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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: May 2014
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Top fundraiser pay - how high is too high? In catching up on my back issues of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Let me start by saying that I am not one of those top fundraisers! There was one datapoint that really stood out for me:. At the same university, the top fundraiser's total compensation in 2011 was $221,083. The amount of private money raised that year (presumably not just by him, but by his entire team - the article...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: December 2014
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Tuesday, December 02, 2014. A nonprofit sacred cow: The December Mailing. With Giving Tuesday upon us, there is no doubt that we are in the throes of the holiday giving season. Traditionally, this is the time when many Americans make their charitable gifts (end of tax year holiday season = donation season). It is also the time when many, if not most, nonprofit organizations are in a frenzy of year-end fundraising. What are your thoughts? Let me start ...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: How to be a Generous Professional
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Thursday, April 30, 2015. How to be a Generous Professional. As someone who has worked in fundraising and philanthropy for more than 20 years, “giving” has always been at the forefront of my profession. Whether inspiring generosity in donors, or helping individuals and groups to determine how, what, and how much to give to great causes, generosity has been a constant theme. Beyond time and money, what does it mean to live generously? Being generous wi...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: May 2015
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Riding the Rails: Reflections from a Lifetime Amtrak Passenger. The three of us watched the world go by on those trains, and my brother and I saw what different communities looked like, heard what passengers had to say, and built memories when we didn’t even realize we were building memories (the best way to build them, in my humble opinion). When I was Amtraking home to visit my mom in the hospital, I made sure to bring headp...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: Riding the Rails: Reflections from a Lifetime Amtrak Passenger
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Riding the Rails: Reflections from a Lifetime Amtrak Passenger. The three of us watched the world go by on those trains, and my brother and I saw what different communities looked like, heard what passengers had to say, and built memories when we didn’t even realize we were building memories (the best way to build them, in my humble opinion). When I was Amtraking home to visit my mom in the hospital, I made sure to bring headp...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: How to help your fundraising consultant help you
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Wednesday, September 03, 2014. How to help your fundraising consultant help you. How to help your fundraising consultant help you. I recently wrote a post called “Your fundraising consultant is talking about you behind your back,” highlighting some of the things that fundraising consultants (and other types of consultants, for that matter) say about their clients – the good, the bad, the ugly. Tell us. Your board doesn’t have any bylaws? In my experie...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: June 2014
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Wednesday, June 04, 2014. 8 Years, 819 Hours: Reflections on Volunteering at Georgetown University Hospital. Due to some life and schedule changes, today was my last day (for the foreseeable future) of volunteering with cancer patients at Georgetown University Hospital. When I signed out from my volunteer shift, I saw that I have volunteered more than 819 hours over the last 8 years. A woman who lived on a farm with her children and grandchildren brou...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: A nonprofit sacred cow: The December Mailing
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Tuesday, December 02, 2014. A nonprofit sacred cow: The December Mailing. With Giving Tuesday upon us, there is no doubt that we are in the throes of the holiday giving season. Traditionally, this is the time when many Americans make their charitable gifts (end of tax year holiday season = donation season). It is also the time when many, if not most, nonprofit organizations are in a frenzy of year-end fundraising. What are your thoughts? Let me start ...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: July 2015
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Friday, July 24, 2015. Be Better than the Gap - Choosing Words that Say What You Mean. Let me start by saying: I have nothing against the Gap. I have lots of clothes from the Gap. As far as I can tell, Gap, Inc. is a solid company that sells things that almost everyone I know has, or had, or will have. But this post isn’t really about the Gap. No My eleven year old daughter typically uses this word to describe a plate of mac n’ cheese. 8221; Ryan Gosl...
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising: April 2015
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Give It Up: Thoughts on Philanthropy and Fundraising. Thursday, April 30, 2015. How to be a Generous Professional. As someone who has worked in fundraising and philanthropy for more than 20 years, “giving” has always been at the forefront of my profession. Whether inspiring generosity in donors, or helping individuals and groups to determine how, what, and how much to give to great causes, generosity has been a constant theme. Beyond time and money, what does it mean to live generously? Being generous wi...
