Fundraising

The 60 most-generous donors gave $10-billion in 2004.  America’s 60 largest donors contributed a total of more than $10-billion to charity last year, a big increase from 2003; so says The Chronicle of Philanthropy.  The recovery of the U.S. economy is one reason that charities are finding it easier to win mulitmillion-dollar gifts from wealthy Americans.  Even if you are ...

The Futuring and Innovations Center is collaborating with other voluntary health agencies to hold a conference on Social Newtwork Media later this month. Toward that end, there is another blog to discuss health agency things, volunteerism, fundraising, etc. Check it out.

Giving though your cell phone is the next big fundraising trend.  Donors will soon be able to make charitable gifts by using their cell phones to send text messages. To give, individuals with cell phones capable of text messaging will send a message to a particular number using a key word .  They will receive a reply asking them to ...

The innovations mandate requires the American Cancer Society Futuring and Innovation Center to look into a lot of areas and social trends that are just emerging but are likely to have a significant future impact on our business. By definition many of the things we look at are far from mainstream, trends tend to originate on the fringe. The diverse ...