In the last few years, philanthropy appears to be moving towards a more top-heavy approach with organizations needing to rely more and more on the larger gifts given by a small number of donors.
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In 2018, the world’s richest couple, The Bezos, pledged to put their vast resources towards solving homelessness and early childhood education for low-income children. Experts say that’s the good news. They also say there’s a catch.
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There’s a new kid on the fundraising block - the Super Rich Philanthropist. And no pun intended, some of these heavy givers are young. So, what’s different about them, if anything?
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By anyone’s standards, 2018 was a year of chaos in many respects and 2019 is unlikely to be different. As not for profits and fundraisers, we will continue to feel the impact of these disrupting forces which include cultural trends, changing social issues, demographics, giving by the Super Rich and more.
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Many of us tell ourselves and each other, “next year will be different. It will be better.” And we believe it will. We believe hoping and saying that it will be so might be enough but for anything to be ‘different’, we must change our approach or we risk achieving the same results.
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We are inundated each time we read, watch or listen to the media with messages of gloom and doom. Before you despair of any hope for mankind, here is some (true) news that tells a different story.
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Women have always given of their money and their time — but as fortunes for some of them increase, do they donate to different causes or use alternate methods than their less affluent sisters?
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We, as nonprofits and fundraisers need to adjust our approach with respect to cultivating and stewarding female donors.
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Do men and women place different priorities on social issues; do they support the same causes; is there a difference in how they distribute their giving across charitable sectors?
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Nonprofits and fundraisers need to understand how and why women may make decisions differently than men, and tailor their approach accordingly.
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Women have always been actively involved in philanthropy, but to what extent? A new movement is brewing — and nonprofits should be paying attention to it.
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In this time of change, is the definition of philanthropy evolving too? Are the sacred cows that organizations hold near and dear to their hearts still relevant?
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Galas, year-end appeals, yearly campaigns, programs and events that are repeated annually. What are your sacred cows?
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This group of new philanthropists is concerned — they perceive many not for profits as inefficient and ineffective, slow and unresponsive.
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There’s a great deal of conversation occurring about how millennials have different wants and needs as donors, employees, customers and so on. Is this true?
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I’ve always wished I had the confidence back then to stand up to this group and call their behaviour what it was. Sexual harassment.
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