
An Interview with Cambell & Company’s Experts: Executive Search Trends
Published September 11, 2023
By Abi Husain, Associate Consultant, Executive Search, Campbell & Company Associate Consultant Abi Husain sat down with Vice Presidents and executive search experts Sarah Beraki, Christian Cañas, Dan Nevez, and Colleen Rogers from Campbell & Company’s Executive Search team to discuss ongoing trends in the ever-changing landscape of talent recruitment in the nonprofit sector. Read on to gain more insight from our […]

Giving Trends: The Role of Age and Income in Charitable Giving
Published September 6, 2023
Written by Lori Collins, SVP, Giving Sciences, Truesense Marketing One of the benefits of tracking donor perceptions and behaviors over time is seeing the subtle changes year over year that collectively add up to some surprising differences. The DonorGraphics annual study of charitable giving just hit its 12th year, which affords this window. The Giving […]

5 Strategies to Implement Based on Giving USA 2023
Published August 28, 2023
5 Strategies to Implement Based on Giving USA 2023 By Joshua Meyer, VP of Demand Generation for Bloomerang The Giving USA 2023 report highlighted the challenging economic circumstances of 2022 and nonprofit sector trends in the aftermath of the global pandemic. After two years of record-breaking giving inspired by the pandemic, overall giving declined by […]

Madam C.J. Walker: 3 Myths About Black Philanthropy Debunked
Published August 23, 2023
Madam C.J. Walker: 3 Myths About Black Philanthropy Debunked By JoAnn Yoshimoto, CFRE, Senior Consultant, Alford Group Why Make Ripples if You Can Cause an Avalanche? In celebration of Black Philanthropy Month, we have an opportunity to look more closely at stories that illustrate the depth and richness of Black philanthropy. There are many present-day […]

7 Steps to Build Donor Personas for More Effective Fundraising
Published August 16, 2023
By Ally Orlando, Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect 7 Steps to Build Donor Personas for More Effective Fundraising As a fundraiser, you’re probably familiar with the power of personalization in your fundraising efforts. However, the process of researching and tailoring communications to every individual on your mailing list can be overwhelming. Regardless of size or budget, […]

The 3 Business Trends Thriving Organizations Have in Common
Published August 8, 2023
By Michael J. Tomlinson (MT), CEO and President, BDI One of the greatest challenges of leadership is knowing where to focus. Zoom out too far and you risk losing the pulse on your organization and even seeming unapproachable by your team. Become overly invested in your internal, day-to-day operations and you might appear myopic and […]

Building Your Donor Pipeline for Major Gifts
Published August 1, 2023
By Victoria Dietz, Executive Vice President, The Curtis Group What does it mean to have a pipeline of donors? In its simplest form, your pipeline is a structured way for you to convert prospective donors into current donors and to secure increasingly generous support from those current donors. At its core, it means that you […]

Four Key Steps to an Effective Business Intelligence Strategy
Published July 11, 2023
By Reed Tyler, Associate Managing Vice President, Business Intelligence at BWF Imagine driving a car without knowing how fast you’re going or how much gas you have left. Standard dashboards provide a certain level of information, but it often doesn’t extend beyond the basics. Now, picture a more sophisticated approach where your car not only […]

Is Charitable Giving Resilient? Or Stagnant?
Published July 5, 2023
By: Benefactor Group For just the 4th time, Giving USA reported a decline in year-over-year charitable giving. Should we worry? Generally, giving grows. For more than 5 decades it has grown an average of 6% per year. Compared to volatile sectors like real estate or energy, growth in giving seems resilient over time. Even the […]