Physician Giving – Part One
By Roger Longenderfer, M.D., Retired CEO of Pinnacle Health System and Executive Board Member, Pride Philanthropy I’m often asked to discuss ways to get physicians to participate in fundraising...
View ArticleAlways Looking for the Magic Key in Fundraising – Is It Storytelling?
We are always looking for that one area of focus in our fundraising work that is going to be the most effective and compelling in generating charitable support for our organization. There has been an...
View ArticleSandy
It was just over a year ago that Hurricane Irene prompted a reflective post about the value and importance of those institutions that make our communities what they are. Sadly, Hurricane Sandy has even...
View ArticleAn Encouraging Barometer
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Heart of Florida United Way boasted a jump of 10% in its annual campaign. Like many charities, the organization experienced a drop in giving as a result of the...
View Article2012 Predictions
I will spare you a retweeting of the countless predictions for fundraising and philanthropy for 2012, currently burning up the blogosphere. I visited a colleague one morning near year’s end. We talked...
View ArticleSteve Jobs and Philanthropy
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder, was a polarizing figure in the nonprofit world. While his chief business rival, Bill Gates, leads the world’s largest foundation and has been a standard-bearer for the...
View ArticleFundraising – Not the Oldest Profession
History truly does repeat itself – at least in philanthropy. In classical Greece and Rome fundraisers built amphitheaters, staged Olympic-style games and provided fabulous feasts (today’s golf...
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