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The rise of mobile and online banking has made charitable giving markedly easier. But with that convenience comes an all-new risk: online scams. Tech savvy as you may consider yourself, these schemes are becoming more sophisticated by the day—well-designed emails and websites bearing official-looking logos and familiar names. They’re also becoming far more numerous. Consider how many emails slip past your spam filter and land in your inbox on a typical day. It means that any time you lift … [Read more...] about 4 Tips to Avoid Online Charity Scams

Join Norwescap's Cancer Education & Early Detection Program and The Delaware Women's Pool League for our annual tree lighting, Light It Pink, on Thursday, October 10th, 2019 at 350 Marshall Street in Phillipsburg, NJ. Together we will illuminate the sky, as we show our support for the women and men living with breast cancer, in memory of those we have lost and as a tribute to Norwescap's former chairperson, Allison Conley. Light it Pink is free of charge, and we encourage everyone to … [Read more...] about Norwescap Light It Pink 2019

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 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?