New Blog Post: “What Motivates Affluent Households’ Giving?”

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  What Motivates Affluent Households’ Giving? By Hilary Fulp, Vice President Last week I attended an invitation-only presentation in Hampton Roads hosted by Bank of America on their new research on high-net-worth households’ giving–the 2023 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy: Charitable Giving by Affluent Households. At this event, The Curtis Group President Keith Curtis, Bank of America’s Managing Director… Read more »

Join Our Team as a Consultant

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The Curtis Group, a leading national fundraising consulting firm, is seeking an experienced consultant to join our growing team in the DMV region. The consultant position is a critical role in our firm, helping to guide and coach our clients toward fundraising success. The position works directly with the firm’s principals and associate consultants to… Read more »

The Curtis Group Promotes Hilary Fulp to Vice President

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kaitlin Robb Director of Marketing kaitlin@thecurtisgroup.com 757-496-2224 The Curtis Group Promotes Hilary Fulp to Vice President VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (January 30, 2024) — The Curtis Group, consultants to nonprofits, is pleased to announce the promotion of Hilary Fulp to vice president. In this new role, Fulp will be responsible for… Read more »

The Role of the Board: Free Webinar

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The Role of the Board Register Now Nov 14 1 – 2 p.m. EDT Today more than ever, nonprofit boards are expected to raise significant amounts of money. The Curtis Group’s extensive work with nonprofits has provided us the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of nonprofit boards of different sizes and levels of… Read more »

New Blog Post: “Maximizing Donor Retention – Key Findings from latest FEP report”

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Making (Dollars and) Sense of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project’s Latest Report By Ginny Reynolds Badgett, Associate Consultant Each quarter the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP) releases aggregate views of the current year’s fundraising data. Much of the data collected and analyzed focuses on donors – donor size, donation count and type (new, repeat or recaptured). These reports… Read more »

New Blog: Ensuring Equity in Philanthropy

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The Potential Impact of the Affirmative Action Supreme Court Decision     By Wendy McGrady, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Whatever your opinion on the recent Affirmative Action Supreme Court decision, it is impossible to ignore it’s potential impact on philanthropy. I recently returned from the Giving Institute Summer Symposium where I had thought-provoking… Read more »

President and Founder Keith Curtis recently published in The Virginian-Pilot

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Our President W. Keith Curtis just published an opinion piece in the The Virginian-Pilot, “Don’t Just Read the Headline about Charitable Giving.” Keith shares his thoughts on the state of philanthropy in the U.S., noting:“A number of national articles and news stories have crossed my desk in the last month regarding the recent release of… Read more »

Wendy McGrady Elected Vice Chair of Giving USA Foundation

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Wendy Elected Vice Chair of Giving USA Foundation   Our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Wendy McGrady was just elected Vice Chair of Giving USA Foundation at the most recent Giving Institute and Giving USA annual meetings in Indianapolis. Pictured, Wendy is joined by Chair, Josh Birkholz and immediate past chair, Laura MacDonald,… Read more »

Giving USA 2023 Results

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Check out our latest post with a key trends and takeaways from  Giving USA 2023.

New Blog: Are you Eligible for Earmarks?

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Are You Eligible for Community Project Funding/Earmarks? By Hilary Fulp, Senior Consultant The U.S. House of Representatives recently released guidance on Community Project Funding (also called earmarks) for FY24. With the constantly changing political landscape, our goal is to provide you with a brief overview of where things stand with earmarks as well as what you… Read more »