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Strategic giving is the signature of a new kind of philanthropy that has begun to emerge in India over the past decade, noticeably accelerating in the last five years. Largely from the private sector, with substantial experience either working or studying abroad, India’s new philanthropists are characterized by their hands-on, data-driven, result-oriented approach to giving. Full article text is available via Live Mint & The Wall Stree…
…comparative literature. A longtime supporter of education and Islamic study, the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili branch of Islam, founded Aga Khan University, a co-educational research institution and the first private autonomous university in Pakistan. During Gregorian’s decade-long tenure as Brown’s president, the Aga Khan became the first Muslim spiritual leader to give a baccalaureate address at a major American uni…
…ion of six organizations that study or represent nonprofits and fund raisers, showed that 43 percent increased the amount raised in 2010. Looking ahead, 63 percent of the more than 1,800 organizations studied said they expect private donations to rise in 2011. Nearly two-thirds said they do not plan any increases in the number of fund-raising staff members this year. Full article text is available via The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 3/21/2011. …
… skills needed to run a successful nonprofit enterprise in today’s economic climate. According to a recent survey conducted by the company, 71 percent of Americans trust nonprofits more than they trust government or the private sector to address today’s most pressing issues, while 83 percent believe that nonprofits do not always have the resources they need to invest in the growth and development of their employees. Full text article …
Since the stock market began its downward spiral last fall, it has attempted to drag endowments, private donations, and government funding down with it. Now is the time for nonprofits to view the economic slump as a golden opportunity to fortify themselves by building relationships with their donors. Full-text article by Michelle Bononan and Naree Viner is available via The Pasadena Star-News, 5.2.09. …
…minimum age at which taxpayers are able to take advantage of certain giving vehicles (e.g., charitable remainder trusts) from 70½ to 59½. The bill would also make it easier for donors to give through supporting organizations, private foundations, and donor-advised funds. Full article text is available via Philanthropy News Digest, 3/21/2011. …
In October 2004, Mississippi State University announced a goal of raising $400 million by December 2008 through State of the Future: The Mississippi State Campaign. MSU alumni and other supporters exceeded the campaign goal in December 2007. When the campaign concluded in December 2008, Mississippi State had raised more than $462 million in private gifts and pledges. Bentz Whaley Flessner has worked with MSU and the MSU Foundation since 2001, fi…
Donations to the nation’s biggest charities dropped 11 percent last year, a decline that was the worst in the two decades since The Chronicle started its Philanthropy 400 ranking of the organizations that raise the most from private sources. Full text article by Noelle Barton and Holly Hall is available via The Chronice of Philanthropy, 10/17/10. …
…ions on how it should be spent. It is expected to support faculty hiring, research and fellowships and be especially useful for the humanities and social sciences, which receive less funding than the sciences from federal and private sources. Full article text is available via The Los Angeles Times, 3/9/2011. …
Data from the new 2011 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, published by the Hudson Institute’s Center for Global Prosperity (CGP), confirm that for the first full year of the global recession private giving to the developing world has remained remarkably stable. The 2011 Index will be launched at a May 12 event focusing on the future of global philanthropy. Four distinguished panelists will share their insights on how philanthrop…
