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Measuring Impact to Improve Your Grantmaking Process

Results, impact, and return on investment (ROI) aren’t simply buzzwords; they provide a solid understanding of grantee performance to ensure grantees reach program goals that drive change.  With over 10 million nonprofits and non-governmental organizations worldwide, grantmakers maintain expenditure responsibility over funds granted to ensure the purposes of the grant are fulfilled. Alignment of impact measurement […]

Open Your Heart for Year-End Giving

The end of the calendar year is filled with festive celebrations with family and friends, a focus on gratitude, and an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people less fortunate. On average, end-of-year giving accounts for 30 to 50 percent of a nonprofit organization’s budget. Why do we give more at the […]

Streamline and Strengthen Your Global Grantmaking Capabilities

The capacity to address the world’s most pressing needs and respond to a crisis requires that grantmakers are well-equipped to deliver help in every corner of the world. Since the early 2000s, international grantmaking has increased from about 14 to about 30 percent of all foundation giving. But, unfortunately, challenges and restrictions can make global […]

7 Myths About Donor-Advised Funds

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) continue to grow in popularity. Between 2011 and 2019, DAFs increased from nearly five percent of individuals giving to more than 12 percent. In addition, the number of DAF accounts more than tripled in 2020 and continued to increase during the pandemic. Yet, there are still misconceptions about the tax-efficient giving vehicle, and […]

Harness Your Philanthropic Power to Make a Global Impact

There are still steep mountains to climb to address the world’s most pressing problems. Still, today’s philanthropists are savvier than ever before, thanks to the one-stop giving convenience and simplicity of donor-advised funds (DAFs). The DAF model amplifies the power of individual giving by creating a tool that allows more strategic giving and engagement and […]

DAFs Rise to Pandemic Challenges

More than twelve months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many nonprofit organizations are still struggling to recover. However, DAF donors stepped up, sometimes making large and critical grants to support their favorite charities and others that addressed essential needs in the spring and summer. Gifts through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) increased by more than 29 percent in the first […]

Generational Giving Trends

An estimated $59 trillion in wealth will be inherited by Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1980) and Millennials (also known as Generation Y, born between 1981 and 1995) from their aging Baby Boomer parents and grandparents by 2061. Experts predict that their unprecedented resources, both earned and inherited, combined with their visible interest […]