The average salary for a fundraiser jumped almost 8 percent last year, with nearly half of those surveyed seeing increases of 1 to 3 percent, according to a new survey. Despite the growth, a third of the almost 3,600 respondents said they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their compensation and benefits package. The 2019 […]

Attorneys general from three Northeastern states impacted by the $10,000 cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) have filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, “challenges an IRS final rule that undermines state and local […]

Giving USA estimated that charitable giving in the United States was $427.71 billion overall in 2018, a less-than-1-percent increase over the $424.74 billion for 2017, according to preliminary estimates from “Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018,” released last month. Adjusted for inflation, giving was actually down 1.7 percent over the […]

Marcus F. Walton, a nonprofit industry veteran, was unveiled as the new president and chief executive officer of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) in Washington, D.C. Walton will assume the role in September and interim chief executive, J McCray, will return to his role as chief operating officer. The transition started when GEO founder and […]

Here are a couple of questions. Why is it that some nonprofits succeed, while others lag behind? Why do some nonprofits spark a movement, while other fundraising programs barely move at all? There are many drivers to success and it starts with a big dream. That’s what Angel Aloma, executive director of Food for the […]

Livestreaming fundraising is just like an old-fashioned donor event – except online. Supporters and donors raise money for your organization but it all takes place live on the Internet. Marc Almanzor, manager of development systems at Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), presented “Livestreaming: Putting the Fun in Fundraising” during the 14th annual Bridge to […]

Leana Wen, M.D, president of Planned Parenthood for less than a year, is out. The board appointed Alexis McGill Johnson as acting president. Johnson is co-founder of the Perception Institute. She’ll serve as leader of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity, and its political action nonprofit, Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF), a […]

Any nonprofit needs support, and usually the more the better. Members donate money, but they also can spread the word about the organization or the mission or both. Sometimes sheer numbers can have an effect on impact.   The need for fundraising is so constant that sometimes the opportunities for increasing membership are overlooked. Members […]

The National Rifle Association (NRA) and its foundation are the targets of subpoenas from the attorney general of the District of Columbia. The subpoenas seek financial records and follow similar requests from the State of New York.   The result of the investigation could be the NRA losing its nonprofit status in both states. Karl […]

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) saw an influx of “injured warriors” pop up within its keyword searches during the NBA Finals last month. The Golden State Warriors were battling the Toronto Raptors and two of their best players — Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson — were felled by injuries during the final two games of the […]

ONE HUNDRED’s Influencers in Philanthropy Report 2019 features interviews with leaders from across the philanthropic landscape and examines the key trends, disruptions, challenges, and opportunities in the sector. In the first report, released in 2017, ONE HUNDRED identified key themes in the philanthropic field and how they generate results for innovation, impact and resource generation. […]