FREE Webinar: How to Keep Your Donors Happy — and Giving!

Posted , by Elizabeth Vana, Client Coordinator. Topic: Fundraising.

Rethinking Donor Retention: Building Connections in a Changing Landscape     Current fundraising trends reveal a challenging paradox: charitable giving is up, but donor counts are down. That means more dollars are coming from fewer donors—raising the stakes for building lasting, trust-based relationships. So how can your organization remain relationship-focused in an increasingly transactional giving environment?… Read more »

Why Now Is the Time to Talk Legacy Giving with Your Donors

Posted , by . Topic: Development Plan, Donors, Fundraising, Gift Solicitation, Planned Giving.

Make-A-Will Month Is Underway—Are You Making the Most of It? By Brantley Boyott, Guest Contributor Intro by Abby Webster, Vice President Did you know that August is Make-A-Will Month? Legacy giving through bequests in wills is a meaningful and lasting form of generosity. For this month’s newsletter, we are excited to collaborate with Brantley Boyett, co-Founder and president of Giving… Read more »

Tax Policy Is Changing—Here’s How to Talk to Your Donors

Posted , by Ginny Reynolds Badgett, Consultant. Topic: Crisis Fundraising, Development Plan, Donor Communication, Donor Retention, Donors, Federal Funding Uncertainty, Fundraising, Funds and Funders, Gift Solicitation, Government, High-Net-Worth Individuals, Major Donors, Major Gifts Programs, Making the Ask, Planned Giving, Year-End Giving.

Slow and Steady Wins the Race: A Nonprofit’s Guide to Navigating the New Tax Policy with Donors   By Ginny Reynolds-Badgett Consultant In Aesop’s timeless fable The Tortoise and the Hare, the steady and focused tortoise overtakes the boastful, erratic hare. The tortoise’s persistence pays off in the long run. Today’s nonprofits face what may… Read more »

Beyond the Headlines: What Giving USA 2025 Means for You

Posted , by Elizabeth Vana, CFRE. Topic: Crisis Fundraising, Donor Advised Funds, Donor Prospects, Donors, Federal Funding Uncertainty, Fundraising, Funds and Funders, Gift Solicitation, Giving USA, Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy Research & Events.

The Giving USA 2025 Data Is In — Now What? The newly released Giving USA 2025: Annual Report on Philanthropy shows that charitable giving in 2024 reached $592.5 billion — a 6.3% increase in current dollars and a 3.3% increase when adjusted for inflation. A strong stock market and steady economy fueled growth, with nearly every recipient sector seeing… Read more »

Webinar: Giving USA 2025 – Trends to Watch, Moves to Make

Posted , by Elizabeth Vana, Client Coordinator. Topic: Crisis Fundraising, Donors, Federal Funding Uncertainty, Fundraising, Giving USA, Philanthropy Research & Events, Webinars and Videos.

Free Webinar: Giving USA 2025 – Trends to Watch, Moves to Make   The philanthropic landscape is undergoing rapid change. The release of Giving USA 2025 provides fresh insights into donor behavior and giving trends — but this year, it arrives against the backdrop of significant policy shifts and growing economic uncertainty that are reshaping… Read more »

Is It the End of Philanthropy As We Know It?

Posted , by . Topic: Crisis Fundraising, Federal Funding Uncertainty, Fundraising, Major Donors, Philanthropy Research & Events.

Change Is the Only Constant: Prepare for the Future of Philanthropy By Wendy McGrady President and Chief Operating Officer The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is famous for noting that the only constant in life is change, saying “you cannot step twice in the same river.” Over 2,000 years later, this concept remains relevant—especially for the nonprofit sector… Read more »

AI + Fundraising = More Time for Donors

Posted , by Lindsey Rosenthal, Associate Consultant. Topic: Development Plan, Donors, Fundraising, Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy Research & Events.

Want More Time with Donors? Start Using AI for These 3 Fundraising Tasks By Lindsey Rosenthal Associate Consultant As nonprofit fundraising professionals, we’re all too familiar with the pressures of doing more with fewer resources. Smaller teams. Larger goals. Greater expectations. But what if AI tools could help ease this burden—allowing us to focus on what… Read more »

Women Give Differently – Is Your Nonprofit Keeping Up?

Posted , by Kate Hildebrant, Consultant. Topic: Development Plan, Fundraising, High-Net-Worth Individuals, Philanthropy Research & Events.

Women Give Differently: The Unique Role of Women in Philanthropy By Kate Hildebrand Consultant Recently I had the opportunity to attend a panel discussion on the topic of women in philanthropy. It was inspiring to hear from local female leaders on a subject that is important to me personally as a woman in fundraising and one… Read more »

The Curtis Group Hosts Town Hall on How Nonprofits are Adapting to Government Funding Changes

Posted , by Keith Curtis, President. Topic: Federal Funding Uncertainty, Fundraising, Government, Philanthropy Research & Events.

How Nonprofits are Adapting to Government Funding Challenges By Keith Curtis President, The Curtis Group As we all navigate a period of uncertainty shaped by executive orders, federal funding freezes, shifting priorities, stock market volatility, inflation, and the unpredictable ripples from this and so much more, we want to provide a space for nonprofits to unite,… Read more »