Fundraiser Makes Her Own Relationship Maps
At the Calgary Zoo, a senior development officer took a do-it-yourself approach when she wasn’t happy with databases available from public and private sources.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bill and Melinda Gates Should Focus on Fixing America’s Health-Care Problem
Their foundation’s remarkable work overseas to end global disease is laudable, but why not also help the poor in the U.S.?
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Organize your development staff, call prospective donors to set up meetings, and meet face-to-face several times before asking for money, say two experts.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
$50-Million Gift to ACLU Provides Jolt for Criminal-Justice Overhaul
The donation from the Open Society Foundations boosts what has become a bipartisan effort to reduce the number of Americans behind bars.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
What Fundraisers Can Learn From Tom Menino, Boston’s ‘Urban Mechanic’
The death last week of Boston’s longest-serving mayor is a reminder of qualities that make a public official beloved—and can help a fundraiser do a better job.
By Marie Longo
Contributor
Donor-Advised Funds Let Wall Street Steer Charitable Donations
Ever more money is being warehoused in these funds instead of going directly to charities, which are struggling with growing needs.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter
Donor-Advised Funds Are a Boon to Savvy Charities
Most people who establish them have a strong desire to give, and the funds make it easier for tax advisers to broach the subject of charitable donations with their clients.
By KEN NOPAR
Contributor
Washington College Gets $5-Million to Expand Ethics Program
Richard Holstein, an alumnus, says when he was in dental school he saw too may people cheating and using drugs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
4 New Approaches to Reaching and Cultivating Today’s Billionaires
Fundraisers need to consider how donors think about politics, family, and results.
By Darrell M. West
Contributor
Hospital Fundraiser Knows Institution Inside Out to Help Donors Connect
Grace Ko, chief fundraiser at New York University’s Langone Medical Center, does all she can to match supporters with hospital experts who can heighten their interest in giving.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Social-Service Group Finds Ways for Donors to Give in Hard Times
Ashley McCumber seeks ways to jump-start the imaginations of people who can afford to give big.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
A Master of Planned Giving Shares His Secrets of Building Relationships
Jeff Comfort’s ability to attract sizable planned gifts is due in part to his skill as an “active listener.”
By Eric Frazier
Contributor
Fundraiser Deepens Donor Ties by Putting Them to Work
Margaret Turner, who seeks big donations for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, asks people who give to introduce her to other potential supporters.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
To be truly great at raising money requires a rare set of skills, say charity leaders, recruiters, and veteran fundraisers.
America’s Press Needs to Stop Fawning Over Big Donors
As newspapers cut back, fewer journalists are asking the tough questions that can keep philanthropy accountable.
By PABLO EISENBERG
Contributor
Film Producer Gives $10-Million to Research on Kids’ Sports Concussions
Steve Tisch donated the money to UCLA’s School of Medicine.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor