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The number of family offices and their investable wealth has exploded over the past few years, but that isn’t the most exciting trend for fundraising. The exciting trend is the level of sophistication and intention behind their investing, which continues to evolve in ways that creates a tremendous opportunity for the organizations who can build successful, authentic relationships with these families.
Why Your Next Major Donor Won’t Look Like Your Last: We’re standing at the edge of the largest wealth transfer in history—and most organizations aren’t ready.
Just in case you missed the memo from your air conditioning bill, it’s officially summer 2025. And while others are busy curating beach reads and poolside mysteries, we’re here with something far more thrilling: a summer reading list that’ll make your fundraising neurons do the happy dance.
In 2025, Hollywood Reporter’s headline reported “Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Rises to $74.6M.” That’s an impressive amount for anyone to make, much less in one year. But did he really take home that much money? It’s not that simple. That $74.6M is not in cash nor necessarily stocks or even available right now.
We may have heard the phrase “company insider” before but it may not be clear what it means. It definitely does not mean insider trading, which is something entirely different.
To end the year of 2024, we’ve decided to think about the wonderful things that prospect researchers can do for their fellow fundraisers. So, with a touch of mirth and joy, we propose…
We’ve heard it many times before; fundraising is all about relationships. But it’s not just about the relationships between an institution and its prospective donors. It’s also about the relationships between fundraisers, like prospect research and gift officers. Having a good connection with gift officers will benefit everyone. Researchers can provide the right information to major gift officers who are best prepared to cultivate and solicit prospective donors.
When I first heard of a family office, I thought it was a fancy way of saying a family business. Boy, was I wrong! Family offices are a way for families to manage their wealth – as if that wealth was a business. This can include managing family investments and companies, estate planning, education planning, vacations, and philanthropy.