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Tag Archives: fundraising
My wife and I attend a lot of galas, as a way to spend time with friends and colleagues in our community and to support a variety of great organizations and causes. To be successful raising money from a gala … Continue reading
How does one go about teaching principles of fund raising to 40,000 students in over 100 countries? That was the dilemma I faced when I was approached by Philanthropy University, an entity that bills itself as “a free, first-of-its kind educational … Continue reading
In June 2015, I gave a presentation on donor motivations to a group of Bay Area fundraisers, focusing on how Millennials are different from others in their giving preferences and behaviors. The presentation drew on research that Alan and I … Continue reading
I’m starting a community cultural planning process in Dayton, Ohio, which is being overseen by Culture Works, the local arts agency for the Dayton region. As our project has been gearing up, I’ve been looking over CEO Martine Collier’s shoulder because … Continue reading
And of the present, too! My interest in this topic is both personal and professional. I have a “millennial” daughter in her first job out of college, and as I urge her to set aside some of her earnings for … Continue reading
Over the past year, Rebecca and I have been hard at work on a major study of Bay Area donors. The results were released last week, and we’ve created a special page on our website where you can download the … Continue reading
Anyone trying to sort out the new world of fundraising in the digital age should consider the research and findings of The Next Generation of American Giving: A study on the multichannel preferences and charitable habits of Generation Y, Generation … Continue reading
Are we at the cusp of a new, more democratic model of funding the arts? Several weeks ago, Joe Kluger wrote about Pepsi and other corporations that are using social media to crowd-source grantmaking. Power to the people? Not so … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what motivates donors to give to the arts, and how their giving patterns relate to their core values – both inside and outside of the arts. In partnership with Helicon Collaborative, we are … Continue reading