By Angela E. White, CFRE Senior Consultant and CEO, Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates At Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates (JGA), understanding both the art and science of fundraising has been an important part of our practice since the beginning of the firm in 1994. On the art side, we focus on building strong donor relationships and… Read more »
This past year, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy has celebrated its 30th anniversary as a center and school with multiple events, memorable quotes, words of inspiration, and more. While there are thousands of faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have passed through the school’s doors, there are several individuals who have stayed with the… Read more »
By Sarah K. Nathan This post was originally published in Advancing Philanthropy. It is still common to hear fundraisers say they “fell” into fundraising or that they came to it “accidentally.” This phenomenon is relatively unique to fundraising. You don’t hear a surgeon say she “accidentally” went to medical school or an elementary school teacher… Read more »
You’ve read about some of the amazing students at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, but what kind of classes can you take at the school? I visited and talked to four different undergraduate classes, learning about the fascinating and relevant topics they discuss every day and the diverse projects they work on. 1. Giving… Read more »
By Mina Margaret Ogbanga, Ford Foundation/ARNOVA Fellow The last thing you want to do after four days of an 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. series of lectures is to have ANOTHER lecture! So, in no small part, I simply was just ready to get home and have a free evening. Then came the reminder. The… Read more »