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read moreFundraising is a task. Development is a process. Fundraising is an activity. Development is a system. All organizations do fundraising. But not all of them do development.
read moreTonight I attended the PASESETTER Awards, the annual gala of the Partnership for After School Education. The event is a veritable who’s who of afterschool practitioners and supporters, with more than 500 individuals gathering to celebrate the importance of afterschool programming and recognize five outstanding leaders in the field. Congratulations to the 2015 PASESetter Award…
read moreTHE GOOD NEWS: According to the Philanthropy Outlook, philanthropic giving is expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2016. This growth is spurred largely by an increase in foundation giving, thanks to market gains in the past few years since the economic downturn of 2009. THE BAD NEWS: Another report, this…
read moreI’m very happy to return to DC for the National Mentoring Summit for the third straight year. The event, which is co-sponsored by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention brings representatives from mentoring organizations from all over the country to participate in workshops, exhibits, and networking events.…
read moreI was honored to participate in a national roundtable on mentoring, hosted by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The OJJDP Administrator and Assistant Attorney General moderated the event, heard recommendations from over 70 of the nation’s leading mentoring organizations on how to support, sustain and enhance mentoring programs for youth. Here’s my two…
read moreI came halfway across the world, 9,400 miles away from everything I know and love, for the 2014 Laureus Sport for Good Global Summit. and met dozens of like-minded people from six continents who are using sports programs to make the world a better place. Thanks to Laureus USA and YR1M for making it possible!
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