Last month we concluded bbcon 2018, the premier tech gathering for organizations and change agents driving social good, at the Gaylord Palms...
Where Homework Means Building Affordable Housing
Each year, beginning in the fall, a group of third-year architecture students from Auburn University take up residence in a small rural Alab...
Claire Rowney to join Macmillan as Executive Director of Fundraising
Macmillan Cancer Support has appointed Claire Rowney as Executive Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications. She will take on ...
Record year of fundraising for charity lotteries
It has been a record year of fundraising by charity lotteries, according to the Gambling Commission’s annual statistics. The figures show th...
Virgin Trains & Rethink Mental Illness paint platforms with famous film script
Virgin Trains is painting the script of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ on station platforms from London to Glasgow this Christmas, in an initiative...
60m Christmas presents could be wasted this year, survey shows
60 million presents could be wasted in the UK this year, according to a survey from YouGov, with Send a Cow calling for people to give more ...
5 Metrics Fundraisers Need to Know to Retain Their Donors
Donor retention is undeniably critical to meet your nonprofit’s revenue goals , but it can be tough to know which efforts result in higher r...
Cross-Sector Skill Sharing in Action
A key differentiator for pro bono service and a concept core to The Knitting Factor is the idea of skill sharing or a two-way talent excha...
Visual Storytelling for the Modern Nonprofit
For as long as nonprofits have been around it has always been vital for these organizations to convey the messages of their causes and missi...
See what thanking donors can do for your fundraising
So often, our fundraising tests look too narrowly at something we do. Here's a test that didn't fall into that habit. You can read ...
The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 76: Visual Storytelling: A Picture is Worth 60,000 Words
Storytelling is important in the social good community. It’s through stories that donors become interested and engaged in an organization an...
Living Simply in a Tiny Off-Grid Cabin
Meet Tom, Sarah and their daughter, Neesa. They live in a 20 square meter off-grid cabin on property in New Zealand. Instead of paying rent,...
Elton John among most generous UK donors, report reveals
Lord Sainsbury is the most generous person in the UK, donating £2.58 billion between 2008-18, while Sir Richard Branson is 10th, and Elton J...
Hackney-based charity Voyage Youth receives match-funding grant via The Good Exchange
Hackney-based charity Voyage Youth has received a £15,000 match-funding grant from the Englefield Charitable Trust through not-for-profit cl...
Sainsbury’s & Argos launch shelf labelling scheme to encourage food bank donations
Sainsbury’s and Argos have launched an on-shelf labelling scheme to encourage people to donate food and toys in the run up to Christmas, wit...
Muslim students raise £1m in just one week
Muslim students across the UK have raised over £1 million for Islamic Relief during Charity Week, the charity's annual campaign with stu...
How to raise more money with less time, money, and energy
It might be too late for this year, but here's a way to save a boatload of money and time next year -- and probably before that too! I...
The Abundance of Less
In "The Abundance of Less" Andy Couturier profiles the lives of ten pioneering Japanese artist-activists living lives of extraordi...
First Inheritance Tax review report welcomed by Remember A Charity
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has issued its first report in its national review of Inheritance Tax, in which it references the tax...
Big Give Christmas Challenge wins celebrity support & raises over £4m in first day
This year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge has attracted unprecedented levels of celebrity support and raised almost £4.5m in its first day. L...
Virgin Money Giving to let donors cover transaction fees
Virgin Money Giving has announced the roll-out of a new ‘Donor Covers Fee’ feature which will give donors the opportunity to cover the flat ...
Celebs launch Giving Tuesday mission to raise £27,001 for Make-A-Wish UK
Celebrities Binky Felstead, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and YouTube star DanTDM have launched a mission to raise £27,001 for Make-A-Wish® UK today, ...
5 reasons fundraisers should never buy an email list
What are you doing to grow your email list? I'll tell you one think you should not do: Don't buy an email list! Don't even th...
Books on How to Lead a Meaningful Life
Looking to curl up with a good read? Check out this list of 2017's best books on how to stay resilient and live a meaningful life. Cover...
Giving Tuesday: the fundraising round up
It's Giving Tuesday 2018, and more than 2,000 charities and businesses are taking part. Last year over $300m was raised online globally ...
Top 100 UK charities ranked for brand value in new league table
A new league table ranking the brand values of UK charities and the impact this has on their fundraising has launched. Research and brand co...
Movember launches contactless fundraising badges
This year’s Movember campaign has seen the launch of contactless donation badges across the UK, America, Canada and Australia. Participants ...
Optimize Your Nonprofit Fundraising Team with Human Data
At this year’s bbcon, the Blackbaud Institute was thrilled to welcome Tim Kachuriak to give a presentation on what he knows best: how to opt...
Our updated top charities for giving season 2018
We’re excited to share our list of top charities for the 2018 giving season. We recommend eight top charities, all of which we also recommen...
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