This post by Rick Dunham originally appeared at The Giving Institute blog on July 26, 2011. Over the last 33 years of work in the nonprofit fundraising world, I’ve observed a number of mistakes that fundraisers, CEOs and board members have made. Those mistakes cover a full slate of errors that impede fundraising success. In ...

Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, have announced that estimated total charitable contributions from American individuals, corporations and foundations fell to $303.75 billion in 2009, down from a revised total of $315.08 billion for 2008.