Data visualization can be a tool as simple yet powerful as a hammer or even a superpower, like X-ray vision.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/live-ntc17-mainstreaming-data-visualization

Early giving by young alumni means more major donors later on. Can crowdfunding be used as a tool to help ensure early gifts?

https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/3/13/campus-crowdfunding-this-startup-wants-to-get-young-alums-excited-to-give

Documenting your achievements is important, for yourself and your career advancement, to help give you a sense of accomplishment. But it’s also important because it’s a way to show others what is possible.

https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/pride-results-based

Generally, with donor-advised funds, donors have been allowed to maintain a controlling hand over where grants are made, given that certain very basic legal requirements are met. But that informal yet prevalent practice may be beginning to unravel a bit.

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/03/29/jewish-federation-challenged-hate-grants-facilitated-donor-advised-funds

Skeptics say it is not clear whether DAFs actually increase the amount of money that reaches the needy, and that the tax breaks associated with them mainly benefit the rich.

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21719494-rise-dafs-may-be-much-about-tax-charity-philanthropic-boom

The dividing line between “social welfare” and “political action” has become increasingly important. What does donor anonymity in 501(c)(4) organizations mean for democracy?

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/03/13/nonprofit-donor-anonymity-threaten-democracy

Text messaging donors and supporters is a far more prevalent practice by nonprofits in Asia and Africa compared with their counterparts on other continents.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/american-fundraisers-lag-behind-texting

This top 50 philanthropists list features a new #1, while overall giving by these top donors is down from last year.

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Phil-Knight-Tops-Chronicle-s/239122

Donor-advised funds and other philanthropy intermediaries are bigger than ever. How is this affecting philanthropy?

http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2017/2/16/philanthropys-middlemen-are-getting-bigger-and-wielding-more-clout-is-that-a-good-thing

This article by a seasoned researcher provides some tips and resources on figuring out prospect compensation.

https://www.helenbrowngroup.com/just-compensation