Mackenzie Bezos plans to donate an enormous $18 billion dollars to charity. This comes as the most recent in a series of major donations by women in the US and all over the world. In 2018, women made two-thirds of all charitable donations in the US. Yet, when it comes to alumni donations, a significant gender gap exists. Some schools have found that male alumni donate a massive 5 times more to their alma mater than women. So, what can you do to overcome this gender gap and en

Cape Cod Community College is not a large University. But this small institution punches well above its weight when it comes to donations. This year, they received a $5 million dollar donation from a local philanthropist called Maureen Wilkens. That is the largest single donation the College has ever received – equal to 51 percent of their endowment! So how did they do it? They have a fraction of the alumni that a school like Johns Hopkins University does. And fewer alumni o

This week, a £100 Million major gift was made to the University of Cambridge by physics graduate and successful hedge fund manager David Harding and wife Claudia. The gift is Cambridge’s largest gift from a British donor in recent history. It’s not every day an institution receives a mega gift like the one from the Hardings – who are donating to support the University’s access and scholarship programs which help disadvantaged students and those from minority ethnic background

We are now well into the new year and as your team begins to work towards your new plans and goals, let’s make sure you are up to speed on the giving trends that will shape 2018. Here are some notable trends that are predicted to continue gaining momentum in 2018: International Giving There has been a lot of attention on international donors in the recent past. If you aren’t looking abroad for major gifts, it’s time to start. The modern-day ease of cross-cultural experiences