Big Gifts, DAF Contributions Will Be Key to Year-End, Fundraisers Say

Some nonprofits are sharing blunt messages about financial woes in an effort to spur donations. By Emily Haynes December 11, 2023 philanthropy.com Children celebrate St....
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Preparing Your Organization For Capital Campaign Success

Michael Rubin, Founder and President, Michael D. Rubin & Associates, St. Louis, MO Blog post for Stocktoberfest October 18, 2023 So, you’ve got big ideas,...
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Fundraising Campaigns Move Forward Despite Pandemic Disruption

From The Chronicle of Philanthropy By Emily Haynes January 12, 2021 Mennonite Economic Development Associates, an international aid charity, considered putting its long-planned fundraising campaign...
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Drawing Strength from Prior Crises

Happy to share an article just published, co-written with Head of School Cheryl Maayan, on drawing strength from prior crises. Cheryl and I worked diligently...
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Is giving really going south?

Recently, the Giving USA 2019 report was released. Charitable giving in the U.S. was charted at $427 Billion (that’s with a “B”), the second highest...
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Next gen donors: how will they transform giving?

Originally posted on STL Nonprofit News Blog April 11, 2019 About two years ago, I spoke to a group of independent school fundraising professionals, members...
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On board: balancing the annual campaign
and endowment building

Originally published in HaYidion Magazine, October 2018 My experience is that one can actually help the other. Many sophisticated donors actually like the idea of...
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Dare to utter the “S” word!

Whether our public radio stations have been around for some years or are relative “newbies,” one thing is certain: we all must raise money to...
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