Independent schools and COVID-19: How institutions can navigate the economic impact

Expand the reach of feasibility studies with surveys

Feasibility study results are dependent on the donors who are...

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One advantage that distinguished nonprofits during the pandemic: learning

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a shocking stress test to nonprofit...

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What I wish I knew about annual giving: A conversation with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Kim Mougenel and Kutztown University Foundation’s Jayanne Sevast

There’s a lot more to annual giving than meets the...

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Think creatively to deepen ties with your volunteers

Volunteers want to help. They want to contribute to your...

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5 fundraising lessons we learned in June

Here are five lessons we learned last month: Overall giving...

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Increasing donor satisfaction and retention starts with listening

Ensuring that donors are satisfied with their giving experience is...

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How to ensure your institution benefits from the online giving boom

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered the way that many of...

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Giving reached a record high in 2020, according to Giving USA. Here are GG+A’s key takeaways.

Overall giving reached $471.44 billion in 2020, setting a new...

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Calculating the cost of losing high-performing fundraisers

(Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Chronicle of Philanthropy)...

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The nano-campaign playbook: Strategies for swift, focused gifts projects

Do you have ambitious campaign aspirations but not much experience...

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4 fundraising lessons we learned in May

Here are four lessons we learned last month: Behind every...

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Parent perspectives on volunteering: An interview with two Kinkaid School trustees

What inspires parents to volunteer? Keeps them engaged? Makes them...

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The strategy that many hospitals are missing when it comes to building a major gift pipeline

Academic medicine and healthcare institutions have unique opportunities to leverage...

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Now is the time to equip your boards to thrive well into the future. Here’s where to start.

Many of us have been remotely engaging our boards for...

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4 fundraising lessons we learned in April

Here are four lessons we learned last month: It is...

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How volunteers can help nonprofit institutions thrive

Volunteers are the lifeblood of nonprofit institutions. They are often...

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The importance of fundraising strategy

Note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue...

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What to think about as you start a planned giving program

We’re in the midst of a significant moment for planned...

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It’s time to start planning for the post-COVID campaign

If all goes according to plan, the United States will...

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4 fundraising lessons we learned in March

Here are four takeaways we learned last month: A good...

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Nearly every campaign will encounter unforeseen challenges. Here’s how to tackle them.

Campaigns are longer than ever. The median capital campaign spans...

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Independent schools’ major gifts fundraising is not just for campaigns anymore

Too often independent schools take a “tent-like” approach to major...

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What nonprofits can learn from the success of GoFundMe and other crowdfunding platforms

In a little more than a decade, GoFundMe has grown...

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Board best practices for independent school fundraising

Whether in a campaign or not, the board of trustees...

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5 fundraising lessons we learned in February

Here are five lessons we learned last month: Comprehensive fundraising...

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Advancement adages to succeed by

Over the course of 25 years in fundraising, I’ve collected...

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The challenge and opportunity of navigating leadership changes in the middle of a campaign

Anyone who works in higher education knows that leadership changes...

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Gift-officer-in-chief: The head of school’s role in major gifts work

Your board of trustees has just approved a proposed capital...

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How to turn around an underperforming board

Boards can serve an extremely important role within a nonprofit...

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Are comprehensive fundraising campaigns still effective?

A number of university advancement leaders have recently asked me...

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Adapting alumni engagement: 2021 and beyond, Q&A with Andy Shaindlin, Vice President for Alumni Relations, Brown University

Andy Shaindlin, Vice President for Alumni Relations, recently spoke with...

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How COVID-19 will continue to impact fundraising well after the pandemic passes

In the course of a few days in March, the...

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4 fundraising lessons we learned in January

Here are four lessons we learned in January: Advancement officers...

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How to engage academic partners for win-win results

When most people look back on their university days, they...

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5 lessons from Mackenzie Scott’s modern approach to philanthropy

Treasure Valley Family YMCA CEO David Duro was floored when...

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Aligning development activities with institutional strategic plans

During my 35-plus years in development I’ve held fast to...

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Bringing gift opportunities to life for annual donors

Let’s imagine a common scenario. Soon you’ll be sending an...

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It’s time to develop a virtual stewardship model

Montgomery College, a three-campus community college, in December 2019 received...

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Take a fresh look at your stewardship program

Raising money in the midst of a global pandemic and...

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Campaign caught COVID-19? Adapting to the 'new normal'

Only eight months into the leadership gifts phase of its...

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Creating a virtual homecoming experience: Q-and-A with Kutztown’s director of alumni relations and director of student involvement

In the webinar “Virtually Interactive Homecoming From Home” Kutztown University...

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Why it pays to ask donors how they feel about annual giving

Even in normal times, institutions are likely to know far...

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How annual and leadership annual giving can drive discovery in the new era

Along with other facets of Advancement, the pandemic has deeply...

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How to earn your end-of-year gift in 2020

It’s November: time for most annual giving directors to be...

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It’s time to renew the purpose of your leadership annual giving program

We live in the age of personalization. Whether donors are...

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It’s time to rethink major gift officer metrics

It’s easy to count inputs. That’s why nonprofits have long...

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Want to know what your donors are thinking? Ask them!

With the world changing at a rapid pace, there has...

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Fundraisers outlook remains steady while nonprofits begin to see greater impact on budgets and staff

October’s outlook on fundraising has remained somewhat steady with September...

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Advancement’s role in interdisciplinary initiatives

There is growing recognition inside academia that solutions to both...

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COVID-19 and its aftermath are no match for a well-crafted strategic plan

Whether you are an advocate or a skeptic of strategic...

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Fundraisers continue to forecast high impact of COVID-19 on fundraising and overall donor participation

Looking out 90 days, just eight (8%) of respondents see...

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A predictive analytics journey: How NorthShore University HealthSystem turned its hopes and dreams into reality.

Senior Director of Annual Giving Nicole Brennan, CFRE and Program...

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It’s time for small shops to start a planned giving program

The global pandemic, recession, and racial reckoning have challenged nonprofits—particularly...

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What we’ve learned about philanthropy since March—and what it means for the months to come

Nonprofit institutions have never experienced anything like the last six...

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Here’s how major gift officers can overcome pandemic fatigue

It is difficult to escape the reality that these are...

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Adapting the discovery process to the remote environment requires creative thinking

What would you think if I told you in December...

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Independent schools need to shift from pivoting to proactive planning

Alongside “COVID-19” and “pandemic," it is reasonable to assume that...

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Nonprofits reporting longer-term impact of COVID-19 on fundraising

September responses show a slight downturn in the 30, 60,...

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This is community colleges’ mission moment

The fall term is upon us and COVID-19 still looms....

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It’s time for cultural institutions to rethink the role of their auxiliary groups

This is the third article in a three-part thought leadership...

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The FY21 annual fund: Hope is not a strategy

Congratulations. You made it through FY20. Perhaps your school’s fundraising...

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Re-opening campuses – The challenging decisions and the role of transparent, inclusive communications

Loyola University Maryland’s Terrence Sawyer, J.D., Senior Vice President Advancement,...

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Fiscal year closures demonstrate mixed year-end levels of private support

In this week’s survey of fundraiser outlook, we learn that...

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Back to school looks very different this year. What does that mean for how advancement shops engage parents?

This fall will look dramatically different from any previous year....

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University of Dayton’s advancement program focuses, shows flexibility, and resiliency

Jim McKey, GG+A Senior Vice President, and University of Dayton’s...

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Leveraging fundraising volunteers during tumultuous times

This is the second article in a three-part thought leadership...

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Do you have an issue management plan?

An email from your CRM vendor states that it suffered...

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The critical role of arts and culture boards, now and moving forward

This is the first article in a three-part thought leadership...

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Academic medicine advancement: Turning passion into a career

Kate Azizi, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the Medical...

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Fundraising campaigns in the time of COVID-19: Q-and-A with UVA’s Mark Luellen

In the webinar, "Fundraising campaigns in the time of COVID-19,"...

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Survey: Advancement offices and fundraising continue remote models with unpredictable return to in-person events

In August, more advancement offices have reopened for in-person work...

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How to decide when to stop, go or pivot your fundraising events

The COVID-19 pandemic has left the fundraising world reeling. As...

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How small shops can steward new donors

At roughly the same time that the pandemic forced much...

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The basic rules of engagement haven’t changed, but the pandemic has created new opportunities and challenges

Engaging our constituents has always been at the heart of...

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The University of Virginia balances a campaign and virtual alumni engagements during the COVID-19 pandemic

John Glier, GG+A CEO, and Mark Luellen, Vice President for...

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Survey: Nonprofits have made difficult financial decisions in response to COVID-19

In week 17 of the SurveyLab tracking of fundraiser outlook,...

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The case for need-based scholarships is the case for our future

COVID-19 and its economic aftermath have caused a brute reckoning,...

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Using donor insight to design regular giving products

In this webinar, GG+A’s Dan Lowman and Adrian Salmon walk...

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Survey: Fundraisers are more concerned over the longer-term negative forecast

In this week’s SurveyLab tracking of fundraiser outlook, participants demonstrated...

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How Carnegie Mellon University is reimagining its successful GivingCMUDay

Carnegie Mellon’s take on Giving Tuesday, #givingCMUday, has been an...

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3 silver linings for advancement programs in the COVID-19 world

The COVID-19 pandemic forced advancement teams to pivot abruptly to...

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A philanthropic response to COVID-19 at Mexico's largest private university

Mexico’s largest private, nonprofit university system, which encompasses 25 campuses...

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It’s time to rethink the discovery process

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, most higher education institutions recognized...

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Digital donor engagement: Chart your course webinar

You did the impossible. Overnight, you pivoted from donor events,...

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Why institutions need to understand what their donors are thinking

In normal times, fundraising follows a consistent path. While the...

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How a top university with a lean advancement team is managing during a pandemic webinar

Like many universities, Rice University has focused on its commitment...

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'Building a post-COVID strategy' webinar with Jim Husson of Boston College

This post was updated on Aug. 17. In this webinar,...

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Short-term negative fundraising outlook jumps while 60- and 90-day remain stable, survey finds

The 30-day high impact to fundraising jumped this week to...

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'Very small shop fundraising in a pandemic' webinar with GG+A's Al Novak

When you look in the mirror in the morning, do...

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The (virtual) arc of engagement: Moving donor conversations forward

Early this spring, seemingly overnight, the time-tested habits of Advancement...

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Survey: Overall fundraising outlook on upswing while crowdsourcing, giving days results remain promising

Fundraising outlook overall continues to improve, while crowdsourcing and giving...

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'Conducting a mini campaign planning study virtually' webinar with Harvard Chan's development leader Kristen Rozansky

When a recent mini campaign planning study at Harvard T.H....

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How health care fundraisers can rethink prospect engagement

The internet’s ability to maintain connections has been crucial to...

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Survey finds slight uptick in negative fundraising outlook over 90 days and positive outcomes from crowdsourcing, giving days

Negative fundraising outlooks for the next 30, 60 and 90...

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'Yay! Quarantine is over! Now what?' webinar with development director of Victoria University in New Zealand

New Zealand is ahead of the pandemic curve compared to...

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'How we kept fundraising going in a pandemic' webinar with John T. Rogers of Penn Charter

GG+A's Independent Schools practice recently hosted a webinar highlighting how...

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Three-month outlook for fundraising holding steady, SurveyLab tracking survey finds

Fundraiser outlook over the next three months is holding steady,...

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GG+A statement on the deeply disturbing recent events in America and a call to action

Editor's note: This statement was issued on behalf of GG+A...

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More crisis fundraising, or 'Now what do I do?'

Earlier this week, GG+A’s leadership put out a statement addressing...

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Survey: Fundraising outlooks improve slightly this week, signaling hope in the turmoil

The 30-, 60-, and 90-day fundraising outlooks have found a...

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Donor stewardship during the pandemic and beyond: Q-and-A with UToronto's Gillian Morrison

In the webinar, "Stewardship During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond,”...

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Survey finds 30-, 60-, and 90-day outlook for fundraising stabilizing

The fundraising outlook for the next 30, 60, and 90...

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Charting a path to fundraising success: Lessons from Penn State's crisis

In November 2011, I was finishing my 15th year as...

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How advancement programs can demonstrate ROI during challenging budget times

Now that the initial shock of the COVID-19 crisis has...

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In times of uncertainty, now more than ever—drop the clichés. (Here’s how to break the habit.)

I’ll start by saying: look, I get it. We’ve all...

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Redefining donor and alumni engagement: A Q-and-A with UVA's Cindy Fredrick

In the webinar, "Redefining How We Engage with the University’s...

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Giving appeals in the time of coronavirus: Webinar with Sylvia Racca, executive director of the Dartmouth College fund, and Tim Poisson, senior managing director of the Dartmouth fund

In this webinar, GG+A Vice Presidents Adrian Salmon and Jason Shough...

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