Do You Thank Your Donors?

Kivi Leroux Miller, a communications expert, finds nonprofit groups are "pitiful" when it comes to thanking their donors.
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United Way of America tops The Chronicle's list of the 400 largest U.S. nonprofit groups, based on its annual fund-raising total.
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Charities Must Adapt Appeals to Reach Young Donors, Poll Finds
Charities need to find many ways to communicate with potential donors, because a new study of people in different generations finds that no single solicitation approach...
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Holiday Gift Catalogs Are Helping Charities Raise Big Sums
Holiday-themed publications are proliferating, as more charities seek to show to donors how their gifts make a difference.
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Females in Late 30s Make Loyal Donors, Study Finds
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International Charities May Find It Hard to Attract 'Child Sponsors' Due to Recession
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Giving to Big Charities Dropped in Early 2009
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Casting Their Nets Wider
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Contributions to Big Charities Drop as Groups Struggle to Recruit Donors
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Postal Service Seeks Increase in Stamp Rates
Fund Raising News
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American Charities Raise Close to $1-Billion for Haiti, Chronicle Tally Finds
Nine weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, donors have contributed nearly $980-million to support relief efforts.
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Charities Must Find Multiple Ways to Persuade People of Different Generations to Give, Study Finds
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Humane Society Faces Attack on Its Spending
The Humane Society of the United States is the latest charity to come under a high-profile attack from a nonprofit group critical of the animal charity's spending.
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Quarterly Fund-Raising Index Shows Slight Uptick
A new Chronicle of Philanthropy index that aggregates changes in key economic indicators that affect charitable giving shows upward movement in today's economy...
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Expert Advice
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Direct-Mail Workshop: Writing and Designing Winning Appeals
Direct-mail appeals remain an important source of income for many nonprofit organizations. But even the most experienced fund raisers say they are looking for new, more...
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Podcasts About Fund Raising
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