The Big Fundraising Secret

whitePaper | April 6, 2020

Philanthropy has always been centered on individuals giving back to causes that ignite an emotional response. In recent years, this emotional connection to important causes combined with controversial political events has produced a new type of giving that many have dubbed “rage philanthropy” or “rage giving.” Americans today are making more political donations than they were two decades ago, highlighting the fact that they are engaged in political issues now more than ever before (Hughes, 2017). Political events and changes to major legislation can influence the way donors engage with your nonprofit—and understanding rage philanthropy can help your organization increase giving opportunities.

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Nonprots employ 12.3 million people and spend almost $2 trillion a year in the U.S. — from billions in payroll costs to everyday expenses like food and rent. But ination, interest rate hikes, and market uncertainty have pushed organizations to make the most of limited resources. With prices on the rise, nonprots are ghting to meet the needs of those they serve while losing volunteers to high gas prices and scrambling to recruit and retain sta.

whitePaper | November 21, 2019

Considering cause marketing? Whether you’re a business that wants to support a worthy cause or a nonprofit that wants to amplify your fundraising efforts, this white paper will help you forge a sustainable, compliant cause marketing partnership.

whitePaper | December 22, 2021

Whether changing in-house payroll options or taking payroll in-house for the first time, you’re making an investment that should help you improve workflows and efficiencies, save time, save money, and provide real-time access to operational data. This White Paper, Payroll Shift – Nonprofits Trend Towards In-House Payroll, highlights the systems, procedures and technology needed to manage your most important assets.

whitePaper | January 9, 2020

Nonprofit organizations serve a critical role in today’s society by providing opportunities for advancing divested and underserved populations, facilitating volunteerism and civic engagement, and developing innovative approaches to solving complex issues--to name a few. In order to effectively serve the community, however, nonprofits must balance maintaining their commitment to excellence, equity, and accountability while successfully realizing their missions, managing resources, and executing proper governance. In order to help Illinois nonprofits strike this balance, set forth on the following pages are thirteen key principles of nonprofit governance, followed by best practices for consideration in effectuating on these principles.

whitePaper | December 26, 2019

SCORE is a more than 40 year old non-profi t with over 10,500 volunteers who provide free business counseling and no or low-cost workshops to new and emerging small businesses nation wide. In 2005, SCORE counselors volunteered over 1,000,000 hours in counseling and workshop services. While most of SCORE’s work has focused on small businesses, over the years it has assisted some startup and emerging non-profi t organizations, particularly on business issues. As a result of these experiences, SCORE strongly believes that to be effective, competitive and sustainable, non-profi ts must not only be caring and creative, they must run their operations as businesses.