This new section of our webpage will contain various documents that the ADRFCO staff has collected that may be of interest to our Members and Partners. Here, you will find documents related to our Lunch Discussions, and bits and pieces about policy issues that concern our Member organizations.  Please contact Sarah Wible if you are unable to download any of the documents listed.

 

· American Express Charitable Giving Survey

Executive Summary

November 2007 Study

 

· Center on Philanthropy Panel Study at Indiana University

“One Third of Donors Skip Giving in Some Years”, Nonprofit Times NPT Instant Fundraising, 1/10/2008

 

· Chronicle on Philanthropy Articles

“Donations to Charities Slow” - 3/31/2008

“50% of Nonprofit Leaders Have Witnessed Ethical Fund-Raising Lapses, Study Finds” - 3/31/2008

“How Giving Research Can Shape Fund-Raising Practices” - 4/1/2008

“Public Confidence in Nonprofit Groups Slides Back, New Survey Finds” - 4/3/2008

“Direct-Marketing Appeals Produced Sluggish Results Last Year, Study Finds” - 4/7/2008

“Direct Mail Beats Predictions, Study Finds” - 6/16/2008

 

· Ellison research Study

“Most Americans Believe Non-Profits Spend Too Much On Overhead”, 2/13/2008

 

· Target Marketing Magazine

Green Mission” - June 2008

 

· Wise Giving Alliance

“Charity Mail: Excess? Success?” - Article on Direct Mail from Spring 2008

 

· Intelligent Mail Barcode Summary

ADRFCO prepared summary

April Federal Register Proposed Rulemaking

 

· February 13, 2008 ADRFCO Conference Call: Recession and Fundraising

We’ve collected various documents related to the conference call we held in February about Fundraising during a recession.  Please find these below.

           Chronicle of Philanthropy Documents

           “Bracing for Tough Times”, 2/7/08

           Web Chat: Recession Proof Philanthropy, 2/18/08

           “Private Donations to Colleges Increase for Fourth Consecutive Year”, 2/20/08

 

           Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University Documents

           “Giving Following a Crisis: A Historical Analysis” - Melissa Brown & Patrick Rooney

           “Year End Charitable Giving Environment Good; Human Services Fundraisers, Fundraising Consultants Less Optimistic” - 12/18/07

 

           Mal Warwick Associates Documents

           “Fundraising in Tough Economic Times” - Mal Warwick & Dan Doyle

 

           Salvation Army Documents

           Salvation Army Press Release from 2/19/2008

           “Tough Times, More Charities Pinch Salvation Army” - Reuters, 2/20/08

 

· Recent Online Chats Held by the Chronicle of Nonprofit Philanthropy

The State of Fundraising with Paulette V. Maehara, CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. (April 1, 2008) 

Is Direct Mail Dead? with Roger Craver, founder of Craver, Mathews, Smith & Co. and Madeline Stanionis, CEO of Watershed. (March 4, 2008)

Recession Proof Philanthropy with Michael Seltzer, author and philanthropy expert/consultant and Robert Sharpe, president of The Sharpe Group. (February 19, 2008)

The State of Giving with Melissa S. Brown, managing editor of GivingUSA; Richard Belous, vice president of research for the United Way  of America; and Robert Evans, managing director of the EHL Consulting Group. (June 24, 2008)

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