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The future of charitable giving rests with millennials. Logical as that observation is, it’s also likely to make some of you wince. Every generation is forced to endure some unflattering stereotyping, but millennials bear more than the normal brunt. They’re often portrayed as self-entitled and incapable of developing a personal relationship with anyone or –thing other than their phones. But, their phones and Facebook, along with the rise of online and mobile banking, have enabled … [Read more...] about Millennials are Changing the Face of Charitable Giving

You're invited to Norwescap's Pathway 2 Prosperity Tenth Annual Carousel Fundraising Dinner Honoring Joseph A. DiPaolo Vice President, Atlantic Health Systems President, Hackettstown & Newton Medical Centers Who? YOU, and anyone who would like to support a meaningful initiative in your very own community. What? Your support creates pathways for individuals' to secure living-wage employment not just a job, build savings not just pay the bills; obtain reliable transportation not just … [Read more...] about Pathway 2 Prosperity Tenth Annual Carousel Fundraising Dinner

You may already have noticed, but there’s been a shift in the way that nonprofits are asking for donations. Most would now prefer you give in the form of recurring monthly donations rather than a single annual contribution. There are a few reasons for that. For one, the majority of annual donations come in at the end of the year, which puts most charities in a position where they’re relying on the last few weeks of the year to bring in the lion’s share of their annual operating budgets. … [Read more...] about Why a Recurring Donation is More Valuable than a Monthly One

Nonprofits are increasingly relying on fewer, more affluent supporters as the portion of Americans who give to charity declines. Just 24% reported a charitable gift in 2015, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy analysis of IRS data. Just how much of your hard-earned income should you be donating? The answer, of course, is personal one. But there are a few readily available formulas that can help us construct some reference points. The most common among them estimates that the average … [Read more...] about How Much Should You Be Donating?

When you’re young, you dream of the days when you can take off and ride into the sunset. Bikes are that very first opportunity for kids to catch that sunset while being physically active, safe and having a real blast. Thanks to Valley Bank, Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, and Onbikes, eighteen lucky kids from Norwescap’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Sussex County are cruising. Onbikes, a non-profit builds quality bikes and donates them just because they … [Read more...] about Cruising into the Sunset

A nonprofit’s infrastructure—information technology systems, financial systems, skills training, and revenue-generating processes, among other critical overhead—isn’t all that different from a typical business’s. In both cases, those that continually invest in theirs are the ones that generally thrive. Yet, most nonprofits don’t spend nearly enough on their infrastructure—even as it’s become clear that the results of doing so can be disastrous. Over the course of one five-year study, … [Read more...] about What is the ‘Nonprofit Starvation Cycle?’