Impact Investing: Gift or Deal?
“Doing good” is changing. How will you respond when prospective donors raise these objections?
Topics: Tools & Techniques, CGP Conference
2017 Rising Star is Still Shining: A Conversation with Tiffanie Purvis
At CGP Conference in 2017, Tiffanie Purvis received CGP’s first Rising Star Award. She was nominated by her boss at the Southern Poverty Law Center, who characterized her as “not one to sit around idle for even five minutes.” There will be another Rising Star this year, but Tiffanie is still shining in her new position as Assistant Director of Gift Planning at the University of Maryland College Park. We asked her to reflect on her transition from law practice to charitable planning.
Topics: Awards, Professional Development
How to Survive Inverse-Mentors
One of the pillars of a successful gift planner is being a mentor. Unfortunately, there is no playbook with a list of steps. Instead, you look to your mentors for other pillars, or traits, that will help you become a successful fundraiser.
Topics: Professional Development