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Hello friends! Welcome to my first official charitable giving newsletter.


My goal is to pack a lot in---but make it easy to read in just a few minutes.


Feedback is welcome!

Hot off the press! CCS Fundraising just published the 12th Edition (2023) of its Philanthropic Landscape report, and here are some of its opening notes:


Charitable giving in 2022 has initially been reported to total $499.33 billion, which would represent a decrease of $17.32 billion from 2021’s record-setting year. This amounts to a 3.4% decline in current dollars and a 10.5% decline when adjusted for inflation, notable in that 2022 is only the fourth current dollar decrease in philanthropy since Giving USA began tracking this trend in 1956. A complex combination of factors and dynamics may have influenced the initial appearance of a decrease in 2022. The S&P 500 declined by 25.4% in inflation-adjusted dollars between 2021 and 2022, which historically tends to impact giving, particularly from wealthy donors and large foundations that rely on their endowment investment performance. In addition, inflation reached a 40-year high of 8% in 2022, and the additional economic uncertainty and burden on American households further contributed to giving declines. Download your copy of the report here

For Nonprofits: A Mission Statement is invaluable in communicating, cleanly and clearly, how your organization makes a difference. Is yours too long? See these examples that are considered some of the best. Click here: 10 Killer Mission Statement Examples For Nonprofits - GiveForms Blog

For Donors: Do you like to donate anonymously? If so, a donor-advised fund (DAF) offers this option in ways that a private foundation might not. But, private foundations have their advantages, too. Click here for a handy chart from the National Philanthropic Trust that you can use when considering your options: Comparison of Donor Advised Funds to Private Foundations | NPTrust

For Professional Advisors: Need to brush up your skills on having the philanthropic conversation with your clients? With $500B given away each year (as noted above), your clients need to know whom to talk with about this! This online course (five hours) is an efficient way to get the tools you need to open up discussions. Click here to learn more: Advisors in Philanthropy

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away."

-Pablo Picasso

Richard C. Peck Consulting, LLC

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