PLANNED GIVING IN A PANDEMIC

The Covid-19 pandemic has driven a significant rise in end-of-life planning, with many sources showing a 30-45% increase in the creation of wills, trusts, and estate plans. As a consequence, nonprofits are reporting a significant increase in planned gifts.

Creative Fundraising Advisors President Paul Johnson sat down with Theresa Gienapp, Director of Planned Giving at Macalester College, to analyze  this important issue, and to determine what an organization can do to make sure it is prepared for these vital, sensitive  conversations. 

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CultureBrokers and CFA are co-hosting a webinar to discuss diversity and the fundraising talent pipeline

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Register for our Feb. 25 webinar, featuring Lisa Tabor, president of CultureBrokers; William Harris, president and CEO of Space Center Houston; Birgit Smith Burton, founder of the African American Development Officers Network (AADO); Sunanda Ghosh, director of Strategic Relations for The Redford Foundation, and CFA’s new of counsel consultant, AJ Casey.

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AJ Casey and Utica Gray Join Creative Fundraising Advisors Team

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Creative Fundraising Advisors (CFA) welcomed two experienced fundraising consultants to its team in January 2021: AJ Casey, a nonprofit leader, trainer, and consultant for more than 25 years who will serve as Of Counsel for work with The Actors Fund, and Dr. Utica J. Gray, an experienced leader with expertise in human services, education, and health care who will serve as Of Counsel for work with Walker|West Music Academy.

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Cultivating Major Gifts in Challenging Times

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The highest priority for any development officer, of course, is nurturing relationships with an organization’s most significant donors and prospects. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to create economic and social challenges, gift officers are taking a fresh look at these relationships. They want to be sure they are connecting in a meaningful way while also being sensitive to donors’ changing circumstances

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Wise Strategic Planning Drives Impact and Resilience

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“The last seven words of a dying organization are ‘Because we’ve always done it that way,’” says CFA founder Paul Johnson. “Strategic planning allows a board and leadership team to step back, take stock, and use their creative and analytical powers to plan a wise path.”

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Dodge Nature Center’s Transformative Campaign Thrives Amid Pandemic

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Dodge Nature Center kicked off its largest-ever fundraising campaign in September 2020. This was as the United States was six months into the global pandemic and people throughout the country were feeling great economic pain.

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