Topic
Individual giving, campaigns, events, and donor retention that works.
December 31 is a Thursday, GivingTuesday is December 1, and the print deadline is closer than it looks. A calendar built backward from the deadline.
New benchmark data puts revenue per donor at a 10-year high while active donors hit their lowest count since 2019. What that means for year-end.
Arcus, the Haas Jr. Fund, and Wellspring have all set closing dates. How to read a spend-down announcement, and the asks to make before the last grant.
DAF accounts hold $328 billion and granted $64.6 billion last year. How the rules work for the nonprofits on the receiving end of a sponsor's check.
A new $1,000/$2,000 deduction for non-itemizers starts with 2026 gifts. What the IRS requires your acknowledgment letters to say, and by when.
USPS mailing prices rose about 4.8% on July 12, but nonprofit letter rates rose 3.9% to 7.5% depending on presort. What to recost before fall appeals print.
Since January 1, donors who don't itemize can deduct up to $1,000 in cash gifts ($2,000 joint). What the new rules mean for year-end fundraising.
Acquiring a donor usually costs more than their first gift. The organizations that grow are the ones that stop the leaky bucket — here's the arithmetic and the fixes.