadian Planned Giving Report The report will demystify the concept of planned giving and offer expert views into ways to distribute assets of even the largest estates. |
AFP eWire
April 16, 2007 |
CRA Warns Charities on Tax Shelters The Canada Revenue Agency has ongoing, serious concerns about these abusive arrangements, and registered charities should be aware that participating in such arrangements can jeopardize their charitable status or expose them to monetary penalties. |
AFP eWire
June 21, 2004 |
House Passes Jobs Bill with New Vehicle Donation Rules The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a provision that would require donors to obtain an independent appraisal of their vehicle before donating it to charity. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Give Back to Your Community Serving on a charitable board takes hard work but pays back big dividends. If you choose to join a charity's board of directors, here are some things to consider. |
AFP eWire
April 15, 2015
Kimberley MacKenzie |
Time, Talent and Treasure: Canadian Women in Philanthropy TD Waterhouse has conducted the first in-depth review of the presence and influence of female philanthropists in Canada. |
AFP eWire
May 29, 2006 |
Canadian Executives Support Charity, But Don't Feel Need to Contribute More A new poll of Canadian business leaders shows that a majority has favorable views of charities and their work, but don't believe they need to support them more than they do already. |
AFP eWire
January 4, 2005 |
Give, But Give Wisely, to Tsunami Relief Efforts The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) today encouraged the general public to contribute to tsunami relief efforts, but urged donors to use caution when giving to avoid potential scams. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2011 |
AFP Responds to Canada's MoneySense Charity Rankings MoneySense, a personal finance magazine in Canada, has released its second annual Charity 100, a ranking of 100 charities based mostly on fundraising costs, along with governance and transparency. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Fall for Charity Scams Don't get taken for a ride when you're trying to give someone a lift. Watch out for these charity scams. |
AFP eWire
October 12, 2004 |
New Giving Strategy Allows Donors to Control Fund Management The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved a new way for donors to give to charity but manage the contributed funds for up to a decade, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. |
AFP eWire
October 27, 2008 |
Survey Finds Large Majority Tightening Wallets, Reducing Gifts More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent survey indicate they have become more concerned about their finances, leading half to either reduce their giving or stop giving altogether. |
AFP eWire
May 21, 2004 |
Is Too Much Volunteering Bad for Your Health? Study found that those respondents who volunteered their time to charities and other groups tended to have worse physical health than those who didn't volunteer. |
AFP eWire
January 9, 2006 |
Ignore Donor Intent at Your Peril A new survey shows that donors are very concerned with how charities use their contributions and consider it a serious matter if organizations use donations for unauthorized purposes. |
AFP eWire
March 15, 2004 |
AFP Fundraising Survey Shows Giving Rebounded in 2003 Nearly 73 percent of respondents to AFP's third annual State of Fundraising Survey indicated that their organizations raised the same amount of money or more in 2003 than they did in 2002. |
AFP eWire
December 3, 2007 |
2007 Donations Good So Far, But What About the Holidays? A new survey shows that giving in the first nine months of 2007 was strong. However, will the U.S. housing crisis and overall economic conditions across North America affect giving in the last quarter of the year? |
AFP eWire
March 20, 2012 |
Canadians Agree That Charities are Important to Society Canadians may be internationally known for our pleasant demeanour, but don't get us started on our national pastime of hockey or on how our nonprofits should be run; we have strong opinions about both. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Donate in the Dark Make sure your donation does what you want. Here's how. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2006 |
What's the Strangest Gift You've Ever Received? Well intentioned or not, donors will give nearly anything to charity. |
AFP eWire
August 14, 2006 |
Indiana's Do-Not-Call Law Upheld An Indiana law that prohibits charities from using for-profit, outside solicitors in telefundraising campaigns was upheld recently by a federal appeals court. |
AFP eWire
September 3, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: Top 5 Fundraising Ideas from The Next Generation of American Giving (Sept. 3, 2013) Donors: Focusing on Donors, Not the Charity, in Your Appeals... Direct Mail: Read This Before You Mail Another Postcard... Younger Donors/Gen Y/Millennials: Top 5 Fundraising Ideas from The Next Generation... |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Check Out a Charity How to find out whether your donation dollars will support the good cause. |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2008 |
AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds. |
| AFP eWire |
Many Charities Behind on Their Fundraising This Holiday Season, but Still Optimistic Less than half of charities across North America are raising more money during the 2007 holiday giving season than they did last year. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Wheel Charity If you want to help a cause and help your tax return at the same time, you'll have to do a little extra homework starting this year. Fair market value is out, while the actual sale price is in for setting car-donation write-offs. |
AFP eWire
October 27, 2008 |
Giving Incentives Top List of Charity Public Policy Priorities A survey of charity leaders across the U.S. found that increasing tax incentives for individual charitable giving was ranked as their highest public policy priority for 2009 and beyond. |
AFP eWire
December 19, 2008 |
Charity Fundraising Efforts Lagging Significantly This Holiday Season More than half of charities across North America are raising less money during the 2008 holiday giving season (October through December) than they did last year, according to a survey conducted by AFP. |
AFP eWire
January 17, 2006
Geoff Peters |
Best Practices in Direct Mail Fundraising, Part II Direct response is both art and science, and as such, trends and hot ideas tend to flood the marketplace suddenly, and then recede just as quickly. |
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Tere D'Amato |
Checking It Out Questions to ask about charities. |
