The Role of the Board in Today’s Fundraising Climate

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FREE Webinar February 24, 2022 1 – 2 p.m. EST   Register Today! 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 experience…. Read more »

New Donor-Advised Funds Data and Trends

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Maximize Dollars Raised from Donor-Advised Funds Ma   Victoria chats with Anna Pruitt, managing editor of Giving USA at Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy about their recent report on Donor-Advised Funds. Find out where the dollars went, how things changed and what you could be doing with this information to raise more dollars. To… Read more »

Congrats to Abby Weber

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Six years have flown by with Abby on our team. She is passionate and committed, and we are lucky to call her a colleague and friend!    

Curtis Group Hiring Client Manager

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The Curtis Group – Client Manager   The Curtis Group, a leading fundraising consulting firm serving the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond, is seeking a Client Manager to join our growing team. The Client Manager position offers a rare opportunity for an individual with a demonstrated interest in and passion for nonprofit development to assist our… Read more »

Curtis Published in Inside Business Giving Issue

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The needs are great, but our resolve and generosity are greater | Expert column   Check out the full article printed in conjunction with Inside Business’s Giving Issue.   To say that this past 20 months has been filled with hardship is a vast understatement. Then again, to say that Americans have been generous in the last 20 months… Read more »

National Philanthropy Day Hampton Roads

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In case you missed last week’s virtual National Philanthropy Day celebration with the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Hampton Roads, check out our Executive Vice President Wendy McGrady’s inspirational opening remarks.  

Free Webinar: What Motivates Your Major Donors to Give

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Bank of America Study of Philanthropy: Charitable Giving by Affluent Households   Register Today!   Have you ever wondered what motivates your major donors to give? Or how your organization’s giving stacks up to national trends? And most importantly, do you wonder what you should do with these trends? With the recent release of The… Read more »

New Report by Giving USA on Donor-advised Funds

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A recent report released by the Giving USA Foundation further confirms what we have been sharing for years: Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are one of the fastest growing charitable giving vehicles in the country. Between 2014 and 2018, grants given from DAFs to nonprofits doubled. According to a more recent report from the National Philanthropic Trust,… Read more »

Cultivation and Stewardship in Today’s Fundraising Climate

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Free Webinar Cultivation and Stewardship in Today’s Fundraising Climate   October 21,2021 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Eastern Time Register Today!   As we move into yet another season filled with uncertainty, we are all having to function under a new fundraising normal. This new normal still relies on the same successful fundraising cycle, cultivation,… Read more »

Norfolk Botanical Garden Breaks Ground

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Keith Curtis and Abby Weber had a wonderful time celebrating the ground breaking at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. We are so proud to have supported them in this campaign, and we can’t wait to see the Garden of Tomorrow come to life.     The Garden of Tomorrow will take Norfolk Botanical Garden to the… Read more »