Tag: Donors

Philanthropy & Funding

Kay Sprinkel Grace - Craigslist Boot Camp Keynote

Mission, vision, and values are the essential ingredients of a transformational process that brings philanthropists and organizations together to meet critical community needs. Kay Sprinkel Grace approaches fundraising with an attitude of pride and power. In this audio lecture, she explains how donors are inspired to invest in an organization that communicates shared beliefs by taking real action to benefit those in need.

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Social Innovations

Your Inner Philanthropist

By Susan A. Ostrander 1

What gets lost when donors follow their own hearts instead of recipients’ needs.

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Individual Giving

A New Take on Tithing

By Claude Rosenberg & Tim Stone 6

Too often, individuals make decisions about how much money to donate to charitable causes on an ad hoc basis. As a result, many people give less money than they can actually afford.

Foundations

Community Foundations - Bridging the Gap Conference

Community foundations have become an increasingly common outlet for charitable giving and activities in the United States. In this panel discussion, community foundation leaders discuss innovative models for turning dollars into social change, as well as challenges faced by this important sector of philanthropy.

Fundraising

Capacity by Any Other Name

By Thomas E. Backer, Alan N. Miller, & Jane Ellen Bleeg

Donors don’t know much about capacity building, except that they don’t like the term.