BNP Paribas Wealth Management - BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index. How committed to individual giving are the wealthy from Europe, the United States, Asia and the Middle East? What are their common characteristics? Which causes are the most popular? In its second year, the “2014 BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index” measures the commitment of individual philanthropists. This year’s report focused more specifically on the importance of timing from their point of view and where they are on their philanthropic journey. Over 400 High Net Worth Individuals, with assets above 5 million US dollars, replied to a survey conducted by Forbes Insight. Download the short version of the reportDownload the full report This year’s report reveals that the United States, Europe, Asia are around halfway to a philanthropic ideal; the Middle East seems to be a third of the there, a score that is adversely affected by lower points on promotion but may not fully acknowledge the strong cultural heritage of philanthropy in the region.
Celebrating African Philanthropy at the African Grantmakers Assembly. Successful is one word that sums up the Africa Grantmakers jamboree that took place in Johannesburg South Africa from the 29 October to 2nd November 2012. Hundreds of African Philanthropy practitioners drawn from government, private sector, civil society and academia convened at theTurbine Hall, a restored former power station in central Johannesburgfor deliberations under the themeGrowing African Philanthropy; What’s New, What’s Now and What’s Next.
The Jo’burg assembly was the second of its kind coming after the 2010 inaugural assembly hosted by the Africa Grantmakers Network in Nairobi, Kenya. There was plenty on the menu of events including very informative and interactive plenary sessions, engaging breakout sessions, inspiring award ceremonies and numerous satellite events tackling specific issues hosted alongside the main conference. Eight Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make When They First Join Twitter. @NonprofitOrgs only follows nonprofit organizations, nonprofit staff, nonprofit service providers, and activists on Twitter.
Each morning I browse those that have followed @NonprofitOrgs in the previous 24-hour period and if they are a nonprofit organization, a nonprofit staff member, a nonprofit service provider, or an activist, I follow them back. Many of these folks are new to Twitter and thus I get to see the Twitter debut of many nonprofits and there are eight very common mistakes that newbies make that unknowingly diminish their Twitter ROI from day one.
Most of these mistakes can be avoided by simply spending 10 minutes setting up your Twitter Profile or by getting some Twitter training. The state of girl data: why girls must count. We asked Alyson Warhurst from the data analysis group Maplecroft, how and why we should count girls better. The invisible girls It is estimated that there are 250 million adolescent girls living in poverty in the developing world. But really, when it comes to data, many of those girls are invisible to us. How Different Generations Approach Philanthropy. Five things rich donors want charities to know. Every good fundraiser has an "elevator pitch" ready to use in case they bump into Richard Branson in a lift – but what if you find yourself sitting next to a rich potential donor at dinner?
A lot longer than a ride to the fifth floor, it's a perfect opportunity to win them over to your cause, right? Wrong. Office 365 for Nonprofits Organizations. Discover what's available Get the donation and do more good Choosing the right cloud solution increases your organization’s efficiency, saves on technology costs, and fosters your best collaboration.
Social Media For Nonprofits. Strategic co-funding: exploring funder collaboration. Hilary Pearson Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) organized a convening of about 140 funders in Washington on 21 February to discuss a rapidly developing field of activity for many philanthropic players: increasing impact through co-funding.
The format of the one-day conference was deliberately designed to maximize learning and interaction. It featured rapid-fire presentations by speakers commenting on their collaborative ‘cases’ or experiences, roundtable discussions in which participants took a ‘deeper dive’ into the details of a particular funder collaborative and discussed practical aspects of collaboration (including assessing readiness and persuading your trustees, through finding partners and strategies), and learning for improvement.
The opening comments by Jim Canales of the Irvine Foundation made the case for doing more co-funding. In his view, the philanthropic field as a whole is under-performing. Philanthropy: Why You Should Demand a ROI. Philanthropy is at its best when it is founded on entrepreneurial zest--think of social challenges as an opportunity to create large, profitable enterprises. Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and technology pioneer. He is the founder of World Innovation Institute, Moon Express, inome, and InfoSpace.
1 Billion Rising Nairobi! 16 Ways the Internet Supercharged Viral Philanthropy [INFOGRAPHIC] The Internet has undoubtedly transformed the way we support great causes.
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For years, non-profits and individuals alike have flocked to social media to spread awareness, bolstering viral philanthropy through crowdfunding sites such as Indiegogo, Fundly, GoFundMe and others. A handful of campaigns stand out in recent memory: Funding a vacation that turned into retirement for bullied bus monitor Karen Huff Klein; the collaboration between Humans of New York and Tumblr for Hurricane Sandy relief; and, most recently, support for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing across various platforms. The positive effects of these individual campaigns were readily apparent at the conclusion of their funding periods, but by juxtaposing the numbers now, we can see the real impact of viral philanthropy as a movement. In this infographic from eBay Deals and eBay Giving Works, 16 examples prove exactly how our online donations are changing the world for the better. Crowdfunding for Nonprofits: 5 Tips That Always Work. Welcome to Rob Wu and Sara Choe.
They are crowdfunding experts at CauseVox, a fundraising platform focused on crowdfunding for nonprofits and social good projects. They've helped thousands of groups raise millions of dollars via crowdfunding. Here are their tips for "wildly successful" campaigns.
Sir Stuart: Some funders are acting like venture capitalists. NCVO chief executive Sir Stuart Etherington says the government and some other funders are taking a high-risk, “venture capital” approach to grants nowadays; scattering seed funding among lots of new organisations and projects in the hope that a few of them will fly.
Sir Stuart said the government and the Big Lottery Fund in particular seemed to be pursuing a strategy of disinvesting from established organisations and awarding funds to new organisations and new projects. NCVO was one of dozens of Cabinet Office strategic partners that lost funding when the government decided to pare down and eventually phase out its strategic partner programme. Sir Stuart said the new funding strategy seemed similar to the way that venture capitalists invest – by taking their chances on a number of projects and “expecting to get a hit rate of, say, one in five or one in seven”. “For a project like that to succeed, you need a major broadcaster on board,” he said, “like Comic Relief has the BBC.”
Podcast: 5 game-changing pieces of advice for fundraisers. Context Is Everything: Online Communities. Flickr Photo BirkgetKing Original Source: Note from Beth: Mitch Arnowitz and I recently participated in an online discussion atVenture Philanthropy Partners/Leap of Reason about creating a community of practice for continuous improvement and high performance in the nonprofit sector.
We were part of an email thread with a small group of individuals offered input on community management systems and facilitator recruiting resources. Philanthropy can save SA, continent - 21 Feb 2013 - The Star. By Innocent Nkata Click here to read the article on The Star's website The recent laudable pledge by mining magnate and self-made billionaire Patrice Motsepe to give away half of the income generated from his businesses to charity will hopefully act as a catalyst for more Africans to do more for each other.
Creating Good Work: Ron Schultz on How Social Entrepreneurs Are Building a Healthy Economy. Image credit: Palgrave Macmillan Creating change on any scale is challenging enough, but doing so for the good of society is even harder.
Facing difficult odds and large-scale social problems, social entrepreneurs are driven to produce measurable impact, opening up new pathways that unlock society’s full potential to effect positive change. In Creating Good Work (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), social entrepreneurs, using free market principles to solve pressing problems, show how to make a positive difference in the world. Donors Want To Be Able To Give More Via Text Message: STUDY.
Donors want to give way more than just pocket change when they make contributions via text message, a recent study concluded. After interviewing more than 20,000 mobile donors, the mGive Foundation found that 85 percent of the people surveyed would like to give $25 to $50 to charity just by tapping on their phones. The current limit is set at $10. Why Do Companies Have Corporate Matching Programs? - Double the Donation. People are usually told that if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. African Youth – Current Leaders of Social Change. Women Deliver Conference Focuses Attention to Women’s Health and Rights. During the month of May, IMPACT will be highlighting USAID’s work in Global Health . This week we will be focusing on Family Planning. This week leaders and advocates from nearly 150 countries are gathering in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Women Deliver 2013 , one of the largest conferences of the decade focused on the health and wellbeing of girls and women.
USAID is proud to participate in Women Deliver 2013 and highlight the Agency’s strong support and dedication to improving the health and status of women and girls across the globe. A number of our technical experts are presenting at the conference on topics covering family planning, maternal, newborn and child health, and other programming that address the needs of women and girls. We make giving social - a JustGiving blog. Clinton: Aid money to Africa needs improvement. Philanthropy: GiveIndia hosts ‘First Givers Club’ in Delhi. Updated: Thu, Aug 22 2013. 04 34 PM IST New Delhi: The Mumbai-based online donation platform, GiveIndia, which channels funds from donors to NGOs, will host its inaugural “First Givers Club” summit in New Delhi on Friday.
The world's first charity superheroes. Can Kenya tap into the power of giving to fuel development? When the word philanthropy is mentioned, many think of the big names that help the community through monetary gifts and infrastructural aid. But individual Kenyans are playing a major role in the philanthropy sector, which has a huge potential on the country’s development goal. However, nothing stirs the philanthropic spirit of Kenyans more than tragedy. The most recent on–the attack on Westgate Mall in Westlands has raised millions of shillings to help those affected.
Data privacy and public trust. How One Charity's Letter Lost Me and Another Kept Me. The Problem of Strategic Philanthropy (According to Bill Schambra) - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly. What are some good governance practices? 15 recommended practices: Do… FEATURE: #Family #Philanthropy and Social Media: A Conversation with Kate Wolford, President of the McKnight Foundation (August 2013 FGN)
How working with open data can help your charity do incredible things. African Social Entrepreneurs Honoured. Peter Buffett Is Right to Call for Philanthropic Change - Opinion. The Global Fund has shown what aid can achieve – let's keep it that way. John Ulanga—A vision of vibrant philanthropy for East Africa « Philanthropy In Focus. Michael Porter: Why business can be good at solving social problems.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation CEO and President Sterling Speirn shares WKKF's impact investing approach. The Great Philanthropy Disruption. Inspired Giving: How a Digital Culture Is Changing the World of Philanthropy. Giving Beyond Borders: A Study of Global Giving by US Corporations. Should We Not Be Outraged? Philanthropy: Killing itself with Kindness and Happiness? Kenyan youth group takes a leap forward - Latest news - Farm Africa. Impact investing likely to grow at 30% annually. Shifting Towards Social Entrepreneurship.
African Billionaires Are Giving Back to Africa. Three tips for boosting social innovation in Africa. Kibera women group turns merry-go-round into a factory - Magazines. Southern Africa Fundraising Awards. Helping Hands: World Humanitarian Day Africa 2013. Good Charity, Bad Charity. The Big Thanks: Recognizing Sponsors and Donors on Social Media. Grant Makers Are Blind to Charity Needs, Say 48% of Nonprofits. Blogging about development: some tips for NGOs and would-be bloggers. How to help girls graduate and break the cycle of poverty.
Video Games & Philanthropy: Bad for the Brain and for Giving? Nonprofit donor retention training for board, staff & volunteers. The donor journey - converting one-off event participants into long-term supporters. Nonprofit Technology: Could the Future of Fundraising Be Social?: Associations Now. 7 Ways to Unite Corporate Communications, Employee Engagement, and Sustainability. DOT Partners with Rwandan Ministry of Youth & ICT. 4 creative ways to personally thank your nonprofit supporters. Charitable Giving and Philanthropy - Conference. The Light And Dark of Social Enterprise, Part Two. Corporate Social Innovation: Ioannis Ioannou and Heather Hancock.
Can the Philanthropic Community Find Its Courage and Become More Effective?