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FOR DONORS AND ADVISORS:
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH YOUR CHARITABLE GIFT?
An 800-word opinion piece published in the Globe and mail in April 2024 (based on the paper posted immediately below).
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FOR DONORS AND ADVISORS:
TO ENDOW OR NOT TO ENDOW?
SPEND TO MAKE IMPACT
Before deciding to establish an endowment, donors should carefully consider the impact they wish to make, and over what period.
If a donor’s priority is to make greater impact sooner, they should consider creating an annuity or hybrid structure that aligns funding with need.
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FOR DONORS AND ADVISORS:
PODCAST: PHILANTHROPIC GIVING
With Special Guest Peter Fardy
In this episode of Barenaked Money, hosts Colin White and Matthew Kempton of Verecan Capital Management are joined by Peter Fardy, principal at Northport Philanthropic. They discuss the intricacies of philanthropic giving, the importance of aligning donations with personal values, and how to create impactful and fulfilling giving strategies. Tune in to learn how to make your philanthropy more effective and meaningful.
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PHILANTHROPY
PODCAST
FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT LEADERS:
FUNDING ADVANCEMENT GROWTH: TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR OWN DESTINY
Advancement leaders often find themselves complaining about limited resources. They see potential for significant growth in fundraising results but feel constrained by available funding from the university’s operating budget. There are ways to fund operational growth without competing with faculties and departments for a greater share of a shrinking operating budget. It requires advancement leaders to think differently about the ‘business’ of advancement and to apply common lessons from other business development enterprises.
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FOR LEADERS OF OF CHARITABLE ORGANZATIONS:
FUNDRAISING: MYTH-BUSTING AND TRUTH SEEKING
Building a sustainable major gift fundraising program still requires long-standing myths to be put to rest and some new truths to take their place.