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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

Candid

Over the last year, there’s been an explosion of multi-million-dollar gifts from donors to their alma maters. Boone Pickens—who died in 2019—gave $120 million as a legacy gift to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University (OSU). Griffin, gave Harvard University a $300 million gift. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

According to data from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project , retention rates for new donors and donors who give small gifts are some of the most important trends for nonprofits to prioritize during campaigns both during year-end and in the next year. This correlates with an encouraging 39.5%

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

So when I’m talking about giving generously, board members need to make their own personal gift. They have children, they’re doing all of this. I may drop off a gift. But I don’t want to put the cart before the horse, so we’re going to take these one at a time. . They’re busy just like you.

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