Eileen R. Heisman  is teaching for the 22nd time the Philanthropy & Fundraising Survey Course at the  School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania . This year, Eileen has philanthropy expert and practitioner  Barrie Levine  as her Co-Instructor and  Steven Field  as the Graduate Teaching Fellow. 👩‍🎓 👩🏾‍🎓 🧑🏽‍🎓 There are 21 students in the class all of whom were pretty engaged last night and I saw no laptops out, all were taking notes with pen an

I find this market for funds to support nonprofits globally (as well as businesses) a challenge to understand fully and yet I'm gaining...

A program of DVLF, sponsored by Glenmede, presents several excellent, expert panelists*** will cover the future of new funding opportunities

In the past two weeks, three #nonprofits I'm familiar with needed to quickly process a #stock gift from a #donor, thus inspiring me to post.

Every month or two, I join a group of #volunteers to review an application for accreditation

Again, giving in 2023 was lower, using inflation-adjusted dollars (Giving USA Foundation | The Giving Institute, 2024).

For those of us seeking to further explore ethical and effective use AI, some of the tools and approaches .

Apparently the science around the side effects of volunteering matches both my own biases and material wishes. 

Karen Singer is a visual storyteller and artist familiar with fundraising campaigns.

Overwhelmingly, nonprofits do a terrific job of knowing when to count and book a gift in their records.

50% of donors over 50 years of age will remove an organization from their estate plan within ten years without some routine stewardship