Major Donors
Donor Advised Fund Giving Surges During Pandemic
Several recent reports show the strength of DAF giving. Through this time when many have experienced financial setbacks, DAF grants have increased…
20 Million People Stopped Giving to Charity
Between 2000 and 2016, 20 million Americans stopped giving directly to charitable organizations. That’s the report from the Urban Institute’s Shena Ashley in…
Don’t Let Christian Higher Education Be a COVID-19 Casualty
There will be many casualties in the COVID-19 crisis. Some nonprofits and churches may not make it. However, hard times may not become…
Giving Dropped by $7 billion in 2018 Among Major Donors
In 2018, major donors on the Chronicle of Philanthropy Top 50 listed gave $7.8 billion. That represents a marked decline from the…
Generosity for Impact: Solving the World’s Greatest Problems
Have you heard the term megaphilanthropist? I hadn’t either until I read a Chronicle of Philanthropy article about what billionaire philanthropists are…
Where Do You Find the Wealth?
Where do you find major donors? I get asked that question a lot. Of course, in many of those cases, people simply…
4 Traits of the Demi-Billionaire
What’s a demi-billionaire, and what does one look like? A demi-billionaire has a net worth of $500 million and up. The 2018…
5 Key Findings on the Charitable Giving of the Wealthy
I received a phone message from a ministry that simply said, “Bill, I’m sure that all your wealthy donors just need to…
2018—The Wealthy Plan to Increase their Giving
The November 2016 Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on a recent study conducted by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. That study…
What Can We Learn About How Much the Wealthy Give?
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have generated quite the buzz by encouraging billionaires to have 50% of their wealth to charity. In…
Pay Attention to Female Donors
If you are a development director, who do you want to meet with—the husband, the wife or both?