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AFP eWire May 19, 2008 |
Market Volatility Calls for Long-Term Approach to Donating Securities Donors waiting for just the right time to donate their stocks to charity will be waiting a long time and instead should focus on a longer-term "investor" approach to giving.  |
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 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?  |
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 7, 2007 |
Donation of Securities in Canada Expected to Surge, Great Potential for Future A new study in Canada predicts that gifts of securities to charities not only increased dramatically in 2006, but also the potential for such gifts remains largely untapped.  |
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.  |
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 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 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 December 8, 2014 Paul Nazareth |
Three Free Tools to Help You Increase Donations This Holiday Season Here are three simple and free tools from the team at CanadaHelps that will help your charity amplify its voice, attract new donors, and raise more this Holiday season.  |
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 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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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 July 23, 2007 |
New Ideas about Donor Motivation New research has both confirmed and shaken up some long-standing tenets of fundraising and why people give.  |
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 15, 2013 |
New Year, New Philanthropists Charities have focused their high-end fundraising on unrestricted gifts from the Traditionalist generations (born Pre-1946). But in the New Year, Brian Sagrestano, JD, CFRE says it's time to recognize that there's a new donor in town, the "New Philanthropists" (born 1946-present).  |
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.  |
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 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 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.  |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Tere D'Amato |
Expert's Corner: Look Before You Give Weighing the pros and cons of charitable gift annuities.  |
AFP eWire November 2, 2010 |
Women Give More to Charity than Men, New Study Shows Women at virtually every income level are more likely to give to charity and to give more money on average than their male counterparts, after controlling for education, income and other factors that influence giving.  |
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 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 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 9, 2008 |
Gifts of Securities Have Significant Effect on Canadian Charities The number and total value of donations of securities increased significantly from 2005 to 2006 after the Canadian government removed the capital gains tax on such contributions, according to new research.  |
AFP eWire December 22, 2009 |
Positive Signs for Canadian Giving Although a recent report from Statistics Canada reveals charitable giving in Canada dropped from 2007 to 2008, there is still room for optimism.  |
AFP eWire December 13, 2011 Mark Blumberg |
What Should Fundraising Cost? While most in the nonprofit sector are aware that fundraising is necessary, much of the public at large sees it as a distraction from a charity's main purpose, rather than a function requiring investment.  |
AFP eWire June 19, 2006 |
Canadian Giving Increases, but Depends on Small Group of Donors While many Canadian give their money and time to charity, a relatively small percentage of the population provides most of the support, according to a recent survey.  |
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 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?  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Martin M. Shenkman |
Keep Giving Charities need your knowledge to guide past and prospective donors in how to give now. When times were good, people gave because they felt rich or their accountant said they needed the tax write-offs. Your expertise can help clients see how to continue to give in today's different circumstances.  |
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 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 |
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 |
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 20, 2015 Andrew Watt |
Comments of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Cancer Charities Charged With Fraud by FTC AFP responded to the recent action by the Federal Trade Commission against three national charities, Cancer Fund of America, Children's Cancer Fund of America, and Breast Cancer Society.  |
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 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 September 2, 2004 |
New Reports on How and Why Canadians Give, Volunteer The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy published new reports highlighting such data as what types of organizations Canadians volunteer for, the role of religion in philanthropy and factors that affect Canadian giving and volunteering levels.  |
AFP eWire December 11, 2006 |
Aging Canadian Population to Dramatically Alter Charitable Landscape The aging baby boomer generation and shifting demographics may lead to a golden age for philanthropy in Canada, but also may create many challenges, according to a new report.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2014 Mary Stark Hood |
Charitable Donations of Life Insurance Life insurance is often overlooked as a gifting option when individuals are considering gifts to charities, but it can be an effective way to provide a charity with funds for future work.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Make a Charitable Pledge Think now about your gift-giving strategy for 2007.  |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Give It All Away Some alternative ways to bestow your riches on a deserving charity.  |
AFP eWire December 18, 2012 Laura Kalick |
Wrapping Up 2012: Important Tax Reminders for U.S. Nonprofit Professionals With the country inching ever-closer to the edge of the metaphoric fiscal cliff, policymakers are discussing a number of proposals that are bound to impact nonprofit organizations' ability to raise funds now and in the coming year.  |
The Motley Fool December 11, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
Find More Money for Charity Read on for a few ideas for working philanthropy into the rest of the year, not just the holiday season.  |
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.  |