How are different organizations in the nine charitable subsectors responding to the COVID-19 pandemic? How are Lilly Family School of Philanthropy alumni responding? We asked alumni in all nine of the subsectors to discuss how they and their organizations are serving the community and providing for the greater good. Religion Dr. Winterbourne Harrison-Jones, M.A.’16, senior… Read more »
By Janice Gow Pettey, Ed.D. Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. -John Wesley (attrib.) In less than four months,… Read more »
This post was contributed by OneCause, a member of the Philanthropy Industry Exchange. By: Karrie Wozniak, SVP of Marketing, OneCause The power of social connections and peer influence has greatly impacted the landscape of nonprofit fundraising. Not only are many of today’s donors first introduced to a cause through a friend, family member, or colleague,… Read more »
We discussed how fundraisers can stay realistically positive, communicate and steward donors, and be leaders during this time, but how can they plan capital campaigns or ask for planned gifts now? Dean emeritus of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and long-time fundraiser Dr. Gene Tempel shares his expertise on capital campaigns. Then, practitioners and… Read more »
Fundraising during a global pandemic is not an easy task. How can fundraisers stay optimistic, yet realistic, during this time? How can they properly communicate and steward donors? How can fundraisers be leaders? So, we asked the experts about these topics. See what they have to say below. Optimism – how do we stay optimistic… Read more »