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“Sharing Power: The Challenge of Board Diversity” webinar takes place April 14

Our April 14 webinar will explore explanations for low board diversity and suggest practical and actionable solutions to address the issue.

Highlights from our Finding Diverse Fundraising Talent webinar

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The experience of building diversity in his own company led Johnson to partner with Lisa Tabor of CultureBrokers to develop a “Finding Diverse Fundraising Talent,” a panel discussion with national fundraising experts. The panel started by answering the question why it matters to have people of color represented in fundraising and then suggested ways to go about hiring differently. “You can’t post and pray. You have to do things differently. You have to look for connections. With filling positions, you can’t just turn on the spigot; you need to always be out there.”

Planned giving in a pandemic

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.”

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.

Creative Fundraising Advisors Welcomes Tony Grundhauser and Sara Johnson

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(Saint Paul, MINN) — Creative Fundraising Advisors (CFA), a national strategic fundraising firm based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is expanding its staff to include Principal Tony Grundhauser, who brings more than 25 years of fundraising experience to CFA’s practice, and Creative Services Director Sara Johnson, who most recently served as Vice President Creative Director at KNOCK.

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