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2024 Giving Tuesday

This year, as so many people around the world face challenges, Impact is honored to continue our tradition of making #GivingTuesday donations in honor of our hardworking staff. Each Impact team member has chosen a nonprofit organization to receive their #GivingTuesday...

Take Action today to Protect Nonprofits

What is H.R. 9495? If passed, this bill would give the Treasury Department the power to revoke a non-profit’s tax-exempt status simply by labeling them a “terrorist supporting” organization. There would be no due process, no evidence, and no accountability required......

Using Direct Marketing to Grow Your Planned Giving Pipeline 

In 2022, bequests made up 9% of charitable giving, totaling $45.6 billion. By the year 2060, an estimated $84 trillion dollars will be transferred from estates. But planned gifts don’t just happen, you have to ask for them. You don’t need a big budget to get started...
#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

"Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them." -Madam C. J. Walker

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman...

Partners in Excellence

Partners in Excellence

The mid-level giving program at World Wildlife Fund is called Partners in Conservation. Impact has had the honor to...

Does Better Copy Really Matter?

Does Better Copy Really Matter?

I’ve been writing fundraising copy for 30 years. So, I think you can tell already how I am going to answer this...

Celebrating #GivingTuesday 2019

Celebrating #GivingTuesday 2019

It’s time once again for one of the Impact team’s most treasured traditions. Each member of our staff selected a...

Just Say No

Just Say No

That was the advice from University of Oregon Foundation’s Jeff Comfort at the National Capital Gift Planning...

Let’s Ask More of Philanthropy

Let’s Ask More of Philanthropy

Tomorrow, our greater Washington, DC community will come together to celebrate National Philanthropy Day. It’s a day...