Attorneys suing the organizers of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 are invoking conspiracy laws and Reconstruction-era statutes originally aimed at the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The legal theory in the statutes is squarely on point and aimed to prevent people from engaging in racially inspired violence, according to Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan, […]

More than 600 nonprofit signatories have jumped onto a letter and website urging blockage of the sale of the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to a private equity firm. PIR is responsible for .ORG assignment and preservation of those domains. It was announced on Nov. 13 that the Internet Society and PIR reached an agreement with […]

Two recent – and seemingly connected events – may lead to large increases in the most unlikely of overhead costs: your nonprofit’s domain name. The back-to-back actions of the removal of caps on pricing of .org domains and the subsequent sale of the .org registry to a private equity firm will likely lead to significant […]

Giving patterns on #GivingTuesday resemble a natural disaster, and it’s no wonder when one considers that an estimated $400 million in charitable contributions were processed on the global day of giving last year. There were an estimated 3.6 million gifts given on #GivingTuesday in 2018 and some 14.2 billion social media mentions, according to GivingTuesday.org. […]

Every generation of financial executives and fundraisers ponder the same question – how to get those young folks involved. In the same way that consumers want to be treated as individuals, it is more important than ever that nonprofits help younger Americans achieve their personal citizenship goals. According to new research from ONE HUNDRED agency […]

#GivingTuesday will be here before you know it. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving — this year, Dec. 3 — is when the charitable sector has come together to help offset the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. #GivingTuesday last year was responsible for raising an estimated $400 million. That figure has grown each year since […]

Five veteran fundraisers and academics with decades of international experience have formed Philanthropy and Fundraising of North America (PFNA), a program designed for nonprofit executives. Founded by Adrian Sargeant, Ph.D., Kyla Shawyer, Alan Clayton, Tina Hudgins and Geoff Peters, PFNA will be focused on creating donor/supporter-centric philanthropic cultures. PFNA is supported by research to identify […]

The headline is a slight amendment to the mantra of political consultant James Carville who tells his clients to focus on issues of the wallet when campaigning. It was this refrain that has been central to many presidential campaigns. Here’s the thing – Carville is both right and wrong. A new survey from Exponent Philanthropy […]

The Salvation Army is pushing back after the Chick-fil-A Foundation announced it would cease funding it and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after pressure from LGBTQ organizations. The Chick-fil-A Foundation referred all calls regarding its funding priorities for 2020 to its website. The person answering the phone, identified only as “Dante,” read a few sentences […]

The sign on the locked door of a nonprofit where staff members were unsophisticated about the dangers of cyberspace just might end up being “Gone Phishing.” If you think that cybersecurity is all about technology you are only half of the way there. The critical underpinning of organizational cybersecurity is leadership. Senior managers must set […]

Coming off a few disappointing fundraising holiday seasons, the Salvation Army is making it easier for donors to give back during the Christmas season by making a gift online with Apple Pay or Google Pay at participating red kettles.  The Salvation Army will place smart chips and QR codes on red kettle signs across the […]