By: Melissa Spas Many years ago, a group of my colleagues and I read together Alan Deutschman’s Change or Die. The dramatic title belies the simplicity of his key message—shifting one’s mindset and adopting a positive frame, believing that change is possible, can allow us to undertake that change, even when it seems nearly impossible. Deutschman… Read more »
Meet Colleen Rusnak, the Women’s Philanthropy Institute’s graduate assistant (GA) for the 2020-2021 academic year. In this post, Colleen shares with interviewer Jacqueline Ackerman (WPI’s associate director of research) about her experience as a GA during an unusual year! Share a little bit about your background. Where are you from, and what led you to… Read more »
How many of you have solicited a gift before? What’s the process like? How do you prepare for and approach the solicitation? In The Fund Raising School’s course Developing Major Gifts, participants have the opportunity to quickly prepare and practice their solicitation on another course attendee. Some may be seasoned professionals at the task, while… Read more »
By Tanika Scott As an advancement professional for nearly 8 years, I was very familiar with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). I subscribe to their email list, attend their conferences, and even refer to some of their magazine articles when writing papers for my graduate school classes. So as familiar as… Read more »
By Dr. Gene Tempel Hank Rosso, founder of The Fund Raising School, said in his first edition of Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising (1991), that fundraising is the gentle art of teaching (people) the joy of giving. Today, cutting edge research substantiates that there is, indeed, great joy in giving. Sara Konrath, my colleague here… Read more »