TWB Fundraising Blog
VP for Institutional Advancement: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin Seminary seeks a Vice President for Institutional Advancement to oversee its comprehensive...
Burning Man — Philanthropy in Action
This September, I hopped on a plane to Reno to embark on my first Burning Man event. While I...
Two Fundraising Leadership Roles: Marklund
Marklund is a nonprofit organization that serves individuals of all ages with severe and profound...
Senate Votes to Extend Charitable IRA Rollover
In an effort to encourage older Americans to give charitably out of their Individual Retirement...
Alumni Relations in the Age of Online Education (Part Two)
Think about it. Pretend you are a college student, registered at any given institution, taking most...
Soliciting Campaign Gifts: The Vanishing Volunteer
In the forty years I have been working in development, the past two decades as a consultant, I have...
The Power of the Fundraising Team
We don't always agree! I'm not talking about my wife and I, or my 16 year old (we almost never...
Fiscal Cliff Deal Beneficial to Charitable Giving
Despite the last minute December scramble, the yearend squabbling in Congress brought good news to...
No Laughing Matter
Our firm recently hosted a group of recently minted chief development officers for a one-day...
Getting to Give
I am regularly reminded of a brief talk that our former pastor gave when someone new joined our...
Is this a Blog or a Rant?
I’ll admit it. I tend to be a difficult donor. It’s not that I am an unusually bad person. I don’t...
2012 Philanthropy Awards
I was very interested to receive information recently about this year’s recipients of the Chicago...