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Lessons in Capital Campaign Leadership: A Reflection

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Last week I had the pleasure of attending one of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Indiana Chapter’s continuing education luncheons. This blog by Willie Matis was originally posted on the Association of Fundraising Professionals Indiana Chapter blog. . I expected a quality program. I got brilliance.

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Key Findings from Giving USA 2014 Report

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charitable giving and estimates sources of giving and amounts received by type of organization. Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Giving to Religious organizations was flat on a year over year basis while giving to Education was up 9%. Overall Giving Trends.

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Tapping Giving USA Data for Year-Round Success

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That report card is called Giving USA , a public service initiative of The Giving Institute , produced each year with assistance from its research partner, the Lily Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. Set goals based on how your organization is performing today and where you’d like it to be tomorrow.

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High Net-Worth Individuals: Your Joyful, Generous and Inspired Donors

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How do you decide which organizations or institutions in which to invest?”. In a 2010 study by Indiana University and Bank of America, HNWI donors reported giving on average $35,000 a year when not engaged and $124,000 when engaged. That amount jumped to $158,000 when the organization tapped into the donors’ professional expertise.

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Charitable Giving Grew to Record Levels in 2014

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charitable giving and estimates sources of giving and amounts received by type of organization. Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Religious organizations received the largest share of charitable dollars in 2014 at 32%. reached $358.38 billion in 2014, a 7.1%

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npNEXT 2013

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Demographic, economic and technological challenges are making it increasingly difficult to raise the money organizations need to meet the ever-increasing demand. Director of Research | Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. The issues in the industry are profound. Nonprofits are under a lot of pressure.

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#shamelessplug: Take This Fundraising Survey!

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You want to know how other organizations fundraising programs performed in 2011. You want to see where your organization stacks up in terms of goals for 2012. You want to know how other organization’s boards are engaged in fundraising. Probably not – so take advantage of a group that will do it for you.

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