Post-Pandemic, One Family Foundation Leader Shares Her Plans to Give More and Simplify
Isa Catto would like to see more wealthy donors question privilege and spend more time listening and learning.
By Isa Catto
Contributor
How to Persuade Board Members to Raise Money
Share success stories of trustees who have made transformative gifts, invite your finance and development leaders to a board meeting, and more.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Government, Nonprofits, and Companies Must Unify to Solve Our Biggest Problems
We need all three sectors of society working together to create positive and lasting change. Let’s draw on past successes to get beyond our differences.
By Bill Novelli
Contributor
Advice on Attracting Diverse Donors
A collection of articles to help you raise money from a wider variety of supporters.
How to Host Engaging Virtual Events
It’s unlikely that virtual events will fully replace in-person events after it’s safe to gather indoors again, but fundraisers expect some events to remain online. We spoke to fundraisers, event planners, and consultants who explain how to make them special.
How to Get Past the Discomfort of Fundraising
We love and celebrate philanthropy, yet we can’t seem to shake the feeling that there’s something grubby about fundraising. Our discomfort with asking for money betrays a lack of confidence in the value of our work. Here are some ways to change that.
By Andy Brommel
Contributor
How to Connect With Prospective Major-Gift Donors Now
Three veteran fundraisers offer advice about how to build relationships at a time when meeting face-to-face is still tricky.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
To Achieve Racial Justice in Philanthropy, We Must Invest in Fundraising and Make It Inclusive
Foundations only represent a small segment of philanthropy, but many fundraisers assign an outsize amount of clout to grant makers.
By Armando Enrique Zumaya
Contributor
How to Create a Culture of Inclusive Fundraising
Many big-gift fundraisers still overlook donors from a variety of demographic groups, even though about 14 percent of U.S. millionaires are from minority groups. That number will likely grow.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Covid-19 Has Reshaped Big-Gift Fundraising: Let’s Hope It Lasts
A nonprofit head shares insights into how Covid-19 altered major-gift fundraising in some very positive ways.
By Abby Falik
Contributor