Charitable Giving On The Rise – Are You Ready?

A couple of weeks ago, an OPEN MINDS Circle executive briefing by my colleague Monica E. Oss caught my attention – Have Social Impact Bonds Had An Impact? The importance of maintaining diversified funding streams cannot be overstated for organizations working in the health and human services space right now. And that article on social impact bonds got me thinking about another “alternative” funding source – charitable giving.

In my practice, I work with many non-profit organizations and I constantly hear the same refrain – “Charitable giving is way down and we can’t raise money the way we used to.” I . . .