You've read the AGC Conversational Case Studies blog posts, commented on the online discussion, and now you can participate in a CaseSoup session about online contests with Allison Fine, Beth Kanter, and Scott Beale of Atlas Corps.
As part of our...
After closing out the 2009 America's Giving Challenge late last year, which raised more than $2.1 million from 105,000 donations for nonprofits (in just 30 days) we made a commitment to conducting in-depth research to better understand the impact...
Father’s Day is just around the corner. Have you gotten that special Dad in your life a Father’s Day gift yet? Why not give him a gift that gives back! We wanted to re-plublish this great list of options below to make those traditional Father’s Day...
As nonprofits increasingly use social media as part of their fundraising, communications and educational strategies, nonprofit staff are stepping up to lead and manage those efforts. Recently, the Case Foundation hosted a group of these emerging...
Yesterday marked a momentous milestone for our chairman, Steve Case, who co-founded AOL (then Quantum Computer Services) 25 years ago, as well as our CEO, Jean Case who was a long-time marketing executive with the company.
The anniversary of...
For this third and final Conversational Case Study on America’s Giving Challenge from Beth Kanter and I, we wil pose a question rather than answer one: Is there a “special sauce” for successful participation in online fundraising contests?
Any good...
News from the Case Foundation and what people are talking about this week in the world of giving, tech and everything in between.
Foundations lend support to Social Innovation Fund
On Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama announced an initial...
Allison Fine and I have been working on an evaluation of the second America’s Giving Challenge. As part of the process, we are facilitating “Conversational Case Studies” that explore some of the themes that have surfaced from surveys.
This post...
Introduction: America’s Giving Challenge: Conversational Case Studies Series
Allison Fine and I are engaged in the evaluation process for the second the America’s Giving Challenge. We are using a combination of traditional research methods,...
"So, what do we do next?" According to reports, that is the response Bill Gates offered upon learning that the Gates Foundation's $700 million polio effort had fallen short of stopping the disease from spreading throughout Africa. Indeed, instead of...
Guest blogger Max Wallace is the CEO of Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), a Case Foundation partner organization and co-beneficiary of today's Race for Hope, DC.
We're thrilled about yet another wildly successful Race for Hope held here in...
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and if you're like me, there are lots of moms in your life to hurry up and shop for.
Not only do I have my mom, but there's my mother-in-law, my sister and sisters-in-law that are moms, and girlfriends with...
These can be attributed to the Giving USA 2011 report and article found here.
Total charitable giving has increased in current dollars in every year since tracking began in 1954 except in: 1987, 2008, and 2009.
Total charitable giving was 2% of Gross Domestic Product in 2010, a decline from the level of 2.3% seen in 2000 and 2005.
There are more than 1.28M registered 501(c)(3) organizations with the IRS. But in June 2011, 275K lost their tax-exempt status for failure to file legally required documents.
Family foundations provided approximately 48% of all grants by independent, community, and operating foundations in 2010.
The largest pledged gift in 2010 was $250 million worth of art and furniture from George M. and Linda H. Kaufman to the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
