Mel and Pearl Shaw

There’s a public secret that benefits many individuals and nonprofits. It’s called matching gifts. That’s the term for when an employer – or other organization – commits to make a…

We write today to share our grief and sorrow with the Jewish community of Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, PA, and with local Jewish communities across the country, and with the…

It’s almost 2019 – do you have a plan for year-end fundraising? Nonprofits are busy now with what is known in the business as “year-end fundraising.” The focus is on…

With this column, we offer food for thought. We want to start a conversation, and encourage people to find a way that we can protect historically black neighborhoods and grow…

Fundraising is about building relationships. We all have relationships. When it comes to fundraising – especially major gift fundraising – the question is this: do you – or those you…

Part Four of a four-part series We were recently asked to speak to the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). We share these remarks here as we…

Part Three of a four-part series We were recently asked to speak to the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The following is part three of our…

Part two of a four-part series We were recently asked to speak to the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The following is part two of our remarks.…

Part one of a four-part series We were recently asked to speak to the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The following is part one of our remarks.…

“The future isn’t something that happens to you, it is something that you create with the decisions that you make today.” – Trista Harris How many times have you dreamed…