How are corporations responding to COVID-19?
March 20, 2020 Dear Colleagues and Friends, With COVID-19 on the rise, we all face unchartered territory with each passing day; the challenges we face—financial, logistical, emotional and health-related—weigh on everyone. In these uncertain and challenging times, companies have the opportunity, and often the obligation, to lead – using their scale and resources to alleviate […]
So, What Should We Do? | Essay 6
Over the past several months, we have offered a series of essays that have documented changes in the nonprofit environment. Many of us are experiencing that successful campaigns can no longer be premised simply on need and that cases are no longer as effective when they assume that support will flow from a statement of […]
What is a Campaign Anyway? | Essay 5
In the fifth installment of Changing Our World’s 2019 essay series, we explore how fundraising campaigns are changing and must continue to evolve to meet the continually shifting expectations of donors. How can a nonprofit move the focus away from its own wants and needs, toward the problem and its solution(s)? We explore these topics […]
Understanding the Next Generation of Donors and How They Will Change The World
ONE HUNDRED and Changing Our World conducted a study to understand the ways in which millennials and Gen Zers engage with nonprofits, both overall and specifically in terms of monetary donations. The objectives were to identify ways to encourage this cohort to donate more money to nonprofits via specific language and communications methods and to […]
National Philanthropy Day 2019
Happy National Philanthropy Day! Today we join the Association of Fundraising Professionals in celebrating the incredible impact philanthropy and fundraising has had on our world. As impact consultants, creating positive social change in partnership with our clients is at the heart of what we do. We are proud to be part of the philanthropic community, […]
Planning for Disaster: Creating a Corporate Response Strategy Before Disaster Strikes
If you’ve lived in New York City, you’ve likely seen the NYC Emergency Management ‘Winging It Is Not An Emergency Plan’ advertisements lining bus stops throughout the five boroughs. Designed to emphasize the importance of creating a disaster plan with your family, the poster hits the nail on the head of what, realistically, could happen […]
Redefining Volunteers | Essay 4
In the fourth installment of Changing Our World’s 2019 essay series exploring current trends in the nonprofit sector, we dive into the changing nature of volunteerism. What are volunteers’ expectations of the organizations to whom they give their time? What role does volunteering play within the broader donor journey ecosystem? What does it take to […]
Strong Employee Engagement Can Help Businesses Reach Their Bottom Line
Data clearly shows that community involvement programs—such as volunteerism, matching gifts and board service—are an effective way to engage employees, which in turn aids recruitment efforts and reduces turnover. Eighty eight percent of employers, for instance, report that successful employee engagement programs help attract employees and support employee retention.[1] Likewise, 87% of employees who feel […]
How Changes in the Financial Ecosystem of Nonprofit Support Will Impact Campaigns | Essay 3
In the third installment of Changing Our World’s 2019 essay series exploring new and better ways to ensure the growth of the nonprofit sector, we expound on giving as an ecosystem. Gone are the days of simplicity. Private support of cause-based organizations – whether pure nonprofits or market hybrids – flows in increasingly complex ways. […]
Do More Good | Fountain House
“Fountain House has literally saved tens of thousands of lives. Its program is a beacon of hope for those living with mental illness who are too often consigned to lives of homelessness, imprisonment, social stigma and isolation.” – Steven M. Hilton, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Fountain House traces its roots to the late 1940s at […]