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It was February 23, 2021, and I was doing one of my favorite things, listening to a podcast while getting ready for the day. The episode was from At the Table with Patrick Lencioni, one of my favorite authors and the brilliant mind behind The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and several other bestsellers. On […]
A little over a year ago, I made the transition into full-time consulting after spending 25 years as a fundraiser. It has been a year of both opportunities and rewards—marked by upheaval across the nonprofit sector, but also by the privilege of walking alongside leaders and organizations doing remarkable work in their communities. What I’ve […]
The 2025 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy, produced with the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, offers an up-to-date look at how affluent Americans are giving, volunteering, and thinking about impact. The headline is clear: Generosity remains strong, but the landscape is changing. Fewer affluent households are giving—down to 81% from 91% a […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, marks one of the most significant shifts to charitable giving rules in recent history. The new law affects how donors of all sizes approach their contributions, from small recurring givers to major philanthropists and corporate partners. While tax policy changes often […]
Numbers tell a story, and research into donor behavior and giving trends gives all of us — fundraisers, consultants and nonprofit partners — a roadmap to navigate what’s next. The 2025 Bank of America Study of Philanthropy: Charitable Giving by Affluent Households, conducted in partnership with Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, suggests both […]
Earlier this summer, Campbell & Company presented a "Looking Ahead" section in its annual Giving USA presentation—a forward-focused conversation about the Giving USA report and the economic indicators most likely to shape fundraising in the coming months. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with many agreeing how crucial it is to keep a close watch on […]
Hello fellow Giving Institute members, Happy Fall! It has been a very active first couple of months of our 2025-26 Giving Institute year with contributions from so many, and I am pleased to share here a number of key developments. First, as you will have seen in the new GI Exec announcement in September, I […]
Right now, nonprofit leaders and fundraisers are carrying an impossible weight: shrinking budgets, donor fatigue, staff turnover, all while still being expected to deliver bold results. For social justice organizations, the landscape is even more complicated, with mounting pressure to dilute language, shift priorities, or sidestep difficult truths just to secure funding. In our most […]
