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Tag Archives: Chronicle of Philanthropy
Asking your networks for money for your favorite cause: Ask Amber
by Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting An article from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, mentioned in last week’s Ask Amber, demonstrates the importance of engaging donors under 35. While young professionals tend to give less because of financial constraints, they are great … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, Millenials
Tagged Amber Alarid, Chronicle of Philanthropy, JVA Consulting, young donors
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Recession hits nation’s biggest charities: Bigger is not always better
By Jennifer Johnson, JVA Consulting Over the weekend the Chronicle of Philanthropy released a report showing that the nation’s largest, and therefore considered the most successful nonprofit organizations saw an 11% drop in donations in 2009; several groups in the … Continue reading
Australia, New Zealand are most “giving” countries, study finds
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting In a recently released study that used several factors to determine how giving residents from countries across the world are, the U.S. ranked fifth (tied with Switzerland) after Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland (which … Continue reading
Posted in Fundraising, Research/surveys
Tagged Chronicle of Philanthropy, global giving, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder
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New Jersey’s move to limit executive director salaries revives nonprofit salary debate
By Katy Snyder How much is an executive director’s time worth? That’s the question wrought by a law recently passed in New Jersey that caps the amount that nonprofit executive directors whose nonprofits provide social services under state contracts can … Continue reading
State of New York chops in half amount wealthy donors can write off—implications for other states unknown
Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting In what some charities have called an ill-advised move, New York legislators have passed a law that halves the amount of money that wealthy donors can write off on their tax returns, says a recent Chronicle … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fundraising, Philanthropy
Tagged Abigail Disney, American Red Cross, Bill and Melinda Gates, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Darryl Brown, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder, Michael Bloomberg, New York charity legislation, New York tax write off, Senator Bennet, Senator Udall, United Way of Larimer County, Warren Buffet, Wendy Longwood
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Charities struggle with winning young donors
by Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting Grantwriter/Editor As a sometimes member of Generation Y (sometimes because my 1980 birth date puts me somewhere between Generation X and Generation Y, and because I’m reluctant to identify with the negative stereotypes often assigned … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fundraising, Gen Xers, Generations, Millenials
Tagged Chronicle of Philanthropy, Fundraising, Generation X, Generation Y, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder
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Small boards and Bernie: Madoff scandal an example of why bigger is better
A recent report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy found that foundations that lost all of their assets to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme shared one trait in particular — small, homogenous boards of directors — according to a Chronicle … Continue reading
The importance of being earnest—how Water for People is paving the way for honest donor conversations
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting What would you say if someone told you the best way to get and keep donors is to tell them what is not working about your programs? That’s precisely what a recent Chronicle of Philanthropy … Continue reading →