Billionaire Robert Toll Gives UPenn $50 Million for Public-Interest Program (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, four other universities and a healthcare system landed big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Your Questions About Winning Gifts From Major Donors During Socially Distant Times
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer reader questions about how to stay in touch with major donors in meaningful ways and how to ask for gifts at a time when traditional face-to-face fundraising practices have been upended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Former Atlantic Records Executive Gives $50 Million for a New Medical Campus (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, four universities received big gifts, and a Johnson & Johnson heir left $5 million to a science center.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, William and Carolyn Singleton gave $40 million to Pacific Neuroscience Institute for new treatments for Alzheimer’s patients, and Los Angeles Rams play Jalen Ramsey gave $1 million to a Purpose Preparatory Academy, a Nashville, Tenn. Charter School.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
High-Dollar Donors Remain Confident During Pandemic
Among donors who gave more than $2,500 to charities in 2019, 70 percent said they expect to give at least the same amount this year as in 2019, while 18 percent said they expect to give more this year than last year.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Anonymous Donor Commits $95 Million to Coastal Carolina U. (Gifts Roundup)
Also, the Campaign for Female Education and Howard University are among the beneficiaries of MacKenzie Scott’s $1.7 billion in recent giving.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Most College Fundraisers Think They Will Reach 2021 Fundraising Goals
But many expect it to take as long as a year to make up the revenue they’ve lost since the pandemic began.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Most College Fundraisers Think They Will Reach 2021 Fundraising Goals
But many expect it to take as long as a year to make up the revenue they’ve lost since the pandemic began.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Philanthropy Is Facing an Existential Crisis (Podcast)
Carmen Rojas, who helms the Marguerite Casey Foundation, says resources can only be effective if the system in which they operate changes.
Record Giving From Donor-Advised Funds (Podcast)
Eileen Heisman, who leads the National Philanthropic Trust, says there is an increase in the amount of grants made but not all go toward Covid-19-related efforts.
Capital Campaigns During a Crisis
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer questions about running capital campaigns during this time of great economic uncertainty.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Capital Campaigns During a Crisis
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer questions about running capital campaigns during this time of great economic uncertainty.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Plus, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Jie Du gave $5 million to create a drug-development center; and UCLA, Vanderbilt, and a medical research foundation all receive big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Grant Makers’ Practices Have Changed Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic (Podcast)
Giving Evidence founder Caroline Fiennes also talks about the short-term and long-term impact of the pandemic.
Winning Big Gifts — From a Distance
Major-gift fundraising is usually a high-touch endeavor, but because of the pandemic, fundraisers are turning to digital tools to interact with wealthy prospects.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Ask an Expert: Setting Fundraising Goals and Priorities During a Crisis
A fundraising consultant and a prospect development specialist answer reader questions.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor