by Mark Noll, Rhode Warrior Blogger Greetings from the Florida beach. I retired a few months ago and am loving every moment of it. Despite not being in the workforce any longer, I still keep up on everything in the world of Philanthropy. Lately, I’ve been seeing a trend that has me a bit concerned… Read More »
If you’ve read any of David Callahan’s books or subscribe to his magazine, Inside Philanthropy, you know how he feels about the 1% wielding power over the masses. But you’ll also know that he doesn’t fall over the line into emotional or personal attacks. How does he keep his balance? His response surprised me (and… Read More »
If you work in fundraising you should read Gender Matters. It’s that simple. The financial services sector is years ahead of the nonprofit sector in recognizing and adapting to women as they transition to wealth. And if you don’t read the book, at least listen to her interview on #ChatBytes! What blows my mind about… Read More »
by Elisa Shoenberger In the past few years, there’s been growing interest in women’s philanthropy. Boston Consulting Group estimates that women’s wealth will constitute 32% of total private wealth by 2020. However, organizations still make critical errors or missteps when dealing with their female constituents. At the end of February 2019, newspapers reported that “Stephen… Read More »
by Jennifer Filla There’s been quite a bit written about Donor Advised Funds, otherwise known as DAFs. The Institute’s resident provocateur, Rhode Warrior blogger Mark Noll, highlights some of the negative effects of DAFs, such as the ability for a donor to retain influence over the money in a DAF without being required to actually… Read More »
by Rhode Warrior, Mark Noll In the past ten years or so, charitable giving has seen the rise of a “middle man” who disguises himself as a charitable vehicle when he is, in fact, nothing more than self-serving money monger. This person goes under the nom de guerre of a “Donor Advised Fund.” This euphemism… Read More »
by Sabine Schuller You can’t lose. Everywhere on the planet, someone is generously lending a hand to their neighbor. Philanthropy can be time, talent, or treasure – it can be 5 rupees or US$5,000,000. There are many resources to help understand where your future donors are and what their philanthropy looks like. Following are four… Read More »
by Jason J. Briggs International prospect research is commonly considered high risk in the sense that it often fails to bring satisfying results and takes considerably more resources. Therefore, there is extra emphasis for research managers to plan international prospecting carefully to mitigate these risks. It was in this spirit that the Research Team at… Read More »
Prospect Development from a Female Perspective This is a story about a female Prospect Researcher tasked with identifying and researching women prospects and donors at a community non-profit. There are trials and tribulations as she discovers that the publicly available resources information professionals employ in their day to day work lack robust details about prime… Read More »
by Rhode Warrior Blogger, Mark Noll Before I began my career in Prospect Research / Advancement Services, a field I’ve been in now for over 17 years, I spent many years working in Employment and Training. As I expanded my current professional scope to include the area of data analysis, I could not help but… Read More »