By Adrian Sargeant, the Robert F Hartsook Professor of Fundraising at Indiana UniversityI read today that in June 2011, CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) candidates in North America will begin taking a revised and updated exam to attain their CFRE status. Click here for the full story.At present in North America (and I hope it…
Congratulations to North Carolina State University, Institute for Non Profits headed by Dr. Mary Tschirhart for her foresight and vision in attracting the Philanthropy Journal and its editor Todd Cohen. I believe no other academic philanthropy center in the world has a daily virtual “newspaper”. This is a distinction that if directed correctly could be…
That is how we feel about our clients. Ever read the Berenstain Bears books to children? Our son, Austin, liked them a lot. If it was our turn to pick, we usually chose Learn About Strangers. Austin talked to everyone, and everyone loved talking him. (By the way, he still does). After letting him slip…
“Bobby, We Gotta Get This Done!”Those words were spoken to me almost two years ago this week by a Texas Gentleman, Gerald Franklin. This Houstonian embodies everything you think about Texans and their love of their state. He is big, outspoken, dedicated and lovable.Gerald started a firestorm at the National Exchange Clubs and their Foundation…
Last Christmas I was with a young and very talented fundraiser from the University of Missouri Kansas City who was giving me a ride home in a storm. As we turned the corner to my condo, she asked me what I thought made a good fundraiser. You know, when you’ve been in the business as…
It is a Sunday afternoon. During football season, many don’t know is that I watch bowling the first quarter of the NFL game. I’m not embarrassed to tell you, I love bowling. So I watch for an hour or so the PBA, Professional Bowlers Association games.Well, today the intercollegiate game is being broadcast. It is…
John and Dave were sitting at the bar in my favorite watering hole in Portland, Maine. The Dry Dock has a great salad that just hits the spot and a Bloody Mary to die for—the kind that’s could be a meal in itself, with a huge stalk of celery and a nice, plump shrimp. But…
While there continues to be some headline drama about 2009 Giving, the reality is, it was a good year . . . if you focused on individuals, if you had diversified your funding base, if you were persistent and tenacious, if you worked hard, if you could articulate your mission and present accountability for what…
In about six weeks, we’ll see the release of the 2009 Giving USA Report, researched by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, which is the site of some of the most meaningful work in the field. Giving USA has been the barometer of philanthropy in the America since 1956. While at times I challenge…
In just a little over a week, Hartsook Consultants will again offer their time and talent as part of our Hartsook Institutes’ Growing Philanthropy Days of Service. Increasing philanthropy is, after all, our mission. This time it will be in Washington, DC and Baltimore just before the 47th AFP International Conference between April 9 and 14. …
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