Eden Stiffman
Senior editor
Eden Stiffman is a senior editor at the Chronicle of Philanthropy where she reports on trends in the nonprofit sector and leads coverage of fundraising. She is the author of the Chronicle’s weekly fundraising newsletter. (link to newsletter signup page)
She previously spent two years in Silicon Valley as an editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. Eden started her journalism career covering local news at The Dallas Morning News. She’s a graduate of the University of Michigan in her hometown of Ann Arbor.
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AdviceProPublica and the Texas Tribune offer practical lessons on building ties with an information-hungry audience. -
NewsFacebook and Twitter are important, but the Women’s Marches and other activist campaigns prove that an older form of electronic technology still has power to motivate followers, says Brian Young of Action Network.
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NewsSteve Tisch, whose film credits include Forrest Gump and Risky Business, learned his philanthropy from wealthy parents who stressed that the family’s status carried great responsibility to help others.
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NewsGiving where you live remains the focus, but one year after Kimbia’s major technology failure the scope of the event has shifted, with some community foundations switching to different dates or other tech providers.
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NewsThe Blackbaud analysis also found that donors who made monthly contributions through bank transfers were more likely to continue giving than those who gave through credit cards.
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NewsCharities that rely heavily on manpower from the Clinton-era federal program say proposed White House cuts would drastically reduce their ability to provide services and recruit the next generation of leaders.
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AdviceExperts urge setting priorities, learning to say “no,” and establishing personal boundaries to keep the job in perspective.
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NewsLong hours, travel, and pressure to be “always on” for donors can take a toll on fundraisers. Many nonprofits are putting a priority on helping workers avert burnout. Also, get tips on how you can keep your job from overwhelming your life.
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NewsCharity regulators struggle to keep up with evolving fundraising approaches and improve oversight of traditional ones, which are often used to target vulnerable people.
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AdviceArm your volunteer fundraisers with tools they need to bring in donations. Here are some necessities.
