Fundraising
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What Can Nonprofit Fundraisers Learn From Higher Ed?
- October 22, 2018
- Posted by: Nathan Wirebaugh
- Category: Fundraising, Giving Clubs, Major Gifts
No CommentsMany businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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Donor-Advised Funds and Your Nonprofit: Tips for Success
- September 25, 2018
- Posted by: Ken Marotte
- Category: Fundraising, Major Gifts
Many businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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What ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Reminds us about Donors
- August 27, 2018
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Cultivation, Fundraising
The summer blockbuster “Crazy Rich Asians” shows us that attention to nuance can help us understand others.Many have noted favorably that the film – a modern Cinderella story – avoids one-dimensional character depictions. The wealthy mother wants her son to marry a rich woman, but she also shows her own willingness to sacrifice for her family. The heroine, though from modest means, is a tenacious, accomplished game theory expert who wins her prince through her integrity and strategy.
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Giving USA and the State of the Union’s Generosity
- July 19, 2018
- Posted by: Ken Marotte
- Category: Fundraising, Planned Giving, Planning
For those of us who follow the fundraising sector’s latest trends and patterns, it’s Christmas in June! The latest edition of Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy was released last week, and as usual, it’s brimming with sharp insights you can’t afford to miss. Some of the most significant findings – all relating to U.S. giving in 2017
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Partners, Sponsors or Donors?
- February 22, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Fundraising, Planned Giving
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with large companies to solicit their philanthropic support for educational initiatives and events. Since nonprofits ask corporations for different gifts such as event sponsorships, gifts in kind or cash donations, they often struggle with how to categorize the relationship: Are corporations partners, sponsors or donors?
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Fundraise Like an Olympian
- February 21, 2018
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Digital Fundraising, Fundraising
Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports writes here about the mindset of retired Norwegian athlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. The most decorated Winter Olympian with 13 medals, Bjoerndalen was the oldest champion at Sochi. In addition to serious conditioning, he worked with a trainer earlier in his career to develop the necessary mental skills to think like a champion.
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