Fundraising. A word that means to raise funds. Sounds simple enough, right? As many of you are probably aware, it’s not. As Dr. Gene Tempel, dean emeritus of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and president emeritus of IU Foundation, said, “fundraising is the difficult art of engagement.” It’s time-intensive, not easy, and often misunderstood… Read more »
From a professional who came to fundraising after a career in media and higher education, to an executive director of a museum who sought fundraising skills to strengthen and grow the museum, we’ve profiled individuals and organizations who have benefited from The Fund Raising School’s Certificate in Fund Raising Management. Today, meet an individual who… Read more »
By John Ferguson and Sarah Nathan Fundraising can be a challenge for many nonprofits, especially when the person or persons responsible for overseeing the fundraising operations for their organization have little or no experience or training. Turnover is a consistent problem in many communities—a problem that the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne (CFGFW) wanted… Read more »
Last week, we highlighted Macy Jackson, a junior at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy interning at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana in its grants and foundations department. Working in an office at Gleaners that is quite close to Jackson is Debbie Russell, the director of donor engagement. Russell has worked in development for almost… Read more »
On a visit to the Indiana Medical History Museum (IMHM) as a graduate student in museum studies, Sarah Halter fell in love with the museum and with the 1890s building. She served as an intern at the museum, and worked her way up over the years to become the executive director in 2014. Over the… Read more »