Giving Matters

Insights on informed charitable giving, and accountability in the nonprofit sector.

Approaching Your Donors as Informed Givers

Kris Kewitsch | Executive Director, Charities Review Council | December 2024  Approaching Your Donors as Informed Givers As you engage individual donors in your year-end campaign and as you begin to frame up next year’s fundraising and communications plans, it’s important to consider how donors make their giving decisions.  It’s partly practical. Donors are busy… Read more

The Power of Giving

Kris Kewitsch | Executive Director, Charities Review Council | December 2024  The Power of Giving Have you ever stopped to think about how powerful your giving truly is? It may be easy to underestimate the impact of a single donation, but what if you thought about the act of giving like the act of voting?  … Read more

Nonprofit Spotlight: Haiti Teen Challenge

KRIS KEWITSCH | Executive Director | Charities Review Council Meet Haiti Teen Challenge!  An international organization with Minnesota roots, Haiti Teen Challenge invests in and revitalizes Haiti by providing the country’s only residential recovery program for young men and women.  In 2008, a group from Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge (another Meets Standards® nonprofit) visited… Read more

Wrapping Up 2024 with Holiday Giving 

Wrapping Up 2024 with Holiday Giving Kris Kewitsch | Executive Director, Charities Review Council | October 2024  How can you make the most of this giving season, which kicks off in November with early giving and Give to the Max Day on November 21st?   Extend your contributions, kindness, and connections by:  Matching – Don’t forget… Read more

Smart Giving & Fundraising in the Digital Age

Smart Giving & Fundraising in the Digital Age Kris Kewitsch | Executive Director, Charities Review Council | October 2024  Charitable giving and nonprofit fundraising have shifted in recent years alongside the significant economic, social, and technological changes of the past decade. It is more common now for donors and nonprofits to “meet” online and for… Read more

Previous Posts

Looking for an older article?

We're in the process of migrating our blog. If you're looking for an older entry, please visit the archive to search for it.

Get our latest and greatest monthly!

Subscribe

Charities Review Council

Our mission is building donor and nonprofit relationships for strong, vibrant and just communities. We envision healthy communities for all, benefiting from effective and trustworthy nonprofits that are supported by a well-informed public’s generosity.

Let’s Connect

2550 University Avenue W, Ste 200 N
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (651) 224–7030 • E-mail: info@smartgivers.org

Privacy Policy (5/9/19) • Terms of Use (5/9/19)

MENU
Log In