A Penny Earned is a Penny Saved ~ Benjamin Franklin

In 1790,Benjamin Franklin bequest Philadelphia and Boston 2,000 sterling,which is equivalent to $3,219,with the condition that the money could not be touched until at least 100 years later. Today,Benjamin Franklin’s bequest is worth approximately $6.5 million dollars. What a legacy!

Creating trust,investing endowments in securities,mutual [...]

Four Ways to Engage Millennial Donors

While they may not currently be giving large gifts,building relationships with Millennials can lead to larger gifts down the road. Here are a few things your organization can do now to engage this new generation of donors:

1) Provide opportunities to make small commitments:Millennials often have several passions and tend to make [...]

Follow the Funding Streams

Relying too heavily on a single source of fundraising or the contributions of only a few funders is one of the dangers that organizations face when seeking funds. Certainly the current economic situation has pointed out the need for a wide base of support,one that includes funders from different sources.

There are six [...]

Raise Funds with YouTube

YouTube has announced a new way for organizations to raise funds by allowing video makers to link directly from videos to pages on the fundraising and petition sites:DonorsChoose.org,Change.org,Causes.com,and Rocethub.com.

In addition to those four sites,YouTube in April began allowing links to the sites Kickstarter.com and Indiegogo.com,which use crowd-sourcing [...]

Giving Contests Boost Nonprofit Donations

Giving contests are becoming an increasingly common tool for cities and regions to boost donations to nonprofits.

A recent report titled How Giving Contests can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities suggests that “giving days“— one-day online fund-raising events that use widespread community promotion to prompt donors to donate to a range of causes— help nonprofits [...]