Two arts collaboratives discuss how they are making great things happen by working together and proving that partnerships can be successful with the right people and practices involved. 

Do you treat your donors like they're family? A foundation president/trustee for two foundations shares her advice on how to treat your donors that will set you apart from the competition.

Are you collaborating with other organizations in your community? Are you limiting your dreams by staying inside of your own walls?

“It’s like religion. You have to make me believe!” Do your board members act as ambassadors and fundraisers for your organization?

Debra B. Natenshon, the Chief Executive Officer at The Center for What Works at the Rensselaerville Institute, answers common questions about how to collect and use outcome data. 

Debra B. Natenshon, the Chief Executive Officer at The Center for What Works at the Rensselaerville Institute, answers common questions about how to collect and use outcome data.  

Debra B. Natenshon, the Chief Executive Officer at The Center for What Works at the Rensselaerville Institute, answers common questions about how to collect and use outcome data.   

"You have to know who else is already doing it. How are they doing it? How can you do it better?" Two nonprofit organizations share their experiences as startups.

A panel of experts discusses how you determine what your organization needs in its board members, and what it takes to build a truly effective arts board.

A panel of experts discusses how you determine what your organization needs in its board members, and what it takes to build a truly effective arts board.

Lori Zook, Development Manager at Quinn Associates, discusses proposal writing for individual artists.

What happens when blogger/consultant Beth Kanter and KDPaine & Partners owner Katie Delahaye Paine come together? The result is valuable, how-to insights on measuring social media efforts and using data to change the world. 

Anthem Salgado, Founder of ArtofHustle.com, discusses how individual artists can maximize the potential of social media for arts marketing.

In this excerpt, Will Maitland Weiss facilitates a panel discussion of program officers who passionately support the arts addresses how to choose which foundations to approach; what they are really looking for (and not looking for!); how to make the best case possible; and how to follow up.

Will Maitland Weiss facilitates a panel discussion of program officers who passionately support the arts addresses how to choose which foundations to approach; what they are really looking for (and not looking for!); how to make the best case possible; and how to follow up.

Lester Salamon offers an overview of the current state of America’s nonprofit sector, examines the forces shaping its future, and identifies changes that might be needed.

Mario Morino discusses critically important conversations every nonprofit board and leadership team should have about high performance, courageous leadership, performance culture, innovation, and merit-based funding.

Marilyn Hoyt discusses the Proposal Writers Boot Camp course offered by the Foundation Center.

In this excerpt, R. Nancy Albilal, the Vice President for Development here at The Foundation Center, helps you to understand what an outcomes-based approach is all about, and how to implement this approach to make your organization stand out from the crowd.

R. Nancy Albilal, the Vice President for Development here at The Foundation Center, helps you to understand what an outcomes-based approach is all about, and how to implement this approach to make your organization stand out from the crowd.

What influences change in the world of institutional philanthropy? Representatives from various institutions discuss shifts that can serve to drive change within foundations.

In this excerpt, panelists discuss each step of event planning, including identifying the goals of your event,selecting a theme, choosing a venue, assembling a planning committee with staff and/or volunteers, using your event as an annual marketing tool, and more.

Panelists discuss each step of event planning, including identifying the goals of your event,selecting a theme, choosing a venue, assembling a planning committee with staff and/or volunteers, using your event as an annual marketing tool, and more.

In this short segment, Ivy Fairchild, Chief Development and Communications Officer at Urban Health Plan, leads a conversation on how a nonprofit organization can conduct needs assessments, design and plan programs that respond to critical needs, and monitor and assess changes brought about by the programs they provide.

Ivy Fairchild, Chief Development and Communications Officer at Urban Health Plan, leads a conversation on how a nonprofit organization can conduct needs assessments, design and plan programs that respond to critical needs, and monitor and assess changes brought about by the programs they provide.