By SAM SHRIVER
Times Bulletin Reporter
VAN WERT — Monday, Dec. 26 was the final meeting of Van Wert City Council.
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Subject: What Fundraisers Hope Will Stick Post-Pandemic
Welcome to Fundraising Update. This week, leaders share the pandemic-induced changes to fundraising they hope will stick around. Plus, new data on donor-advised-fund giving, fundraiser confidence, and endowment spending.
I’m Eden Stiffman, a senior editor at the
Chronicle of Philanthropy. If you have ideas, comments, or questions about this newsletter, please write me at eden.stiffman@philanthropy.com.
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No Going Back
Abby Falik had spent a decade jumping on planes to meet donors on their time and turf ― at a ranch in Aspen, an airport lounge in San Francisco, a hair salon in New York City. She d hop on red-eyes at a moment’s notice to have breakfast on another coast or in another country, believing that showing up in person was a requisite part of asking for a gift.