File this one in the “this should be interesting” column. According to Bloomberg this morning, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R – Alaska) and Representative Walter Jones (R – North Carolina) are working with Democrats on possible legislation that would change disclosure rules from closed to open for large donations to 501(c)(4) social-welfare groups. Some politically-oriented 501(c)(4)s [...]
4 Simple Steps to Raising All the Money Your Nonprofit Needs
In the world of nonprofits, it’s all about fundraising. You can’t do much in the way of service delivery or mission fulfillment without money. For fundraising staff, it IS all about raising money and sometimes it can be a challenge. I’ve spent years raising money for all kinds of nonprofit organizations and I know what [...]
How to Raise Your First (or Next) $10,000
Sound like something you’d like to know how to do? Of course it does! Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 20 from 1 to 4 Eastern. Our good friend and fundraising guru, Sandy Rees, will be presenting a special, 3-hour livestream designed to help your nonprofit significantly increase its fundraising effectiveness. Sandy is a highly [...]
The Most Generous Donors: The Middle Class and Red State America
This morning, the Chronicle of Philanthropy published an fascinating article entitled, America’s Generosity Divide. In it, the writers break down giving by region, income and other demographics. The results are very interesting. Generally speaking, the middle class, the religious and red state America are far more generous than their wealthy, non-religious and blue state counterparts [...]
How to Start Your First Annual Fund
An Annual Fund is an organized effort to obtain gifts on a yearly basis to support, at least in part, the general operations of a nonprofit organization. These unrestricted funds are typically raised through a combination of special events, direct mail, grant writing, and direct solicitation. The donor does not receive any tangible benefit – [...]
Everything I Know About Fundraising I Learned From The Peanuts Gang
I loved the newspaper when I was a kid. Not because I was so concerned about the world’s events as a tot, or even to check the latest sports scores. No, it was to tear toward the back, with finger-smudging anticipation, to find out what was going on with the Peanuts Gang. Would they finally [...]
Foundation Group To Present Fundraising Workshop
I’ve got some great news to share. We just finalized the details on an intensive day-long, hands-on workshop that will give you the tools and know-how necessary to make 2012 the best fundraising year your nonprofit has ever had. Sounds bold, you say? Well, it may be bold…but come to this workshop and I suspect [...]
Six Ways to Really Scare Away Your Donors
Halloween is upon us…and there is no more appropriate topic that we could cover than how to effectively scare away donors. In the, um, spirit of the season, let’s look at six ways to guarantee donors will want nothing to do with you!
Obama Targets Charitable Giving Tax Deduction
In the seemingly never-ending budget battle on Capitol Hill, President Obama and his team are once again targeting the tax-deductibility of charitable donations. Check out the following article, then let us know what you think… http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/domestic-taxes/152027-tax-break-for-charitable-giving-targeted-for-elimination
Obama To Seek Cap on Charity Deductions – Again
Posted on March 1, 2013 by Greg McRay in Commentary, Funding, Hot Topics, News
Here we go again. Just when charities thought they dodged a bullet during the fiscal cliff negotiations in late 2012, it looks like the administration still harbors the desire to limit the deductibility of charitable donations by higher income donors. Comments made by Jack Lew, Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, makes it clear that this [...]