By Kristi Howard-Shultz In the wake of the twin crises of the global COVID-19 pandemic and an economic recession, how nonprofits perceive and interact with donor-advised funds (DAFs) is particularly important. DAFs have become an important tool for donors to respond to these crises. In fact, the four largest DAF sponsoring organizations, as well as… Read more »
This week, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) released COVID-19, Generosity, and Gender: How Giving Changed During the Early Months of a Global Pandemic, which explores how men and women gave in response to the pandemic and how their overall giving changed in spring 2020. The study uses data from a WPI survey on U.S. households’… Read more »
By Kelly R. Young Amid all the other ways that COVID-19 is affecting the fundraising landscape—donors losing jobs, cancellation of major fundraising events, etc.—how does a recession impact fundraisers and philanthropy? How is COVID-19 impacting the fundraising landscape overall? What should fundraisers do in the midst of a global pandemic? To help answer these questions,… Read more »
By Kristi Howard-Shultz I recently took the online course Capital Campaigns: What do I do now? The title alone was intriguing. It’s something, as a professional fundraiser, I’m asking myself every day and you may be too! To answer this question, dean emeritus of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and long-time fundraiser Dr. Gene… Read more »
What does an experienced fundraiser have to say about the COVID-19 crisis and fundraising? We spoke with Gasby Brown, CEO and executive consultant of The Gasby Group, Inc., and faculty member at The Fund Raising School. Brown has 30 years of working as a fundraising executive and consultant with organizations such as YWCAs, Salvation Army,… Read more »