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University Contest Brings in $7-Million, Mostly in a Day
Columbia University challenged its 16 schools to see which one could produce the most for the institution's annual fund.
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Ask an Expert: A Private School’s Annual-Fund Appeal Angers Parents
The parents are withdrawing their child from the school over a fundraising effort that put a spotlight on children whose parents had given and those who had not.
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Signs of a Fund-Raising Rebound
Thirty-five percent of charities in a Chronicle poll said that they are now raising as much as they did before the recession.
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A Burst of Holiday Giving Cheer
Fifty-three percent of charities chalked up gains in the crucial year-end giving season, a Chronicle poll finds.
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Holiday Giving Expected to Surpass $48-Billion, Study Forecasts
Direct mail continues to be the most successful way to reach donors during the holidays, far surpassing online appeals, according to a new poll.
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Wildlife Fund Turns to Facebook to Promote Holiday Catalog
The World Wildlife Fund hopes that making it easy for people to adopt a polar bear or other animal will lead to a boom in year-end giving.
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32 Days of Giving: A Homeless Shelter Sparks a New Holiday Tradition
An Atlanta group that provides shelter and other services to the needy hopes that businesses, individuals, and others will sponsor a day of giving during the holiday season.
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A Mystery Solicitation
Spray-painted numbers popping up in two big cities are designed to make donors curious about what they mean -- and spur contributions to a children's charity.
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An Appeal That Puts Donors First
New York's City Harvest uses the stories of donors as a central message in its year-end appeal. See more
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Small Chicago Charities Benefit From an Investors’ Event
Two donors founded a group to raise money for small organizations at a November event at which prominent experts offer financial advice.
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Wikipedia Enlists Volunteers to Raise Money
The online encyclopedia used to ask a fund-raising expert to direct its year-end appeals, but now it is enlisting volunteers in much the same way it runs the rest of its...
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Charities Try New Tactics in Holiday Season
Nonprofits are using technology in new ways and enlisting their volunteers and supporters to help raise money.
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Texting to the Red Kettle
The Salvation Army is recruiting young people to send text messages to friends and relatives to urge them to respond to the charity's traditional year-end appeal.
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Health Charity Encourages Pleas From Sick Kids
A charity that raises money for a disease that afflicts young people is hoping to spread its message with recorded pitches from kids, parents, and others.
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Getting Kids to Spell Philanthropy Inspires Giving
A lighthearted video fueled a tripling in year-end gifts to a South Carolina school's annual fund. See more
Expert Advice
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How to Reconnect With Donors Who Stopped Giving
As the recession deepens, many nonprofit groups are trying to reconnect with former donors for support.
- Making It Easy for Donors to Give Monthly: Advice for Small and Medium-Sized Charities
- Retaining Your Best Donors
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