Safe, Welcoming, and Within Budget: Planning Secure Events
Use these low-cost security tactics to protect your guests at galas, luncheons, and other donor-focused events.
By Libby Sander
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8 Ways Your Board Can Drive Momentum in a Capital Campaign
Tap into your board members’ skills and strengths to make the most of their participation in a multiyear fundraising drive.
By Libby Sander
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This High School Class of 1968 Wrote a Playbook: How to Raise $25 Million
For their 50th anniversary, the Culver Military Academy Class of 1968 wanted to get as many alumni as possible to give. Five years of planning, outreach, research, and some friendly competition did the trick.
By Libby Sander
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Unlikely Partners Tackle Big Issues and Gain Fresh Insights
Nonprofits are forming eclectic coalitions to battle climate change and other causes, but can donors keep up?
By Libby Sander
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Foundations Help Communities Emerge From Disasters Better Than Before
Community foundations are collaborating with government, nonprofits, and other foundations to promote preparedness and resilience at local and regional levels.
By Libby Sander
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As Crises Mount, a Push for Communities to Focus on Resilience
In a book being released today, the Rockefeller Foundation’s president, Judith Rodin, discusses a major new effort to guide communities to be more nimble, innovative, and better prepared for inevitable challenges.
By Libby Sander
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Listen and Observe Are the Watchwords for New Chief Executives
New nonprofit leaders should cast a wide net instead of relying on a single ally in the organization.
By Libby Sander
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A Leader’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Helps Propel a Giving Revolution
Eileen Heisman, head of the National Philanthropic Trust, makes a point of telling donors what is possible and what is not.
By Libby Sander
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Donors Emphasize Science to Expand Support for Early-Childhood Education
Many programs are based on research that philanthropy has supported, like the finding that 4-year-olds in high-income households have heard millions more words than kids in poor families.
By Libby Sander
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Foundations’ Efforts to Educate the Very Young Make Headway
Philanthropists are pressing policy makers to pour government money into the programs foundations have tested.
By Libby Sander
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