By Kristi Howard-Shultz In the wake of the twin crises of the global COVID-19 pandemic and an economic recession, how nonprofits perceive and interact with donor-advised funds (DAFs) is particularly important. DAFs have become an important tool for donors to respond to these crises. In fact, the four largest DAF sponsoring organizations, as well as… Read more »
Fundraising. A word that means to raise funds. Sounds simple enough, right? As many of you are probably aware, it’s not. As Dr. Gene Tempel, dean emeritus of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and president emeritus of IU Foundation, said, “fundraising is the difficult art of engagement.” It’s time-intensive, not easy, and often misunderstood… 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 »
How do you implement planned giving into your organization’s fundraising plan and goals? Read a transcription of a podcast produced by The Fund Raising School, narrated by Bill Stanczykiewicz, assistant dean for external relations and director of The Fund Raising School, and Phil Purcell, senior counsel for philanthropy at the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. Bill Stanczykiewciz (BS):… Read more »