The Benefactor Blog
Nonprofits are Perpetual Start-ups
Do you consider yourself an entrepreneur? Love the start-up culture? Want to change the world? Maybe you’re cut out for nonprofit leadership. Or maybe not. “Nonprofit organizations should operate more …
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We have all heard various “truisms” about successful planned giving programs and ways to increase endowment assets. These days, some of the old rules hold less merit—and newer strategies are …
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For the 2018 C-Suite Awards, Columbus Business First is honoring central Ohio’s most admired executives. Benefactor Group has had the pleasure of working with a number of the businesses featured, …
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If fundraising is an art—the “gentle art of teaching the joy of giving,” as Henry Rosso wrote—then major gift officers are artists. They skillfully build relationships, ask good questions, engage …
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Think of a capital or comprehensive campaign like running a marathon. You wouldn’t show up at the starting line without training, or start celebrating success at mile 17 when there’s …
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On a recent summer morning, nonprofit professionals from around Central Ohio gathered at The Columbus Foundation to hear panelists discuss The Fundamentals of Being a Data-Driven Nonprofit. The panelists were: …
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We sure have been busy the last few weeks. In fact, you may have seen us in the news once or twice! Take a look below at a few of …
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