Emerging Fundraising Trends Series Part 2: Cryptocurrency: 2022’s Wild West?
In 2017, the first cryptocurrency experiment in philanthropy kicked off through what is now known as the Pineapple Fund, where an anonymous Bitcoin owner decided to donate the equivalent of $55 million to 60 nonprofit organizations. Five years later, as cryptocurrency has become more popular than ever, cryptophilanthropy remains on track to be one of […]
5 Highlights and 1 Word of Caution from the 2021 Giving USA Report
The 2021 Giving USA report is hot off the presses and there are some surprises and not surprises. Here are 5 highlights for me and one word of caution: Highlight #1: Total giving was up again, this time 5% over 2019, setting a new record of $471 billion. This isn’t surprising since both the Fundraising […]