by Diane | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
We were recently preparing a proposal for a prospective client and realized that there is significant overlap between scientific principles and fundraising. For many who are not familiar or comfortable with fundraising, the practice can feel like a foreign experience,...
by Diane | Mar 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last week, we conducted research for a client wanting to strengthen their board. We examined over 40 websites of nonprofits who are in the same space as our client to get a sense for the type of people those organizations engaged. Based on what we read, we have...
by Diane | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we have been practicing social distancing over the past few weeks, many people have yearned for things going back to “normal.” On webinars, in Zoom chats, in phone conversations, colleagues have been trying to solve problems like scheduling fundraising events by...
by Diane | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The morning of September 11, 2001, I was working for the national office of United Way, preparing for an upcoming board meeting. Right before 9:00 a.m., my boss ran into my office with news that changed history: a plane had crashed into the North Tower of World Trade...
by Diane | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Back in 2015, The Wall Street Journal published an article on family foundations and how they can help families pass on their philanthropic values to future generations. The basic lesson from this article is that in order to be effective, family foundations must...
by Diane | Feb 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
As someone who has been in the nonprofit sector for over 25 years, I had the perception that there was no gender gap. Women ran the organizations for which I worked (including United Way and the American Red Cross, two of the largest nonprofits in the sector). My...
by Diane | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI has contributed significantly to the science of women’s philanthropy. WPI has conducted research on such topics as the factors that shape gender based giving...
by Eric | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Earlier this week, Diane spoke at an event hosted by the Wertz-Jackson Group of UBS Financial Services about how women make an impact. The discussion focused on philanthropy and social impact investing. One of the attendees asked about the most important...
by Diane | Jun 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I was honored to join First National Wealth Management (FNWM) last week for a double panel discussion on how we can find the right intersection of philanthropy where both donors and nonprofits benefit. Pete from FNWM and I were speakers in the first panel, exploring...
by Eric | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Department of Justice (DoJ) today unsealed indictments related to a year-long federal investigation of racketeering related to admissions to some of the most prestigious US colleges and universities: Stanford, UCLA, Wake Forest, Yale, Georgetown, University of...
