A Prescription of Joy for Sick Children Takes Flight by Building a Diverse Funding Stream
The Children’s Cancer Association has raised tens of millions through a fundraising effort that’s cultivated multiple revenue paths. Its success offers a case... Read more.
Raising Money for a Clean Water Future
With pollution growing, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been fighting an uphill battle for years. But loyal donors and diversified revenue sources have made it... Read more.
A Legendary Development Leader Dishes on How She Directed a Fundraising “Miracle”
She helped raise the billions of dollars that brought New York University from the brink of financial disaster to high-profile success. Now, in a new book, Naomi... Read more.
Behind a University’s Fundraising Breakthroughs, Stories of Donor Loyalty
Indiana University has long been a superstar when it comes to exciting its alumni and landing gifts. Now, two key figures who helped build that track record are... Read more.
“Freeing Minds.” A Closer Look at St. John’s Bid to Cut Tuition—and Why Donors Are All In
Starting this year, St. John’s College is lowering tuition dramatically. The move is part of a carefully orchestrated campaign to buck prevailing trends and... Read more.
New Study Finds Minimal Tax Reform Impact And Offers Fundraising Guidance
Despite dire predictions that charitable giving would drop when tax reforms took effect last year, giving was actually quite healthy in 2018, according to a new... Read more.
When Fundraisers and Marketers Get Together, This is the Kind of Stuff They Talk About
A top annual conference that brings together fundraisers and marketers offers a glimpse of new strategies and ideas for raising more money—including drawing on... Read more.
Out of Prospects? These Tax Credits Might Raise Millions of Dollars for Your Project
A small but growing group of charities has been able to raise millions of dollars apiece using little-known federal tax credits that have been around for nearly... Read more.
Giving by Women’s Funds Has Soared. And They’re Getting More Savvy and Strategic
A new study of more than 200 U.S. women’s foundations and funds shows this ecosystem hasn’t just been growing, it’s also becoming more inclusive and getting... Read more.
Avoid These Grant-Seeking Mistakes: Advice From Foundations and Seasoned Proposal Writers
Program officers and fundraising consultants see a lot of really bad proposals. So we asked some of them to candidly identify the most common blunders that ensure... Read more.
Making a Will and Checking It Twice: Advice For Donors and Others
A new book on wills, “Becoming One of the Grateful Dead,” explores issues around planned giving and bequests, but also the complex and often fraught family dynamics... Read more.
Power of the Purse: Report Finds Women Lead in Giving and Deserve More Focus in Fundraising
The latest research on women and philanthropy from the Lilly School suggests that women of all races take a lead role in prompting charitable giving and fundraisers... Read more.
“Joy Budget.” How This Company Expanded its Giving to Build Employee Power
Tito’s Homemade Vodka now calls itself a charity company that “just happens to sell vodka on the side.” Its expanded philanthropy pays keen attention to improving... Read more.
