New Publication
Mission, Money, and Meaning: How the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee became a fundraising innovator.
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More on Fundraising and Nonprofits
The Elusive Fundraiser: A Complex Situation with Simple Solutions 
Amy L. Sales (Contact, Spring 2010)
The shortage of fundraising professionals results from a complex set of issues. Nonetheless, increasing the talent pool, building support systems, and changing the mindset of top leadership can go a long way toward addressing the problem.
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Development at the Core
Comes to New York
Creating a Fundraising Culture
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Development at the Core helps professional leadership — chief executives and chief development officers — focus their nonprofit agency on fundraising. Participants learn how to create a culture of giving in their organization. In doing so, they grow personally and professionally.
During the nine months of the program, participants create a development plan and prepare the organization for its implementation. Our metric of success is that participating organizations exceed their fundraising goals.
"I’ve been attending training classes for over 20 years and Development at the Core was easily the most beneficial to my professional development and to my organization’s development.”
—Jon Firger, CEO, Jewish Family Service of the North Shore
Brandeis University acknowledges the support of UJA-Federation of New York in bringing Development at the Core to New York. 