Cheryl Altin-Kemer

Bring Women Into the Circle of Giving Nov. 22, 2005 By Abny Santicola, FundRaising Success When it comes to donating to charity, women and men are birds of a different feather, says Cheryl Altin-Kemer, founding board member and past chair of the Women's Philanthropy Institute at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. "Women tend to collaborate as opposed to compete. So when it comes to making proposals or working with people, it works a little better to have a collaborative approach rather than a competitive approach," Altin-Kemer says. For that reason, she encourages organizations that want to solicit major gifts from