Heather Joslyn
Senior Editor (former)
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Heather Joslyn spent nearly two decades covering fundraising and other nonprofit issues at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, beginning in 2001. Previously, she was an editor at Baltimore City Paper. Heather is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and lives in Baltimore.
Stories by this Author
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NewsWith about $380 million raised from 4 million donors, the results bode well for year-end fundraising over all and represent $1 billion collected over the event’s seven-year run. -
NewsA supporting foundation for United Methodist Retirement Communities beat its own projections with anonymous gifts and an appeal to donors’ religious faith.
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NewsPeople who voted are also likely to give generously at year end, and supporting disaster relief is a high priority according to a study conducted just after the midterm elections to see what affect the outcome had.
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AdviceWith far more development positions than people to fill them, some organizations are casting a net outside the field. Here’s how to vet a nontraditional candidate.
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AdviceWith nearly 10 percent growth in 2018, Billy Starr talks about the first-, second-, and third-generation of riders who are fueling his cycling event’s against-the-odds success.
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NewsIn his new book How to Live Forever, Encore.org leader Marc Freedman says philanthropy needs to pay more attention to older people who are willing and able to contribute to causes.
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AdviceHarvard’s five-year drive netted $9.6 billion, while the University of Michigan cleared $5 billion. Two fundraising leaders explain how they did it.
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NewsWe take a closer look at the fundraising performance of Doctors Without Borders and Rotary, where giving soared in the past decade. Others struggled to escape the recession’s grip.
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NewsMembers of the sprawling organization have made big gains by sharpening their message, narrowing the areas where they provide services, and cultivating the next generation of donors.
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NewsWill overall fundraising perk up? Will more megagifts arrive? Will the “Trump bump” continue? Stay tuned.
