Glossary

Key Terms in Charitable Giving

Navigate the world of philanthropy with confidence. Our comprehensive glossary helps you understand the key terminology used in charitable giving.

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501(C)(3) 501C3 Organization

A

Altruism Annual Fund

B

Beneficiary Bequest Board Of Directors

C

Capacity Building Capital Campaign Cause Marketing Charitable Cause Charitable Contribution Charitable Deduction Charitable Donation Tax Deduction Charitable Gift Annuity Charitable Giving Charitable Lead Trust Charitable Lead Trust Charitable Remainder Trust Charity Charity Chief Development Officer (Cdo) Collective Impact Community Foundation Corporate Philanthropy Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Crisis Philanthropy Crowdfunding Crypto-Philanthropy Cultivation Customer Relationship Management (Crm)

D

Development Development Audit Development Director Direct Mail Donation Donation Matching Donor Donor Acquisition Donor Adivsed Fund (Daf) Donor Adivsed Fund (Daf) Donor Cultivation Donor Database Donor Fatigue Donor Funnel Donor Journey Donor Retention Donor-Advised Fund

E

Effective Altruism Employee Giving Program Endowment Esg Esg Event Fundraising Evidence-Based Giving

F

Family Office Field Of Interest Fund Financial Advisor Fiscal Sponsorship Foundation Fundraising Appeal Fundraising Event Fundraising Strategy

G

General Operating Support Gift Agreement Gift Range Chart Giving Circle Giving Circle Giving Pledge Grant Grant Grantmaking Grassroots Fundraising

H

High Net Worth Donor High Touch Fundraising

I

Impact Investing Impact Investing Impact Measurement In-Kind Donation

L

Leadership Giving Legacy Giving Logic Model

M

Major Donor Major Gift Matching Gift Memorandum Of Understanding (Mou) Micro-Philanthropy Mission Creep Mission Statement Moves Management Multi-Year Grant

N

Needs Assessment Nonprofit Nonprofit

O

Operating Support Overhead Costs

P

Peer-To-Peer Fundraising Philanthropic Advisor Philanthropic Strategy Philanthropy Philanthropy Planned Giving Pledge Commitment Private Foundation Program-Related Investment Prospect Research Public Foundation

Q

Qualified Charitable Contribution

R

Recurring Donations Recurring Giving Request For Proposal (Rfp) Restricted Contribution Restricted Gift

S

Seed Funding Short-Term Funding Social Capital Social Enterprise Social Impact Social Return On Investment (Sroi) Solicitation Sponsorship Stewardship Strategic Philanthropy Systems Change

T

Tax Deduction Tax Loss Harvesting Tax-Exempt Status Theory Of Change Transparency Trust-Based Philanthropy

U

Unrestricted Gift

V

Volunteer Management