Category: Studies, News and Trends

By Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA Charitable giving in the USA reached a record high for the second year in a row, according to the newly released Giving USA 2016: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2015, a publication of Giving USA Foundation, researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Researchers estimate that giving totaled $373.3 billion in 2015 up 4 percent from the previous year, according to estimates from “Giving USA,” an annual report on American philanthropy. International-affairs organizations saw the largest growth in donations, with their collections rising by 17.4 percent to

By Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA No matter your political persuasion, you can’t deny that in Bernie Sanders’ campaign we fundraisers are witnessing the holy grail of online fundraising! The Sanders campaign is showing what happens when the right critical message finds its natural audience; at the right time! As of the campaigns last report a total of 680,959 individuals have contributed. To these 680,959 natural constituents, the Bern is irresistible, and his campaign keeps engaging them, their values, and vision of a changed world. Moreover, 97 percent of the Sanders campaign funds, according to OpenSecrets.org, derive from online contributions, with

By Laurence A. Pagnoni, MPA Celebrate with us, a victory for you and your donors! In a historic vote, Congress passed the IRA Charitable Rollover into permanent law, making it available to donors and charities for the foreseeable future. Until now, charitable “tax extenders” had to be reinstated each year, now they are a permanent part of our tax code. The law allows individuals age 70 ½ and older to transfer up to $100,000 from their individual retirement accounts to a qualified charitable organization without being subject to income taxes on the distribution any giving tax year. This is effective