Making the Ask: A Guide for Volunteers
"Making the ask" is at the heart of good fundraising techniques. Simply put, the most common reason why people give is because they were asked.
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Major Gifts Archives - The Angeletti Group
10 Things Your Board Can Do RIGHT NOW to Move the Philanthropic Needle
As summer approaches and volunteers start to enter “vacation mode,” it’s easy for your organization’s board expectations to fall by the wayside. Beyond their fiscal and governance responsibility, the crux of nonprofit board members’ responsibilities rest in the ability to move the philanthropic needle. Sure, not every board member fancies himself or herself a fundraiser.
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Biden’s Tax Proposals and Potential Implications on Giving
President Joe Biden’s proposed tax changes could impact high-net-worth individuals and their charitable giving choices. While the proposals include increasing the top rate on taxpayers making more than $400,000 and increasing capital gains and dividend tax rates for taxpayers earning more than $1 million annually, these changes have the potential to spur charitable giving by
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Donor Advised Funds Are Here To Stay
Donor Advised Funds (DAF) attracted an unprecedented surge of 2019 philanthropy. More and more individuals—at all giving levels–used this efficient vehicle to advance their philanthropy last year. When DAFs first gained traction, many nonprofits and prognosticators feared their advent would result in fewer and smaller distributions. However, since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of
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An Insider’s Guide to Connecting with Donors
With the first month of 2019 behind us, how are your resolutions holding up? For many, the New Year marks time to set intentional goals for personal and professional aspirations.
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Metrics That Mean Something: Establishing an Intentional and Effective Major Gifts Program
As major and mega-gifts continue to rise as a percentage of total giving, there is a growing need to depend on metrics-driven major gift programs.
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