Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is a town steeped in Americana. It was the site of one of the most important battles in the Civil War, memorialized by a cemetery that Abraham Lincoln dedicated with perhaps his most important address. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower lived there; his home and farm are now a national historic site. One… Read more »
Jerre Stead is a lifetime Board of Visitors member at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and is the current CEO of Churchill Capital Corporation. Jerre and Mary Joy Stead established the Stead Family Chair in International Philanthropy in 2014, which is currently held by Pamala Wiepking, Ph.D. What were some traditions of giving in… Read more »
By Maarten Bout Contact reports are the unsung heroes of the fundraising process. Short summaries written by fundraisers about their interactions with donors, they function like a diary, and together they form a record of the long-term relationships between the organization and its donors. Last year, Dr. Sara Konrath and I read 572 fundraiser contact… Read more »
In 2013, Thomas Glenn II, president of The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation, established the Glenn Family Chair in Philanthropy. Since then, Dr. Dwight Burlingame, a pioneer in the study of philanthropy, has held that chair position. Here, assistant dean of fundraising and alumni relations Ann Boyd-Stewart interviews Glenn about his experiences with philanthropy… Read more »
The new “Generosity for Life” interactive web site reports an 11-percentage point decline in American households making charitable donations between 2000 – 2014. What does this mean for fundraisers? The report is rigorous and reliable and, therefore, is useful for your fundraising planning. But how? 1. The report’s findings serve as a reminder to stay… Read more »