Blogs in December, 2011
GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report (USA)
December 15, 2011The GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report is the only large-scale nonprofit compensation analysis based entirely on IRS data. The report provides information charities need to establish appropriate compensation and demonstrate to grantmakers, oversight agencies, and individual donors that the salaries and benefits they offer are justified.
The 2011 edition, the 11th in this annual series, features:
131,473 observations from 87,597 [...]
Late Fall 2011 Nonprofit Fundraising Study (USA)
The findings of the late fall nonprofit fundraising study, published by The Nonprofit Research Collaborative (NRC), which compare fundraising results during the first nine months of 2011 to those during the same period a year ago, present a glass half empty/glass half full picture:
Half full. Some 41 percent of participants reported that charitable receipts had increased, [...]
The 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women’s Philanthropy (USA)
The 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women’s Philanthropy is the fourth in the series of Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s research reports that offer new insights into the philanthropic attitudes and behaviours of wealthy donors. Conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, this year’s research follows [...]
High Net Worth Individuals Resources, Philanthropy Resources
Value of million-pound donations falls by £236 million
December 12, 2011The total value of UK charitable donations of more than £1m fell by 15 per cent this year, according to the fourth annual Coutts Million Pound Donors report.
The report, by Beth Breeze, researcher at the Centre for Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice at the University of Kent, says that the total amount of known donations worth £1m [...]
High Net Worth Individuals Resources, Philanthropy Resources
Companygiving (UK)
Companygiving.org.uk is a useful tool for researching potential corporate partnerships in the UK, especially when narrowing down searches by causes supported and location. Produced by the DSC it can help to save time finding potential corporate partners and gives a good overview of CSR initiatives. More specifically, Companygiving provides:
Information on 490 companies
Over £808 million in [...]
Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey
December 7, 2011The HILDA Survey aims to provide a new type of social statistics for Australia, and to investigate new methods of measuring change and social trends. Volume 6 of the Statistical Report is based on the first eight waves of data collected by the HILDA Survey and comprises two parts. Part A contains short articles that [...]
High Net Worth Individuals Resources, Individual Giving Resources
Prospect Research (UK)
This practical guide in the Charity First series shows the key elements of the prospect research function, including how to identify and build a pool of prospects, how to qualify, rate and profile individual prospects, and how to estimate their wealth and gift capacity. In a potentially boundless field, the guide also offers advice on [...]
Zoopla Property Rich List (UK)
December 6, 2011These lists provide information on the top 20 highest value streets, areas and towns (and the lowest) by country in England, Wales and Scotland. The website uses what they call The Zed-Index! which is the current average Zoopla! Estimate of home values in a given area. Although this data should be used with caution, it [...]
High Net Worth Individuals Resources, Individual Giving Resources
Zillow (USA)
Zillow is an online real estate service that provides valuable tools and information on over 100 million homes in America, including the ability to estimate a property’s value for most homes in the US.
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Worth Magazine
Worth is a magazine that covers the philanthropic, personal finance, business and lifestyle issues faced by individuals whose focus has shifted from obtaining wealth to the challenges of managing it. It is part of the Robb Report Luxury Portal.
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