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The Future of Nonprofit Fundraising: What’s Ahead—and How to Prepare

By Hopkins Fundraising Consulting | January 21, 2026

Nonprofit fundraising is entering a period of rapid change, and organizations across Michigan are feeling it firsthand. Donors are more selective, expectations are higher, and economic uncertainty is forcing nonprofits to be more strategic than ever. While the core of…

Keep More of Your Money: How to Maximize Your Tax Savings with Year End Giving Based on the New Tax Law

By Hopkins Fundraising Consulting | November 17, 2025

Many people make year-end donations to their favorite charities before December 31. But with recent tax changes, you might want to rethink your giving strategy for 2025. This year, the new law could mean that some taxpayers benefit from giving…

Fundraising Can Thrive Even in Uncertainty

By pwsadmin | November 10, 2025

There’s a lot of headline noise right now — tariffs, inflation, interest-rate gyrations — and it’s easy to let that uncertainty creep into your thinking about philanthropy. But the numbers and history tell a different story: Americans and communities give,…

Tax Law Changes and Impact on Charitable Giving

By pwsadmin | July 21, 2025

How Trump’s New Law Affects Charitable Giving On July 4, 2025, a big new law backed by former President Trump was signed. It’s called the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’—and yes, that’s really the name. It covers everything from taxes and…

Philanthropy Rebounds: Giving USA’s Latest Data

By pwsadmin | July 15, 2025

After several years of economic uncertainty and inflationary pressure, charitable giving in the U.S. has made a decisive comeback. The recently released Giving USA 2025 report, which analyzes giving data from 2024, tells a story of resilience, renewed generosity, and…

U.S. House Tax Bill and Potential Impact on Nonprofits

By pwsadmin | May 28, 2025

Key Impacts of U.S. House Tax Bill on Nonprofits and Foundations The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a tax reform bill with several provisions affecting nonprofits, foundations, and educational institutions. While the bill aims to boost tax revenue and…

America’s Top 50 Donors: 2024 Edition

By pwsadmin | March 12, 2025

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has just released its list of America’s top donors for 2024, revealing a staggering $16.2 billion in charitable giving. To put that in perspective, that’s more than the entire GDP of countries like Laos, Madagascar, and…

New Congress and the Impact on Nonprofits

By pwsadmin | January 8, 2025

Now that 2025 is here, here are three key issues to watch in the new year as Republicans assume control of the national government. These developments could significantly impact nonprofits and fundraising: • Proposed increases to taxes on endowments and…

Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates: Gifts to Charity

By pwsadmin | September 26, 2024

Until recently, candidates for the highest offices in the land have voluntarily disclosed their tax returns so the voting public could see their sources of income and how much tax they have paid.  Since the 1970s, except for Gerald Ford,…

Giving USA 2023

By pwsadmin | July 10, 2024

_Giving USA’s _annual report on philanthropy for 2023 was recently released. It found that donors gave an estimated $557.16 billion to U.S. charities in 2023. Total giving grew 1.9% in current dollars, reaching a new high by that measure. However,…