Think about the relationships in your life — the ones with those you’re closest to, or who you most enjoy engaging with. Do these relationships focus on key milestones like events, or visits if [...]
How have the last 15 months changed you? Have you been impacted by the political and social justice developments of recent years? I can tell you that I’ve felt significant effects — everything [...]
Beginning this month, KDD Philanthropy is pleased to add another voice to our offerings. Our blog, “Five Things Gift Officers Need Right Now,” is the first from affiliate Carol [...]
Fundraising, like so many other aspects of life, adapted quickly over the past year. We tried new strategies and reinforced old strategies that worked best. Below I explore six fundraising trends [...]
Qualification: it’s perhaps the least favorite responsibility of a fundraiser. No one can argue the importance of qualifying new prospective donors; without it, our pipelines shrink and our [...]
It’s something most of us have experienced: in our partnership with a dean, president, or other leader, something seems amiss. Maybe we don’t have a shared vision for the role of a development [...]
Turnover rates for deans and institutional leaders are among some of the highest within higher education. In 2018, Higher Education Publications Inc. released the results of a study demonstrating [...]
Jim Ryun said, “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Given that Jim is a former Olympian, he is likely less vulnerable than the rest of us to starting a resolution [...]
What a year 2020 has been. To call it difficult would be an understatement. But I think it’s important to reflect on one of the most hopeful things I’ve seen this year: you. Philanthropy [...]
The philanthropic landscape is evolving — and tightening. According to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, our nation has seen “continued attrition in the percent of households who [...]