Ever wished you could spend a couple of days with the most innovative practitioners in digital fundraising? A few Canadians joined the 1700 tech-focused fundraisers at last week’s Nonprofit Technology Conference in Minneapolis. Some of them share their top insights with Hilborn Charity eNEWS readers.
Income inequality is growing in Canada. Fewer and fewer people are giving a higher and higher proportion of overall donations. And rich people definitely give differently. Fortunately, those differences have been studied and documented. Steven Ayer advises fundraisers to tune in to the unique habits of high-income donors.
A widely publicized leak of confidential donor files – and their subsequent publication on the Internet – has McGill University officials scrambling. The unknown thieves profess outrage at the discovery of significant corporate gifts. Will knowledgeable alumni take a more rational view?
