In the US, GivingTuesday is after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday and marks the start of the year-end giving. But GivingTuesday is not limited to the United States, it has caught fire over the past 7 years to become a global movement, with over 43 countries joining. GivingTuesday celebrates philanthropy and countries around the world that participate make it their own, unleashing creative and localized strategies to promote a culture of giving. It is every year on the Tuesday … [Read more...]
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The Nonprofit Book We've Been Waiting Four Years To Read Is Finally Here: New Power
Back in November, 2014, Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans published an article about “New Power” in the Harvard Business Review that caught my eye. The concepts around connectivity and leadership were synergistic with the concept of networked leadership that Allison Fine and I wrote about in the Networked Nonprofit, published in several years before. The article caught fire - not only in nonprofit and philanthropy circles - but also business, government, and beyond. Today, after several years of … [Read more...]
The Surprising Truth About Donor Fatigue And What Nonprofits Can Do To Avoid It
Note from Beth: With the hurricanes, gun violence, and fires, I gave generously, including donations to Global Giving funds. I surpassed my giving budget for disaster relief giving. However, I still plan to make my year-end gifts (during Giving Tuesday), but I couldn't help but wonder about donor fatigue and if there will be any impact on year-end campaigns. Alison Carlman, Director of Impact and Communications at Global Giving, offers a deep dive into some Global Giving data to find the … [Read more...]
The Spirit of @GivingTuesday Continues: #MyGivingStory Grant Opportunity
Join me for a Twitter Chat about #MyGivingStory at 1pmPST/4pmEST on Tuesday, December 13th, 2016. During the chat, @GivingTues will start with welcomes, and then lead a discussion about storytelling best practices. Participants include @GivingTues, @magusgalmarini (Agus Galmarini of the Gates Foundation) @ArielAzoff (Social Impact at Medium), @meansandrew (Head of Philanthropy & Civic Innovation @Uptake) and me. The results are in for the 2016 Giving Tuesday! Drumroll ... Over $168 Million … [Read more...]
Thank You Wednesday: The Gift of Giving Tuesday
It is early here in Sao Paulo, Brasil, but I wanted to capture some quick reflections about the experience of GivingTuesday. Maybe it is because I am in a different country, but I felt the magic of what Giving Tuesday was intended to be when it launched two years ago. Yesterday, Giving Tuesday showed the abundance and generativeness that working in networks, movements, and community or whatever you want to call them can produce. Giving Tuesday is more than a gigantic Kickstarter campaign for … [Read more...]
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