Soapbox Engage Blog

With the political sea change brought about by the new Trump administration, we're working with nonprofits to best understand what these new realities mean for their missions, their constituents, and their fundraising efforts. The following is a collection of what we're reading, what we're writing and speaking, and what tools are at nonprofits' disposal to ensure they're best prepared for the challenge.

We'll be updating this list periodically as we find relevant content. Have something you'd like to suggest? Email me at tim[at]picnet[dot]net.

Trends in Giving

• Both Clinton and Trump would reduce tax incentives for charitable giving, Tax Policy Center, 11/4/2016
• Philanthropy in the Age of Trump: Six Predictions, Inside Philanthropy, 11/9/2016
• The Post-Election Surge in Donations, The Atlantic, 11/14/2016
• How The Trump Administration Will Affect Nonprofits, Social Entrepreneurs, Forbes, 11/15/2016
• Nonprofits Opposed to Trump’s Ideology See a Surge in Donations, The New York Times, 11/17/2017
• ‘It’s unprecedented in our history’: Trump’s election inspired millions in nonprofit donations, The Washington Post, 11/30/2016
• Charitable Giving Sees Big Bump In 2016, NPR, 12/30/2016
• Charitable giving will grow more than 3.5 percent in 2017 and 2018, study predicts, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, 1/12/2017
• The Philanthropy Outlook 2017 & 2018, Marts & Lundy

Strategy & Tactics

• 4 Things Nonprofits Must Do the Day after a Trump Victory, Nonprofit Quarterly, 11/9/2016
• Fundraising in the Age of Trump, Soapbox Engage, 2/1/2017
• 4 Simple Steps You Should Take Now to Increase Donations, Soapbox Engage, 2/1/2017
• Finding your nonprofit’s voice in the Trump era, Big Duck, 2/7/2017
• Webinar: Fundraising in the Age of Trump, Soapbox Engage, 2/9/2017

Tools & Resources

• Donation Form Grader: our free tool that assesses what your current donation form does well and what could be better
• Soapbox Engage newsletter: monthly resource for strategy and tools for online fundraising and more

LAST UPDATED 2/10/2017