Smart Giving

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

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

Donors are pivotal: Nonprofits are critical for communities to thrive

Kris Kewitsch | Executive Director, Charities Review Council | September 2024 When you give to nonprofits, you are helping neighbors connect to responsive, personalized services from critical organizations that address needs government agencies and for-profit entities often don’t or can’t fill.   When an organization is driven by a mission rather than financial gain, it has the… Read more

Multiply Your Impact with Time and Treasure

Kris Kewitsch | Executive Director, Charities Review Council | July 2024 Multiply Your Impact with Time and Treasure Volunteering for an organization that you already support financially can be an incredibly fulfilling way to deepen your engagement and multiply your impact. Here are several compelling reasons to volunteer for an organization that you donate to: … Read more

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