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Culture is Changing: Fundraising Needs to Change With It

| by Cynthia Gibson in Leadership

Is creating a “culture of philanthropy” the answer?

As nonprofits struggle to secure resources, one approach that’s attracting attention is developing a “culture of philanthropy.” But what does that mean? And can it make a difference?

Like many people in the nonprofit world, I started out as a fundraiser. I worked for a development director, however, who had very different ideas about how that job should be done. While her peers boasted about…

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Wanted: Fundraising Bright Spots

| by Jeanne Bell in Leadership

What can we learn from organizations that fundraise well?

How are some social change organizations beating the odds to achieve breakthrough results in individual giving? Help Jeanne Bell and Stephanie Roth, and the entire nonprofit sector, find out.

Two years ago, when CompassPoint and the Haas, Jr. Fund set out to understand the ‘revolving door’ in the nonprofit development director role, I could never have anticipated the depth of emotion we would find: Devel…

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Learning Out Loud

| by Paula Morris in Leadership

What will it take to break out of chronic fundraising challenges?

Fundraising is critical to the success of every nonprofit, yet it's often also one of the biggest challenges an organization can face.

This country needs a nonprofit sector that is vibrant and robust. Yet too many nonprofits struggle year in and year out to raise funds. The fundraising challenges they face are well documented. We know this because…

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A Temporary Setback to Executive Action

| by Cathy Cha in Immigrant Rights

Despite uncertainty, now is the time for philanthropy to be bold

Program director Cathy Cha talks about the temporary halt to President Obama's executive action and what it does, and doesn't mean.

Last Monday, a federal judge in Texas put a temporary halt to President Obama’s executive action on immigration. Legal experts widely believe that President Obama’s executive actions are constitutional and will ulti…

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