From a professional who came to fundraising after a career in media and higher education, to an executive director of a museum who sought fundraising skills to strengthen and grow the museum, we’ve profiled individuals and organizations who have benefited from The Fund Raising School’s Certificate in Fund Raising Management. Today, meet an individual who… Read more »
Fundraising
Creating community through learning together
By John Ferguson and Sarah Nathan Fundraising can be a challenge for many nonprofits, especially when the person or persons responsible for overseeing the fundraising operations for their organization have little or no experience or training. Turnover is a consistent problem in many communities—a problem that the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne (CFGFW) wanted… Read more »
A passion for relationship-building and connecting donors to a cause they care about
Last week, we highlighted Macy Jackson, a junior at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy interning at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana in its grants and foundations department. Working in an office at Gleaners that is quite close to Jackson is Debbie Russell, the director of donor engagement. Russell has worked in development for almost… Read more »
‘We must embrace donors from varied and diverse backgrounds’: one alum’s outlook on philanthropy, diversity, and social capital
Joshua Humbert is a 2015 graduate of the master’s degree program at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Here, he speaks with Ann Boyd-Stewart, assistant dean for fundraising and alumni relations, about his journey to philanthropy and what he’s doing now. When did you receive your master’s degree, and how did you initially find out… Read more »
Hendricks County Community Foundation + The Fund Raising School = capacity-building partnership
Community foundations form an important piece of the nonprofit sector fabric in Indiana. We’ve explored the relationships between staff members at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and the Johnson County Community Foundation, as well as the partnership between The Fund Raising School and the Community Foundation of Boone County. Another recent partnership between the… Read more »