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By admin on
3/4/2010
The month of February revealed a surge in new Major Gifts. From the first half of the month I tracked $154 million in major gifts that was surpassed in the last few weeks with $305 million more for a total of $459 million for February, 2010. This includes only those major gifts that I find in my day-to-day survey and is not the total amount of giving. Take note of more evidence of what I refer to as Pockets of Philanthropy in 2009, when you review the campaign results from the Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare in Louisville + the over goal report from the United Way in Roanoke, VA. Congrats all around.
In other Major Gift news I am in the final stages of completing my work on the Survey of Major Gifts & Philanthropy, Canadian edition, to be followed by my Survey of Major Gifts & Philanthropy, USA edition.
Major Gifts - $305 million +
February 15th to February 26th, 2010
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By admin on
2/16/2010
Here is an excerpt of my recent Major Gifts Reports, sponsored by DonorSearch.net listed here are half of the Major Gifts I tracked so far this month from public announcements.
Full Major Gifts Report available at DonorSearch.net web site.
Major Gifts - $154 million +
February 1st to February 14th, 2010
Major Gifts announcements from Individuals, Foundations and Corporate funders by Terry Burton/Dig In Research
Las Vegas. UNLV raised $537 million in the just completed first ever capital campaign. $537 million campaign
Haiti Relief. The American Red Cross updated the giving from mobile donors who committed $10 at a time to relief efforts in Haiti, creating a new plateau of philanthropy. $32 million
Philanthropy & Sponsorship
Columbus, Georgia. NASA has donated parts from the space shuttle&nb ...
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By admin on
1/29/2010
This is Part 3 of Research on Major Gifts made in 2009
Also working on a presentation for NEDRA "Emerging Trends in Major Gifts" for the NEDRA Conference in Boston, April 2010.
Open invitation to all APRA Chapters interested in a webinar session of this presentation please contact me directly. No cost to APRA members.
Major Gifts to Arts & Culture in 2009
Cincinnati, OH, Ohio arts patron Louise Nippert donated $75 million to support the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and another $10 million to the city’s opera and ballet companies and other classical-music entities, $75 million + $10 million
Washington, D.C., The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History announced that multibillionaire David H. Koch’s gift will finance the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, $30 million
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By admin on
1/15/2010
Major Gifts - $228.5 million January 4th to 8th, 2010 Major Gifts newswire announcements over the last week brought to you by Terry Burton of Dig In Research
26 cities in USA The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has promised $70 million to community foundations that serve the 26 cities where the Knight newspapers are found, a seven year program
Cambridge, Massachusetts The Rajawali Foundation, the charitable arm of the PT Rajawali Corporation, made a gift to Harvard to create a new Institute for Asia and an Indonesian program within the Kennedy School’s Ash Center $20.5 million
Chicago, Illinois The Kenneth and Anne Griffin Foundation made a gift to the new Children’s Hospital to establish an emergency care center that will be named after the couple $16 million
Columbia, South Carolina Solomon Jackson, Jr., winner of the Powerball Lottery, made a gift to his alma mater ...
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By admin on
1/15/2010
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY
The gift from Sanford Weill, his fourth gift of at least $100 million to the the Weill Medical College at Cornell, The gift will help buidl a new medical research building. $ 170 million
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
The Sheik Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation named at the Children's National Medical Center for this gift from the government of Abu Dhabi $ 150 million
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Charles F. Feeney’s gift from his foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center in support of the development of a facility to provide medical services to children, women and cancer patients at the university’s new downtown campus&n ...
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By admin on
1/7/2010
Major Gifts in the USA - $845 million + $38 million International
Week of December 28 to 31, 2009
The following is a partial list of major gifts from newswire announcements from December 28 to December 31, 2009. The complete Major Gift Report is sponsored by DonorSearch.net and can be found in the Major Gift Research section of their web site.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Penn Foundation received $747 million from the Haas charitable trusts $767,000,000
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Foundation awarded grants to a wide range of Ohio nonprofits including:
Cleveland Metropolitan School District - $1,000,000 + for the education initiative
Cleveland Metropolitan School District - $750,000 to help implement its transformation plan
Starting Point - $450,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited - $300,000
Cuyahoga County Family and Children Fi ...
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By admin on
12/7/2009
Weekly Major Gift Editorial
December 7th, 2009
by Terry Burton
Generosity can be viewed in terms of the dollar amount of the gift as well as the timing of such.
This morning a big round of applause goes out to last week’s collection of donors, especially the Ford Foundation. The $80 million dollar commitment to American workers is above and beyond the norm of foundation giving. It speaks to the sincerity of the men and women who make the call as to where the money can have the best impact, where they can make a difference.
With so many calling out in need, the five year pledge from the New York based foundation, will bring hope and ease the harsh reality of the economic plight of thousands of Americans.
What a marvelous gift to launch the Christmas ...
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By admin on
12/2/2009
Weekly Major Gift Editorial
November 29th, 2009
byTerry Burton
Thanksgiving week in the USA was understandably off the pace of the last month as many nonprofits shut down for the long weekend.
There was steady stream of announcements on major gifts to groups large and small. Be sure to visit the Major Gifts Summary posted on DonorSearch.net web site.
One of the largest and what I think was the most i ...
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By admin on
11/24/2009
Weekly Major Gift Editorial
November 23rd, 2009
by Terry Burton
How important is a brand name in fundraising?
To APRA members who focus on background research about major gift prospects, this may not seem significant. Senior development staff and the donor community appear to be taking notice.
I think there is an invisible link, a synergy of sorts, between the perceived value added of a nonprofit organization and the amount of financial support the donor community is willing to give to that entity.
A part of that perception is translated in the form of brand name presence, the visibility of brand name and the frequency of how often the brand name appears.
Over the last week we have been witness to a remarkable week of public announcements of funding ...
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By admin on
11/19/2009
Weekly Major Gift Editorial
November 16th, 2009
by Terry Burton
Trends can be revealing, insightful and sometimes perplexing. In this week’s editorial follow along with me as we examine a powerful emerging trend. Second Round Namesake Major Gifts.
Highlights from last week feature another collection of second round namesake major gifts. This trend has been building in number and in frequency throughout 2009.
The most recent announcements validate the trend and its’ upward momentum.
Second Round Namesake
Major Gifts, Nov. 9to 13
>> $10 million - the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer made a second major gift to its namesake property at the Indiana University
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