Our European neighbours appear to be doing well with cash giving. Tony Elischer asks if we should be seeing it in a new light ... Most charities have quickly moved to address the stewardship of their existing donors and so do their best to prevent or halt attrition. But the key crisis that is now dawning is the real inability to persuade new donors to support the charity on a committed basis through an automated payment; who wants to add another direct debit to their account when consumers are managing more cautiously, not knowing what is around the corner?

Public Viewing kennen wir ja schon seit der WM 2006. Nun kommt der nächste Schritt: Public Giving. Großereignisse erzeugen beim Partizipierenden ein Gefühl von Gemeinschaft. Gemeinsam feiern, gemeinsam trinken, gemeinsam spenden. Jeder kennt die Spendenmarathons aus dem Fernsehen, doch handelt es sich hierbei nicht um eine Dauerwerbesendung, bei der es ausschließlich darum geht, einen Rekordbetrag zu [...]

Nonprofits rely heavily on volunteers, but most CEOs do a poor job of managing them. As a result, more than one-third of those who volunteer one year do not donate their time the next year—at any nonprofit. That adds up to an estimated $38 billion in lost labor. To remedy this situation, nonprofit leaders must develop a more strategic approach to managing this overlooked and undervalued talent pool. The good news is that new waves of retiring baby boomers and energetic young people are ready to fill the gap.