Emphasizing self-sufficiency in fundraising pitches can increase charitable donations, a marketing scholar has found.
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Donors’ sentiments expressed on Twitter became more cheerful before they made a gift to support Wikipedia, researchers found.
Giving receded as many Americans saw their purchasing power decline, straining household budgets.
The person with the most YouTube followers calls himself ‘YouTube’s biggest philanthropist.’
Political situations in both Israel and the US could be changing prior patterns with these donations, which fund hospitals, museums and a wide array of organizations.
Joseph Smith encouraged early Latter-day Saints to pool their resources. Two centuries later, one of the results is an investment portfolio estimated at $100 billion.
This particularly physical kind of philanthropy caught on in the mid-20th century.
About 1.5 million refugees are still there, with some putting down roots.
Indian American donors will have an opportunity to collectively fund improvements in education, health care and gender equality in India on March 2, 2023.
The hefty sums many billionaires give away place them in an age-old debate about wealth and charity – and whether it’s appropriate for donors to have a say over their wealth from the grave.
The founder of the now-defunct exchange for trading cryptocurrencies believed in ‘earning to give.’
A study of what customers experience when they’re asked to chip in for a cause during checkout suggests that retailers should be careful about participating in these campaigns.
Yvon Chouinard’s gift is unusual due to its structure but is also part of a trend. Many billionaires and large foundations are now funding these causes.
While the overwhelming majority of charities are legitimate, looking into a charity before supporting it can help you avoid supporting scams and make better-informed decisions.
These donors can experience an emotional release by channeling their feelings into something they consider positive.
The median amount of cash bail is $10,000 – an immense sum for people living in poverty. Bail funds, unlike bail bondsmen, don’t charge high fees.
Some of the largest donations made in 2021 went to donor-advised funds, financial accounts known as DAFs.
These nonprofits help with abortion access, but on average they don’t cover all costs, researchers have found.
More than 350 billionaires have signed on so far.
A global team of researchers analyzed 34 studies of unconditional cash-transfer programs administered in low- and middle-income countries.
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of Sustainability and Marketing, Penn State
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Associate Professor, Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
