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Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Heather Peeler	The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI)--www.tpi.org Here's an organization that offers no-pressure assistance in sorting out your philanthropic strategic planning.
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Inc. May 1, 2002 Donna Fenn	Shaking the Foundations Sanjay Chopra is an astute donor. The founder of two technology companies recently joined 59 other fledgling philanthropists to give $50,000 to KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh nonprofit that provides legal services to children in juvenile court...
AFP eWire December 20, 2011	Women Drive Philanthropic Decisions in Wealthy Households, but Nonprofits Must Work for Their Trust, Study Finds In nearly 90 percent of high net worth households, women are either the sole decision maker or an equal partner in decisions about charitable giving.
Energize July 2010 Susan J. Ellis	The Correlation between Time Donors and Money Donors All research shows that people who volunteer tend to give more money to charity than people who do not. This often-quoted finding only tells part of the philanthropy story.
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Financial Planning December 1, 2011 Paul Schervish	Why Give? When planners help clients manage their wealth, it is important to help them recognize the deep emotional sources of philanthropy.
AFP eWire July 23, 2014	Top Ten (Week of July 23, 2014): How Storytelling Defines Your Brand and Helps You Reach New Audiences Direct Mail Yields Major Gift Donors... Three Ways to Engage Millennial Donors... How Do You Thank Your `Everday' Hero?...
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AFP eWire February 5, 2007	Philanthropy Journal Offers Special Report on Engaging Diverse Donors The special report includes three articles and two informative columns about how charities and fundraisers can reach out to diverse groups of donors to better broaden their funding base and prepare for the future.
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AFP eWire September 8, 2008	AFP Funded Research: Why People Leave Bequests New research into bequest giving shows that bequest donors give for different reasons and respond to different forms of cultivation and recognition than other types of donors.
Science News April 21, 2001 Ivars Peterson	Temple Circles One tradition that flourished 200 years ago in Japan, during its period of isolation from the western world, involved Euclidean geometry. Scholars and others would inscribe geometric problems on wooden tablets, then hang the tablets under the eaves of shrines as offerings...
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AFP eWire July 17, 2012 Kelly C. Albanese	Does Your Organization Have "Relationship Capital?" Relationship capital represents the quality of your interactions and the bonds that you have developed with your donors, and it can indicate your position in their philanthropic priorities.
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AFP eWire September 7, 2010	Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages A well-crafted page will help seal the deal; one that focuses solely on the transaction will be transparent and uninspiring.
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AFP eWire June 9, 2015 Leah Eustace	Let's Start an Inclusion Revolution! Let's smash open our fundraising box and embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in philanthropy. What are the first concrete steps we can take to change the face of philanthropy in Canada?
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AFP eWire June 17, 2014	Giving Gets Its Groove Back -- But Grooves a Little Differently First, the good news: for the fourth consecutive year giving by Americans has grown.
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Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2004 Lee Draper	The Philanthropy Afterlife: What Does A Career in Philanthropy Prepare You For? In this era of diminished assets and administrative budget reductions, a traditional pattern of turnover - coupled with a slower pace of foundation formation - has made the philanthropy job market tighter and far more competitive.
AFP eWire October 12, 2004	New Giving Strategy Allows Donors to Control Fund Management The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved a new way for donors to give to charity but manage the contributed funds for up to a decade, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal.
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AFP eWire August 11, 2009	A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste As a result of the tough economic climate, many organizations are drastically cutting back their fundraising programs.
AFP eWire January 26, 2009 Derrick Feldmann	Weathering the Storm Together: How to Build Stronger Ties With Donors in Tough Economic Times During tough economic times, organizations often take two approaches. Some hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. Others step up efforts and bring donors in.
AFP eWire December 21, 2010	How the Young Give A new report suggests that "Millennial" donors (adults born since 1981) have different approaches to giving, and suggests ways to adapt to a more connected and global-minded generation.
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Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Allison H. Fine	Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration.
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