Identifying potential donors; Having the gift planning conversation; Marketing your giving program; and Measuring success.

Donor advised fund popularity has skyrocketed in the past years, becoming the fastest growing vehicle in philanthropy

Executive directors should carefully evaluate the role they expect to play in development, the specific performance expectations they have of a development director and what they will do every day to nurture a thriving partnership with their development director.

Having a clear plan, a strong team and re-energized commitment will ensure your organization’s fundraising success in the new year.

Whether nonprofit or donor, you will feel calmer knowing you have a well-thought-out plan for holiday giving. Read these 8 tips for nonprofit end-of-year fundraising appeals and 3 tips for donors.

Learn inside tips on building relationships with sponsors from Shelby Sim, the new Sales Manager at the Bacara Resort, who has been on both sides of the event sponsorship table--as "asker" and as "giver."

Catherine Brozowski has spent her entire career serving a wide variety of foundations—corporate, family, and community. In this interview, Brozowski shares her unique and incredibly valuable perspective on the most effective strategies nonprofits can use when working with the various types of foundations.

Dr. Muhammad Yunus gave the keynote address at the Westmont President's Breakfast. What are the implications of his compelling challenge to all of us to take personal responsibility for problems we see?

Here's a great article from Nonprofit Quarterly about how nonprofit branding loyalty is really about buying into a collective vision for a better future.

In this interview Chuck Slosser, who served as President/CEO of the Santa Barbara Foundation for 18 years,shares his advice on strategies for producing successful grant proposals that strengthen the organization as well as the community.