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Initial data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project shows the universal charitable deduction worked to encourage gifts of $300 and $600, the exact amounts of the temporary universal charitable deduction for individuals and joint filers.  Below is CGC’s one-pager on the

The Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) recently released their quarterly fundraising report that highlights charitable giving trends for 2021. The report shows charitable giving increased by 2.7 percent in 2021, when compared to 2020, or 11 percent when compared to pre-pandemic

This week, President Biden released his budget request to Congress, which serves as a wish list of policy priorities that the administration hopes to achieve in the coming fiscal year. We are encouraged the President’s budget did not include limitations to the

The Fundraising Effective Project recently released a report on giving trends through the first nine months of 2021. Initial data in the report shows charitable giving was up 1.4 percent in the first three quarters last year, compared to the same time

Throughout the month of December, the Charitable Giving Coalition will be featuring a variety of voices in the charitable sector through our Season of Giving Guest Blog Series. These posts feature a fraction of the endless good work America’s nonprofit

Throughout the month of December, the Charitable Giving Coalition will be featuring a variety of voices in the charitable sector through our Season of Giving Guest Blog Series. These posts feature a fraction of the endless good work America’s nonprofit

We often refer to the end of the year as the “season of giving.” Each year, since 2012, we kick off the year-end season of giving on Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, where we celebrate

In a recent New York Times column, Biden Aides Quietly Say His Tax Increases Would Help Charities, the author appears to characterize charitable giving as a “new workaround” to proposed tax increases on the wealthy. Later on, an analyst from a think tank is quoted saying charitable

This week, the Fundraising Effectiveness Project released their fourth quarter fundraising report for 2020, which tracks changes in donors, donations and donor retention year over year. The report showed a 7.3 percent increase in donors and a 10.6 percent increase

On December 22, the Fundraising Effectiveness Project released their report on charitable giving in the third quarter of 2020. The report showed an increase in donations – up 7.6 percent – and donors – up 6 percent – during the