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Loyola University Maryland’s Terrence Sawyer, J.D., Senior Vice President Advancement,...
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This fall will look dramatically different from any previous year....
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Jim McKey, GG+A Senior Vice President, and University of Dayton’s...
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Kate Azizi, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the Medical...
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In the webinar, "Fundraising campaigns in the time of COVID-19,"...
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In August, more advancement offices have reopened for in-person work...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has left the fundraising world reeling. As...
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John Glier, GG+A CEO, and Mark Luellen, Vice President for...
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In week 17 of the SurveyLab tracking of fundraiser outlook,...
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COVID-19 and its economic aftermath have caused a brute reckoning,...
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In this week’s SurveyLab tracking of fundraiser outlook, participants demonstrated...
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Carnegie Mellon’s take on Giving Tuesday, #givingCMUday, has been an...
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The COVID-19 pandemic forced advancement teams to pivot abruptly to...
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Mexico’s largest private, nonprofit university system, which encompasses 25 campuses...
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You did the impossible. Overnight, you pivoted from donor events,...
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Like many universities, Rice University has focused on its commitment...
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This post was updated on Aug. 17. In this webinar,...
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The 30-day high impact to fundraising jumped this week to...
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When you look in the mirror in the morning, do...
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Early this spring, seemingly overnight, the time-tested habits of Advancement...
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Fundraising outlook overall continues to improve, while crowdsourcing and giving...
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When a recent mini campaign planning study at Harvard T.H....
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Negative fundraising outlooks for the next 30, 60 and 90...
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New Zealand is ahead of the pandemic curve compared to...
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GG+A's Independent Schools practice recently hosted a webinar highlighting how...
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Fundraiser outlook over the next three months is holding steady,...
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Earlier this week, GG+A’s leadership put out a statement addressing...
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The 30-, 60-, and 90-day fundraising outlooks have found a...
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In the webinar, "Stewardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond,”...
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The fundraising outlook for the next 30, 60, and 90...
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In November 2011, I was finishing my 15th year as...
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In the webinar, "Redefining How We Engage with the University’s...
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In this webinar, GG+A Vice Presidents Adrian Salmon and Jason Shough...
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For the first time since tracking began, fundraising outlooks for...
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In this webinar, Jeff Nearhoof, GG+A Senior Vice President, talks...
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GG+A's latest webinar features GG+A Senior Vice Presidents Melinda Church...
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Editor's note: This article was updated on July 7 There’s...
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Fundraising offices continue to be increasingly positive in their outlook...
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How are nonprofits—from local arts organizations to major research universities—staying...
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Last month, GG+A hosted the webinar, “How Arts and Cultural...
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In college, I was fortunate enough to spend a semester...
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Fundraisers were slightly more optimistic this week than last, according...
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Editor's note: This article was updated on May 29 We’ve...
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In this webinar, GG+A CEO John Glier talks to Anthony...
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On April 17, GG+A hosted a webinar with guest Marc...
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In this webinar, GG+A CEO John Glier talks to Cindy...
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Most organizations think of data governance as just another thing...
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Robert J. Spiller, Assistant Secretary for Advancement for the Smithsonian...
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In this webinar, "Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education: Immediate...
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The outlook for fundraising is turning more negative after four...
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In this webinar, Marc Weinstein, Vice-Principal of University Advancement at...
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Sentiment for the next 30 and 60 days out continues...
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It’s challenging to navigate the philanthropic landscape amid a global...
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Editor's note: This is Part II of a two-part response...
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Editor's note: This is Part I of a two-part response...
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Crises strike every organization. Data systems are breached. Research protocols...
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In late February, the NorthShore University HealthSystem Foundation team was...
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Fundraiser sentiment has been steadily improving since the beginning of...
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Since my last blog post, my GG+A colleagues and I...
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Independent schools face unique challenges, and this remains true during...
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GG+A Vice President Adrian Salmon recently conducted a webinar on...
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Nonprofit organizations are becoming increasingly comfortable with remote activity and...
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GG+A’s latest webinar, “Fundraising for the Nation’s Museums: Planning and...
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Small development shops know how important and transformational planned gifts...
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Most nonprofit organizations have moved to a fully remote development...
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GG+A's latest webinar, “Making Relationships Matter: UCLA Advancement Program’s Response...
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In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the team at...
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Unsurprisingly, there are high levels of concern and uncertainty across...
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In December 2016, the Information Commissioner (UK) fined the RSPCA...
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In the first two blog posts of GG+A’s Ross-CASE Survey...
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In our previous Ross-CASE blog, my colleague Adrian Salmon...
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Recently my GG+A colleagues and I presented our analysis of...
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GG+A Vice President Adrian Salmon will present a day-long workshop...
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CASE social media leaders and practitioners who gather this week...
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My GG+A colleagues in the US have been taken aback...
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Last week I attended the CASE-NAIS annual conference in New...
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Regular giving is now most definitely multi-channel. The mean number...
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One of the most common reasons our clients ask for benchmarking...
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In partnering with their development colleagues in fundraising initiatives involving...
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Recently, the notion of international markets as a growth opportunity has taken hold...
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"The new regulations have been tightened as a result of...
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“Our challenge is to build a prospect pool that is...
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You're the type who never gives up. But sometimes, letting...
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Studies show that people around the world are naturally inclined...
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A data collection technique that forces respondents to choose a...
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The Giving USA 2015 Report on Philanthropic Giving, the annual report on...
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The Giving USA 2015 Report on Philanthropic Giving, the annual report on...
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The Giving USA 2015 Report on Philanthropic Giving, the annual report on...
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The Giving USA 2015 Report on Philanthropic Giving, the annual report on...
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The more I peruse the literature on women’s philanthropy, the more...
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First you gotta crawl, then walk… and then you can...
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How can a small development team with a big fundraising...
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As news is created and distributed at a previously unimaginable...
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So many museums suffer what some might consider a “happy...
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The term “big data” may be the buzz word of...
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Effective case statements consist of compelling prose that, while appealing...
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I am a sports fan (or fanatic, some might say);...
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