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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

Elizabeth Abel will explore the role of the board in elevating fundraising activity and discuss effective strategies to recruit, engage, and deploy diverse board members as fundraising ambassadors. Yeah, engaging those board members to be fundraising ambassadors. Is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started?

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Foundation Supported Social Enterprises (FOSE): Expanding the Use of Program Related Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

The foundation opened in 2005 when Nick Simons, a great lover and visitor of Nepal died. Nick Simons was keenly aware of the medical needs in high altitude low income countries such as Nepal. They recognized in order to be successful that they need an income stream and they did not want to become a fundraising foundation.

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Charitable Giving Grew to $373.25 Billion in the U.S. in 2015

Connection Cafe

The report was established in 1956 by the American Association of Fundraising Counsel, now The Giving Institute, and is made possible by contributions from The Giving Institute member firms, foundations, and other donors. Giving USA is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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