--- title: TWB Fundraising Blog (9) description: The latest news, announcements, and thought leadership from the TWB team. 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[![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DLC2020.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=DLC2020.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/dlc-2021) September 25, 2020 ### [The DLC Announces the Class of 2020-21 Annual Fellows](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/dlc-2021) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) CHICAGO, Ill. – The first meeting of the Development Leadership Consortium’s 2020-21 class of... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/dlc-2021) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Al.Desimone.Announcement.png?width=960&height=512&name=Al.Desimone.Announcement.png)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/welcome-al-desimone) September 8, 2020 ### [Welcome Al DeSimone to TW&B](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/welcome-al-desimone) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is pleased to welcome [Al DeSimone](https://twbfundraising.com/about-twb/the-twb-team/al-desimone/) to the firm as the newest adjunct... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/welcome-al-desimone) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Donor%20Privacy.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=Donor%20Privacy.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/the-easiest-way-to-protect-donor-privacy) August 17, 2020 ### [The Easiest Way to Protect Donor Privacy](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/the-easiest-way-to-protect-donor-privacy) Written by [Sarai Hoffman](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/sarai-hoffman) The recent [Blackbaud data breach](https://www.blackbaud.com/securityincident) affected a yet unknown number of its 25,000 nonprofit customers,... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/the-easiest-way-to-protect-donor-privacy) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1.png?width=960&height=512&name=1.png)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/meet-the-new-faces-of-twb) July 14, 2020 ### [Meet the New Faces of TW&B](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/meet-the-new-faces-of-twb) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is proud to announce the three new additions to our consulting team:... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/meet-the-new-faces-of-twb) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Giving%20USA%20Standard%20(1).png?width=960&height=512&name=Copy%20of%20Giving%20USA%20Standard%20(1).png)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/looking-back-going-forward-giving-usa-2020) June 8, 2020 ### [Looking Back, Going Forward: Giving USA 2020](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/looking-back-going-forward-giving-usa-2020) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) **Tuesday, June 16th | 9:00-10:00am CT** [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/looking-back-going-forward-giving-usa-2020) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fundraising.leadership.roles.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=fundraising.leadership.roles.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/filling-your-fundraising-leadership-roles) May 13, 2020 ### [Filling your Fundraising Leadership Roles](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/filling-your-fundraising-leadership-roles) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) This is the second in a series of articles Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is publishing in response to... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/filling-your-fundraising-leadership-roles) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/managing.career.during.crisis.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=managing.career.during.crisis.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/how-should-i-be-managing-my-career-during-crisis) April 30, 2020 ### [How Should I Be Managing My Career during Crisis?](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/how-should-i-be-managing-my-career-during-crisis) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) This is the first in a series of articles Ter Molen Watkins & Brandt is publishing in response to... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/how-should-i-be-managing-my-career-during-crisis) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/nonprofit.covid19.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=nonprofit.covid19.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/how-nonprofits-can-plan-for-recovery-after-covid-19) April 15, 2020 ### [How Nonprofits can Plan for Recovery after COVID-19](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/how-nonprofits-can-plan-for-recovery-after-covid-19) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) As we pass what many believe to be the peak of the [COVID-19 crisis](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/coronavirus-and-fundraising), nonprofits must begin to look... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/how-nonprofits-can-plan-for-recovery-after-covid-19) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/COVID.NONPROFIT.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=COVID.NONPROFIT.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/will-life-return-to-normal-after-covid-19) April 15, 2020 ### [Will Life Return to Normal after COVID-19?](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/will-life-return-to-normal-after-covid-19) Written by [Marilyn Foster Kirk, CFRE](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/marilyn-foster-kirk-cfre) In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the media was abuzz with talk about a “new normal.” As... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/will-life-return-to-normal-after-covid-19) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FUNDRAISING.CRISIS.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=FUNDRAISING.CRISIS.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/fundraising-in-crisis) March 31, 2020 ### [Fundraising Priorities in a time of Crisis](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/fundraising-in-crisis) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) Given the turbulent state of our world, there’s no shortage of overwhelm amongst the nonprofit... [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/fundraising-in-crisis) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/vitual.gala.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=vitual.gala.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/converting-an-annual-gala-to-a-virtual-event) March 24, 2020 ### [Converting an Annual Gala to a Virtual Event](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/converting-an-annual-gala-to-a-virtual-event) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) **Spring event season is upon us, but so is social distancing.**  [Read More](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/converting-an-annual-gala-to-a-virtual-event) [![](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/hs-fs/hubfs/coronavirus.and.fundraising.jpg?width=960&height=512&name=coronavirus.and.fundraising.jpg)](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/coronavirus-and-fundraising) March 11, 2020 ### [Coronavirus and Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/coronavirus-and-fundraising) Written by [TWB Fundraising](https://blog.twbfundraising.com/author/ter-molen-watkins-brandt) As the number of novel coronavirus cases in the U.S. continues to climb and markets react, many... 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