"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it...

  For Immediate Release February 4, 2025 Giving Institute Study: Majority of Americans Strongl...

Colleagues,  It was truly wonderful to gather in Chicago last month to celebrate our mentees, exchange ideas, h...

Dear Colleagues, Happy Fall! Where did our summer go?? As we approach this time of the year the word that comes to min...

Colleagues,  Time flies when you're having fun! It feels like just yesterday we were gathered for the 2024 ...

By Joshua Meyer, VP of Market Engagement for Bloomerang The 2023 Giving USA report told the story of a c...

Colleagues, I recently had the privilege of attending my son's graduation from Middlebury College. Witnessing his ex...

Dear Giving Institute Members, Just got back from AFP ICON in Toronto and I was truly inspired! Seeing over 3,200 c...

Colleagues, Remember the new year, brimming with possibilities and ambition? With January in the rearview mirror, F...

Giving Institute Colleagues, As we approach the end of 2023 and prepare for the exciting year ahead, I am filled w...

Dear Giving Institute Members,   In this moment as we reflect on the social, political, climate and other major...

I am truly humbled and honored at the same time to be stepping into this leadership role to serve as Chair of The Giving I...

Chicago, IL July 25, 2023 – The Giving Institute announces Brenda B. Asare, President and CEO of Alford Group as the newl...

Giving Institute Colleagues: As I write this letter we are past Memorial Day weekend and on our way to a hopefully glorio...

Giving Institute Colleagues: This morning I had a zoom session with Josh Birkholz (current Giving USA Foundation Chair)...

Giving Institute Colleagues: January came and went and now I am in my final 6 months as chair of Giving Institute (GI). I...

Giving Institute Colleagues: I hope this message finds you well and making plans to celebrate the holiday season with fam...

Dear Fellow GI Members:  After a short lull following the Summer Symposium in July, Giving Institute activities are...

Dear Fellow GI Members:  Last month in Minneapolis, we had a remarkably successful Summer Symposium. There was a rec...

Hello and Happy Summer to you all (okay, summer doesn’t officially start until later this month but the weather in Chicago...

Dear Giving Institute Members:  A few weeks ago, registration was launched for this year’s Summer Symposium taking p...

Dear Gi ving Institute Members:     There are so many things happening in our association these day...

Fellow Giving Institute Members: I know you are all busy with client activity these days. The market is v...

Fellow Giving Institute Members: Much is going on as we move toward our  virtual  board meetings on N...

On Thursday, July 22 I was elected Chair of Giving Institute for a  two-year  term. I am honored and hum...

Dear Members: We tell ourselves and friends across the sector that we represent shared intelligence for the common goo...

Dear Members, With the coming release of the Giving USA 2021 Annual Report in June and the Summer Symposium on July...

Dear Members, There are occasionally times when, in the words of historians, "events seem to succeed each other with...

In 2020, The Giving Institute lost two former members who helped shape the organization we are today. Many current members...

Below is a list of resources collected in the November 2020 COVID-19 member survey distributed by the Research Committee....

Dear Members, While 2020 has provided its enormous challenges, there are contained within those challenges the opport...

In the months since my last letter, our members continued their work to make The Giving Institute meaningful to you in you...

Dear The Giving Institute members, Since mid-March, the Institute has observed and made many changes like each of our m...

As a part of The Giving Institute's effort to keep members informed with helpful information during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE July 9, 2020 Chicago, IL – Laura MacDonald, CFRE, Principal and Founder of Benefactor Group, h...