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AFP eWire
September 8, 2008 |
AFP Funded Research: Why People Leave Bequests New research into bequest giving shows that bequest donors give for different reasons and respond to different forms of cultivation and recognition than other types of donors.   |
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a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving. |
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
July 19, 2004 |
New Strategies for Bequest Solicitations Charities should not limit their solicitations for bequests (often known as "legacy solicitations") to the traditional group of wealthy donors, a new study advises. |
AFP eWire
December 8, 2008 |
Lapsed Donors Say They Don't Feel 'Connected' The top reason high net-worth donors stopped giving to a charity in 2007 was that they didn't feel connected to the particular organization, reports a new study. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Make Your Mark Making a bequest to your favorite charity may be the best way to leave your legacy. |
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
February 4, 2008 |
AFP Announces Legacy Leaders Grants for Research on Planned Giving AFP and Legacy Leaders -- an international gift-planning firm -- have partnered together to offer researchers the funds necessary to conduct studies on issues related to planned giving. |
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
January 22, 2007 |
Eight in 10 Give to Charity, but Average Giving Down 83% of Americans gave to charity in 2006, but the average annual contribution among those making gifts fell from $1,352 in 2005 to $1,220, according to a new poll. |
AFP eWire
April 19, 2011
Michael J. Rosen |
Five Common Myths About Planned Giving These myths can lead organizations to take no action or to take the wrong action where planned giving is concerned. Here are five common myths rebutted. |
AFP eWire
May 19, 2008 |
Millennials Are No Less Generous than Other Generations Young donors in the Millennial generation (born after 1981) are less likely to give and tend to give in smaller amounts than other generations. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2015
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. |
The Philanthropic Age Divide The key to advising philanthropic donors now is to recognize that as circumstances change near the end of life, new possibilities may open for serving clients in ways that may not have been possible at earlier stages of life. |
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
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. |
AFP eWire
December 20, 2011 |
Women Drive Philanthropic Decisions in Wealthy Households, but Nonprofits Must Work for Their Trust, Study Finds In nearly 90 percent of high net worth households, women are either the sole decision maker or an equal partner in decisions about charitable giving. |
AFP eWire
June 4, 2007 |
Millionaires Gave More in 2006, but Is Philanthropic Interest Waning? Two recently released studies provide contrasting data about whether millionaires will give more in 2007 than in 2006 and if their interest in charitable giving is on the decline. |
AFP eWire
November 23, 2010 |
Wealthy Gave in Large Number in Downturn, Though Gift Size Decreased According to a recent study by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, high net worth households in the U.S. continued to support charitable organizations in 2009 at levels that were remarkably consistent with those seen in 2005 and 2007. |
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. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2010
Meryl R. Cosentino |
Reaping The Tax Benefits Of Charitable Gift Annuities As baby boomers race toward retirement, CGAs are increasing in popularity because they fulfill the boomers' desire for supplemental income as well as their desire to support a worthy-and often personal-cause. |
AFP eWire
September 15, 2008 |
Wealthy Donors Share Motives and Misgivings Wealthy donors want to give, but they don't want to gamble, according to a new report. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
12 Ways of Giving Once you've decided on the charities to which you'd like to make gifts, the next step is figuring out how you want to follow through with your giving. Here are a dozen ways you can provide much-needed assistance to the charities of your choice. |
AFP eWire
May 31, 2004 |
Giving to All Nonprofits, Especially Religious Organizations, Increased in 2003 A study based on telephone interviews found nearly two out of every three households (63 percent) contributed a gift to a place of religious worship, and three out of every four dollars contributed to charity went to religious centers. |
AFP eWire
February 12, 2013
Rick Dunham |
Americans Say They Will Pull Back on Giving in 2013: Can That Change...and What Can You Do? While charities are sailing into a headwind in 2013, it's far from a fait accompli that they'll see lower giving levels. Fundraisers need to understand what the giving public is thinking, how they can best connect with them and how to counter the potential negative fundraising trend. |
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
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
December 22, 2009 |
Trends: In 2010, Expect Charitable Donors to Keep Giving Through Long-Term Pledges Businesses and individuals hit hardest by the economy's slide have shifted charitable giving patterns to longer-term pledges and gift commitments rather than ceasing to give altogether. |
AFP eWire
April 6, 2010 |
Fundraising Tips: A Snapshot of Rural Donors Although people from rural communities are less likely to donate to charity, those that do give donate a higher percentage of their income than urban donors. |
AFP eWire
August 10, 2010 |
The New Proactive Donor The days when donors would give unconditionally to every charity that knocked on their door are gone for good, says fundraising veteran Penelope Burk. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Giving Until It Helps Planning a gift to charity can make a good thing even better for investors. |
AFP eWire
August 25, 2008 |
New Market Research Offers Snapshot of Donors More than half of all donors to human and social service organizations volunteered in 2007, and a third would like to play a more active role in the charities to which they contribute |
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
February 4, 2008 |
New Study Creates Profiles of Wealthiest Households A new study develops philanthropic profiles of the wealthiest 3 percent of U.S. households based on their preferences and motivations and the process they use in giving |
Investment Advisor
December 2009
Tere D'Amato |
Checking It Out Questions to ask about charities. |
| AFP eWire |
Charities Raising More Money, But Still Losing Donors For the first time in five years, charity respondents to the annual Fundraising Effectiveness Project survey saw positive gains in giving, but still continued to lose donors faster than they gained them. |
AFP eWire
May 18, 2010 |
Understanding High Net Worth Donors A new study of high net worth individuals in the U.S. and the U.K. found that those that gave the most did so out of a sense of responsibility or duty. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Giving Until It Helps: Part 2 Using a charitable trust or foundation can make your gift work for charity -- and for you. |
AFP eWire
September 22, 2008 |
Trends: Younger Donors a Good Bet in Souring Economy? Market research conducted in late July shows that younger donors (age 25-34) planned to actually increase giving while other age groups planned to give the same or less. |
AFP eWire
July 21, 2008 |
AFP Awards Large Grant to Research Bequest Giving A grant of $19,790 was awarded to fund new research to be conducted by prominent scholars at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University -- Purdue University in Indianapolis (IUPUI). |
AFP eWire
December 10, 2007 |
Majority of Households Give, But Still Many are Not Consistent A majority of U.S. households give to charity consistently every year, but almost three in ten shift every year between giving and not giving. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
A Trust for All Seasons: Charitable Trusts These trusts can help you donate to worthy causes -- and save on taxes. |
AFP eWire
February 4, 2014 |
What Canadian Donors Want: Information, Impact and to Help Those in Need More Canadians than ever are knowledgeable about charities and researching before they give, but many are not sure about the impact their gifts are having, according to a new survey. |
Trusts & Estates
March 22, 2002
Robert F. Sharpe Jr. |
Philanthropy In Uncertain Times What of the nonprofit sector? How does this sector fare during difficult economic times? Is it societal "fluff" that exists only during times of prosperity, or is it something that is resistant to the economic downturns that periodically affect the for-profit sector? |
AFP eWire
January 28, 2008 |
New AFP-Funded Research Compares U.S., Japanese Fundraising A new study examines the extraordinary growth in the Japanese charitable sector, what fundraising methods are most popular in Japan, differing views on giving and how North American fundraisers can approach Japanese donors. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2010 |
Tackling the Problem of Asking Too Often Don't ask your donors to give more when they're not yet sure their previous donations have done any good. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2013
Mary Stark Hood |
Real Estate Gifting Realized: Outright Donations and Bequests This second article in a series on real estate gifting issues covers outright donations, various requirements for a donation to be tax deductible, and bequests. |
AFP eWire
September 14, 2010 |
In Canada, Online Giving Reigns Online giving has surpassed traditional modes of transacting gifts among all Canadian donors under the age of 65, reports fundraising consultant Penelope Burk from her recent survey |
AFP eWire
July 17, 2012
Kelly C. Albanese |
Does Your Organization Have "Relationship Capital?" Relationship capital represents the quality of your interactions and the bonds that you have developed with your donors, and it can indicate your position in their philanthropic priorities. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Do Charitable Fundraising Right Finding donors is essential for the success of your charity. Once you've done the hard work of finding them, make sure you treat them well by giving them everything they need to obtain the tax benefits they deserve. |
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. |
