Articles by Kevin Peters
The AmazonSmile program, which routed a portion of the proceeds from Amazon customers' purchases to nonprofit organizations, shut down on February 20, 2023. The program had been supporting…
Perhaps you've recently seen mention on the internet of something called ChatGPT. This artificial intelligence bot lets you type in questions or requests and get surprisingly coherent answers.
As we saw in exit polls following the recent election day, inflation is one of the biggest issues on people's minds. The inflation rate was 7% in 2021 and rose to 7.7% for the 12 months running…
There are numerous nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. doing great work. Many of us are familiar with quite a few of them and have seen their good deeds in action. When someone mentions…
The Oregon Coast is lucky to experience one of the great wonders of the natural world: the biannual whale migration. Gray whales pass through in December and January heading south from their…
On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the Federal Reserve raised the interest rate three-quarters of a percentage point. The increase was the highest since 1994. The move was made to combat inflation,…
A couple months back, I was killing some time on Twitbook or Facebird or some other social media site when I came across a type of article that seems to have become way too common in recent years…
Giving circles have been around for years, but they are one of those philanthropic vehicles that just keep gaining steam. The number of giving circles is projected to nearly double in the near…
Frugality is baked in to the American mindset. "A penny saved is a penny earned," goes a saying whose history dates all the way back to 1737. We believe that we must hold on to our funds, in case…
Many of us remember a certain type of TV spot from the late '80s and onward. Someone famous from the NBC television lineup—or another notable face, such as an American president—would come on the…
Tax day may still be several months away, but the current tax year is coming to a fast close. As the window for tax-deductible donations narrows, what can you do to encourage last-minute giving?…
Wouldn't it be nice if nonprofits could just go to previous donors and say something like, "Hit me, baby, one more time" and have the donors pull out some more cash? That line from Britney Spears…