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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.   |
AFP eWire
August 6, 2007 |
Giving Priorities Tied to Income Lower- and middle-income donors are far more likely to give to charities that benefit the poor than are upper-income households. |
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
March 10, 2008 |
Unmarried Women More Generous Than Unmarried Men Unmarried women contribute more to charity on average in every income category as compared to unmarried men, according to a new study. |
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a strong majority of wealthy donors in the US would maintain or increase their charitable giving if the estate tax was repealed, and only 25% of those donors are motivated to leave a legacy in their giving.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
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 |
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
May 17, 2004 |
"Average" Family in U.S. Contributes More Than 40 Percent of All Giving According to new data, households earning less than $100,000 annually contribute more than 40 percent of all giving in the U.S. |
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
February 17, 2004 |
New Study Examines Regional Differences in U.S. Philanthropy Independent Sector has released a new study that reveals three major factors or characteristics influencing philanthropic activity across the United States. |
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. |
AFP eWire
June 26, 2006 |
Report Provides New Ideas on Arts, Education, Health Fundraising A new report on household giving in the United States identifies several key factors, beyond just wealth and income, as to why people give to arts, education and health charities. |
AFP eWire
January 19, 2010 |
Philanthropy and Gender: Not Your Mother's Bake Sale When it comes to giving money away, are there differences between men and women and their philanthropic behavior? |
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
June 17, 2014 |
Giving Gets Its Groove Back -- But Grooves a Little Differently First, the good news: for the fourth consecutive year giving by Americans has grown. |
AFP eWire
August 28, 2012 |
Good News, Bad News on Donor Perceptions of Fundraising Costs The average American believes that it's reasonable for charities to spend 23 cents out of every dollar raised on fundraising and administrative costs. Unfortunately, the average American also believes that charities actually spend 37 cents out of every dollar raised on such costs. |
AFP eWire
February 19, 2008 |
Majority of Americans Believe Nonprofit Overhead Unreasonable Sixty-two percent of Americans believe the typical nonprofit organization spends more than what is reasonable on overhead expenses such as administration and fundraising. |
AFP eWire
November 7, 2005 |
Gender Pay Gap Narrows at U.S. Charities, But Still Remains Unequal A new study reveals that despite increases, men continue to earn more than their female counterparts, with the median salary for a male CEO of a charity with a budget of $50 million or more $332,985 compared to $262,275 for a female CEO. |
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 21, 2010 |
How the Young Give A new report suggests that "Millennial" donors (adults born since 1981) have different approaches to giving, and suggests ways to adapt to a more connected and global-minded generation. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2008
Helen Kearney |
The New Face of Philanthropy Women control a combined net worth of $4.4 trillion and they bring a new mindset when giving money to charities. With the coming generational wealth transfer, women will ultimately decide just where a lot of that money goes. |
Searcher
February 2007
Cecilia Hogan |
Philanthropy -- Not Just for Rock Stars: "Real People" and Digital Donations A look at trends in online giving, the impact of disasters, being effective in your philanthropy, and resources for researching charities. |
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
October 1, 2015 |
New Report: Less Than Half of Donors Give Again to Organizations That They Supported in the Previous Year Just 43 percent of donors who gave to participating survey organizations in 2013 gave to those same organizations in 2014. |
AFP eWire
August 30, 2015
Mark Bowman |
Mind the Gender Gap: Canadian Women's Role in Philanthropy As a prospect researcher and fundraising consultant in Ottawa for the past decade, I've often heard the refrain that "Women don't write the big checks." Really? |
AFP eWire
May 2, 2005 |
New Giving Index Shows U.S. Philanthropy Quite Strong Despite mixed signals on the economy, Americans continue overwhelmingly to donate to a variety of charitable causes, with more than 90% giving at least $100 to more than $10,000 annually. |
AFP eWire
May 14, 2007 |
Are Special Events Inefficient? Recent research about special events and their apparent ineffectiveness for charities has already been criticized for both its methodology and its conclusions. |
| AFP eWire |
Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 Nearly six in 10 charities surveyed (58 percent) raised more in 2012 than they did in 2011 from contributions, marking the first time since 2006 that significantly more than half showed such positive results. Last year at this time, 53 percent had raised more. |
AFP eWire
December 17, 2014 |
Charitable Giving, Donor Retention Levels Increasing, Reaching Near Pre-Recession Levels For the fourth consecutive year, charitable organizations across the U.S. saw growth in both the level of funds they raised, as well as how well they retained donors from year to year. |
AFP eWire
October 15, 2007 |
Overview of Canadian Philanthropic Achievements Imagine Canada has released a study detailing the specific achievements that Canadian philanthropy and the country's charitable sector has accomplished. |
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. |
AFP eWire
September 30, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of September 30, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Creating a Visual Case for Support... How to Turn First-Time Visitors into Long-Term Donors... Seven Drivers of Donor Loyalty... |
AFP eWire
May 27, 2010 |
2009 Household Charitable Giving Down Five Percent from 2008 Individual charitable giving in 2009 amounted to $217.3 billion, a decline of $11.2 billion or 4.9 percent from the estimated $228.5 billion total in 2008, according to the latest report by researchers at the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College |
AFP eWire
June 27, 2005 |
Donors Increasingly Going Online Before Giving A vast majority of U.S. donors are going online to study causes they care about before making a giving decision, according to a new study. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2009
Dune Thorne |
Charitable Connection American women are poised to become major influencers in the world of philanthropy, shaping social policy around the globe for future generations. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Research Those Charities! You don't have to give blindly. There are many online resources you can use to dig up information on charities to which you're considering donating your money. |
Registered Rep.
April 5, 2011
Charles Paikert |
Clients Turning To Wealth Managers For Philanthropy Advice No opportunity to discuss philanthropy with clients should be squandered. |
AFP eWire
September 8, 2014 |
AFP's Response to National Post Article on Policing of Political Activities of Charities The charitable tax designation and the tax credit bind together the interests and concerns of all of us in the betterment of our society. |
AFP eWire
August 9, 2004 |
A "Golden Age for Philanthropy" Ahead? The July 29 issue of The Economist predicts that another golden age for philanthropy and charitable giving is about to occur not only in the United States, but also around the world. |
AFP eWire
April 2, 2008 |
Ethics Still a Hot-Button Issue in Philanthropy, New Survey Finds Percentage-based commissions paid to fundraisers tops the list of unethical fundraising behavior. |
AFP eWire
March 17, 2008 |
The Science of Fundraising: Questioning Fundraising's 'Inefficiencies' Can academic studies help fundraisers better meet their bottom line? As researchers begin to examine the science of fundraising, it seems the answer could be yes. |
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
June 6, 2005 |
Americans Prefer Charities and Corporations to Work Together Nearly nine out of 10 Americans now believe that corporations and nonprofits should work together to raise awareness and funding for charitable causes. |
AFP eWire
July 2, 2004 |
Countdown to U.S.'s Most Charitable City Charity Navigator has completed a study to identify which of the United States' major metropolitan areas are the most charitable. |
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
January 15, 2007 |
Corporate Philanthropy Increases Profits According to a recent article, a new study shows that for every dollar a corporation gives to charity, they can expect profits to rise by $2.00 or $3.00. |
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. |
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
January 8, 2006 |
U.S. Giving to Tsunami Relief Exceeded $3 Billion Approximately 25% of American households contributed a total of $2.78 billion to tsunami relief efforts. Corporations gave $340 million, and foundations accounted for $40 million. |
| 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. |
