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Thanks to Zena Lum for inviting me to visit The 'Quin as it is affectionately called for a brunch on an amazingly glorious summer-like day. What brought her there and what intrigues me about the space is the deeper-than-the-surface #commitment to supporting local #organizations and for serving as an...

The "ten year retention rate of a #charitable #estate component is approximately 55% among adults over age 50 (James & Baker, 2015)." What? I was trained over two decades ago that 80 - 85% of #plannedgifts would remain intact over time. The data might have been flawed or #donor habits have changed...

#Nonprofits can come in the form of a restaurant [501 (c)(7) organization]. Originally started as a local support #network for Sicilian #immigrantsabout 115 years ago, Messina Social Club changed hands in 2019 with the goal of serving up excellent food in a warm neighborhood environment. One of the...

For reals? You betcha, but more hurdles were found back then. Anne Lister’s life as a lesbian landowner in the 19th Century was captured in the HBO series “Gentleman Jack” from 2019-2022 ( https://lnkd.in/gVaZ2g5W) and reported by Smithsonian InstitutionMagazine ( https://lnkd.in/gKUvRYuR) To more...

How can we more effectively engage LGBTQ+ #donors when we find the #donor database does not track folks by gender identity and sexual orientation? That's reality at most #nonprofits, including many of those that primarily serve LGBTQ+ people (Anderson et al, 2018) (LGBT Giving Project - Burns et al...