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Russell G. and Lou Ann Mawby will be honored by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University today during the Spirit of Philanthropy Awards at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
A new survey of financial managers at mid-size nonprofit organizations reveals gaps in their financial knowledge, even as they grapple with economic challenges. The study was conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University to help nonprofits understand and increase their financial knowledge levels and improve their effectiveness. Nonprofits' knowledge, policies and procedures were studied; some results were positive, while others revealed a clear need for financial education.
Members donate and volunteer at substantially higher rates than average population in U.S. and abroad, including for other causes
In nearly 90 percent of high net worth households, women are either the sole decision maker or an equal partner in decisions about charitable giving, according to the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women's Philanthropy, released today. The power and influence of women in philanthropy may mean that some charitable organizations will need to adapt their messaging and strategies to appeal to women's distinct charitable giving behaviors and motivations.
Sixty-five percent of charities surveyed report increased demand for their services in 2011, but just 41 percent saw increased fundraising results in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Late Fall 2011Nonprofit Fundraising Study, conducted by the Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC).
A newly endowed leadership role at the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving will enable the institute to assist more clergy, congregations and other faith organizations. The Karen Lake Buttrey Directorship, the institute's top executive position, will be supported by $1.5 million endowment gift.
The Lake Institute on Faith and Giving is accepting applications for the 2012 Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, a $22,000 award for a Ph.D. candidate working in the fields of faith and giving or religion and philanthropy. The fellowship is intended to support the final year of research and dissertation writing.
The Obama Administration's proposals to reduce the charitable tax deduction for wealthy households and to increase the marginal income tax rates they pay would, by themselves, have a modest negative effect on itemized charitable giving, according to a new study conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and sponsored by Campbell and Company.
A new, one-of-a-kind searchable database will help high net worth individuals and their financial advisors decide where, when and why to give philanthropic gifts of $1 million or more. The Million Dollar List (www.milliondollarlist.org) is the largest free record of publicly reported gifts of this size made since 2000.
As the fourth quarter of 2011 begins—typically the most important time of year for fundraising—fewer than half of surveyed nonprofits reported fundraising increases during the first half of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010.
