Recovering From Year-End Setbacks, an Arts Group Puts Supporters on Stage
Maryland Youth Ballet has put a longtime donor and two prominent politicians into its holiday “Nutcracker” performance.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Education Charity Raises $390,000 With Help of Donor Incentives
Pencils of Promise, which builds schools in developing countries, is betting that its supporters will either raise more money for the charity or give more themselves if they get something in return during its year-end holiday campaign.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Charity Drives Gifts by Showing Donors Where Their Money Will Go
Read Global is hoping to raise thousands of dollars by letting donors know how they can help one woman, one family, or an entire village.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
How to Get Started With Planned Giving: Advice from the Experts
Veteran fundraisers explain how to seek bequests and other similar gifts.
Nonprofits Try an Array of New Tactics to Capture Planned Gifts
As a growing number of baby boomers reach their 60s, nonprofits are putting more energy into soliciting bequests and other similar donations.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
How Big Donors Decide Where to Give
Watch the recording of a live video discussion to learn how wealthy people pick a charitable cause.
Pro Bono Design Event to Focus on 2 Nonprofits for a Weekend
A “hackathon” at Lake Tahoe in early 2014 will feature six senior designers.
By MATTHEW SCHARPNICK
Contributor
High Expectations Cause Many Top Fundraisers to Be Fired, Book Says
Chief development officers often don’t know how to work with the leadership team, set strategy, or shape a vision and budget.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Hiring a Chief Fundraiser: What CEOs and Boards Should Ask
A new book suggests that beyond asking about skills, boards should think hard about whether they are picking a proven leader and “thought partner” for a nonprofit’s executives.
How to Use Social Media in Year-End Drives
Learn the steps a cancer charity takes to amplify its fundraising by creating messages everyone wants to share.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor