9APRIL, 2021By Lucy HartDevelopment Associate According to Missing People, a UK based charity whose mission is to reunite missing children and adults with their loved ones, someone in the UK goes...

THE MYTH OFTHANKSGIVING25NOVEMBER 2020By Karla BrollierRacing Upwards Fellow It has been 400 years since the “first Thanksgiving” and now the average American celebrates with a turkey dinner,...

10 SEPTEMBER, 2020   Like many of us during these strange days, the list of people I’m worried about is a long one. My family. Friends. Clients. Strangers near and far. But often, persistently,...

29APRIL, 2020We are seeking our fourth Racing Upwards fellow at RHI. This is a paid fellowship focusing on people from communities of color who want to add new fundraising skills to their portfolio....

More important than ever: Above all, Connect16MARCH, 2020I woke this morning to the news that my friend Roxy, teaching in Uganda, is going to be evacuated along with thousands of other Peace Corps...

20FEBRUARY 2020Three days into 2020, I relocated to London from Washington, D.C. Like most complex, invigorating, and remarkable decisions, several things prompted this move. One was very personal:...

28 JUNE, 2019 Doing our work—fundraising, nonprofit consulting—requires the entirety of our hearts and minds. And the arts have a strong role to play in inspiring us and enlivening us. That’s why...

30 APRIL, 2019 We are delighted to share the news of a $10 million agreement between Hennessy and the Thurgood Marshall College Funds (one of our clients).  TMCF’s mission is to ensure student...

15 APRIL, 2019 For the past ten years, Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) have become increasingly a popular, albeit controversial, giving vehicle. The principle behind DAFs is simple: Donors make...

13 MARCH, 2019 The 2018 Salesforce Nonprofit Trends Report: Insights from over 450 Nonprofit Leaders into the Trends Shaping the Social Sector tells us that 78% of nonprofits are finding it...

31 JANUARY, 2019 When 15-year-old Greta Thunberg addressed world leaders at the COP24 in December 2018, she bravely and unapologetically voiced what so many of us are thinking: That our planet and...

12  DECEMBER, 2018  As the leader of a social enterprise, I try to make sure that everything we do is in some way connected with social good. The term “virtuous circle” is overused, but the day...

21 JANUARY, 2018 I consider mentorship of up-and-coming professionals one of the most important values of this firm, along with ethics, passion, and social justice. Providing emerging fundraising...

03 OCTOBER, 2017 An Anniversary! It’s been one year since the founding of Robin Heller International LLC, whose mission is to create a more just, equitable world through fundraising. During this...

09 APRIL, 2017 Europe’s largest international development conference, sponsored by Bond in London on 20 and 21 March, brought together diverse organisations and inspiring thinkers from all over the...

15 FEBRUARY, 2017 It’s been a jarring, complicated time in our world in recent days. From that sunny day in London in June 2016, when I learned the news that the UK voted to leave the EU, to that...

01 JANUARY, 2017 As someone who has spent the last six years flying from the US, to London, to Geneva, to Milan, to Munich, to Berlin, to Amsterdam, and to Kiev, all in service of raising funds for...