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5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2012 Report

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Fundraising growth in the arts subsector was helped by an $800 million cash gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas from the Walton Family Foundation. Giving by individuals, bequest, and family foundations amounted to 88% of total giving in 2011. This figure is one percentage point higher than in 2010.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am Michael Hoffman

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I am not on the anthropology faculty of the University of Arkansas. I have never even been to Arkansas. I hope they appreciate the gift. I am not a Partner at Skadden working on securities and financial matters, though I would trade salaries with him any day. I suppose many of us could make such a film. My kids won’t.

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[VIDEO] 4-Step Plan to More Donations and Greater Fundraising Results

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But don’t do that right now because my new friend, Jesse Lane, is joining us from beautiful Northwest Arkansas. Our gifts are going to go further.” Maybe you challenge your board chair to give that first gift and then ask them to challenge your whole board to give a matching pool of money. You doing okay?

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