Major Gifts

Should You Solicit Donors With Cognitive Impairments?
April 28, 2023 at 12:33 pm

The average age of donors is 65. An estimated one in nine people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s disease. If you were in a meeting with a prospective donor for a major or planned gift, what would you do if you did detect cognitive decline?

2023 Nominations Open for Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership
February 23, 2023 at 10:20 am

Philanthropy Roundtable has opened nominations for its 2023 Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. Each year, the Prize honors a living philanthropist who has shown exemplary leadership through charitable giving with a $200,000 award that is payable to the winner’s charitable organization of choice.  

Michael Jordan Makes Largest Individual Donation in Make-A-Wish history
February 15, 2023 at 12:22 pm

Basketball legend Michael Jordan proves that it is better to give than to receive by making a record-setting donation of $10 million to Make-A-Wish America in honor of his 60th birthday on Feb. 17. The gift is the largest from an individual in the organization's 43-year history.