To bring to life the concepts and ideas discussed in the Future of Philanthropy series, we bring together experts in the field, who can offer first-hand experience and important insights on these topics. This Q&A focuses on leadership—how the rapidly…
It’s far too easy to oversimplify the term “demographics” as just referring to age, i.e., more boomers are retiring. Yes, between 1994 and 2017, according to Deloitte, the number of boomers in the workforce dropped by half. But what else…
To bring to life the concepts and ideas discussed in the Future of Philanthropy series, we bring together experts in the field, who can offer first-hand experience and important insights on these topics. This Q&A focuses on leadership—how the rapidly…
Over the past month, we have been discussing the many trends re-shaping the philanthropic landscape. One of the primary drivers we have talked about is increasing pressure on philanthropy as a strategic financial resource—where other revenue sources often face growth…
To bring to life the concepts and ideas discussed in the Future of Philanthropy series, we bring together experts in the field, who can offer first-hand experience and important insights on these topics. This Q&A focuses on the top donor,…
As Ron Schiller observed in his opening piece, more nonprofits are putting more and more pressure on philanthropy, because it faces no intrinsic limitation on growth, unlike other nonprofit revenue sources. With nonprofits facing ever-growing financial pressure, philanthropy is one…
One of the questions I get very often from candidates in higher education is how I made the transition from higher-ed to healthcare philanthropy. Often, higher-ed candidates tell me they feel overlooked and not fully seen when going for fundraising…
The world of fundraising, including the entire advancement profession, has gone through significant changes over the past several decades, and we have every reason to believe that such changes will continue, perhaps even accelerate. The trends are many, and their…
A decade ago, Aspen Leadership Group (ALG) started its journey of supporting exceptional careers in philanthropy. From the beginning, ALG has relied on a foundational ethos of Relationships Matter to guide its endeavors and work in strengthening the advancement profession,…
Oh, how time flies. It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since we launched The Great Rethink series. Originally, the series was sparked by our belief that – coming out of the pandemic and historic national protests…
