In early October, a group of four South African higher education fundraising directors and two program officers from Inyathelo, a South African non-governmental organization, came to Indianapolis and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy to take a custom course with The Fund Raising School. Taught by faculty members Drs. Tim Seiler and Genevieve Shaker, and… Read more »
Jacqueline Ackerman is the assistant director for research and partnerships at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute. In this post, she details new research about gender and #GivingTuesday, and why fundraisers should focus on women donors. A new study by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI), Gender Differences in #GivingTuesday Participation, found that women make up the majority… Read more »
At the recent Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Indiana Chapter’s Annual Indiana Philanthropy Awards, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy alumna Taylor Whitaker, B.A. ’15, won the Outstanding Young Adult award, a prestigious honor for young fundraisers. Currently, Whitaker serves as the Leadership Annual Giving Officer at Butler University, and she has worked in fundraising since… Read more »
By Mark Wingfield Mark Wingfield is associate pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, and holds the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF) designation* from Lake Institute on Faith & Giving. He is a former journalist who is active in the nonprofit sector, having helped start four nonprofits and currently serving on the boards… 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 »