As a fundraiser, gratitude — both well-expressed and sincere — is one of the most important tools you have. It’s good for you and your donor.
The Center for Effective Philanthropy finds that grant reports don’t help. Is it time to put grantees first in order to put the mission first?
Many grantmaking foundations are invested in strengthening American communities, but few are actually involved in those communities they support and receive little advice from those they support.
How do we ensure that “donated” funds will be put to charitable use? We need to make changes to encourage the movement of charitable dollars from foundations and DAFs to charities.
It can be hard for donors to support higher education in keeping with their values. But there are options at universities all across the country.
Post-pandemic K-12 philanthropy should focus on families and communities.
Malcolm Gladwell’s critique of university endowments is not misguided, but it fails to ask some key questions.
What type of friendship is a donor relationship? Is it really “not about the money”?
When Nikole Hannah-Jones was under review for tenure at UNC, a mega-donor who named the journalism school confidentially—and controversially—expresed his opposition to her tenure.
Are you overlooking your mid-level donors in your acknowledgment procedures? Maybe you’re overlooking major donors, too.