How did naming rights become so important to philanthropy? "One percent of philanthropic donations are anonymous—​the rest come with strings attached."

http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a5341/naming-rights-philanthropy-anonymous-giving/

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A large foundation built on oil has declared it's now "morally reprehensible" to invest in oil & gas exploration:

http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/03/24/rockefeller-family-fund-divests-from-fossil-fuels-and-exxon/

Wealth-X publishes the results of a survey of 400 advisors to UHNWI for insight into the perspective and behaviors of their clients. "Globally, the most popular driver of philanthropy was personal fulfillment, followed by 'a sense of purpose.'"

http://www.wealthx.com/articles/minisite-post/why-ultra-wealthy-give/

Declining a request for money can be hard for philanthropists; this WSJ article suggests it need no be harsh or a drawn-out process:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/26/your-money/the-art-of-saying-no-when-giving.html

Sabine Schuller offers some tips and suggested resources for prospect researchers who embarking on an international research "trip."

And though she doesn't mention it in her article, Schuller's International Donor Research Resources list is not to be missed!

http://www.prospectresearchinstitute.org/1533-2/

Robby West walks you through the process to of matching your prospect data to the FAA plane owners database!

http://prspctmgmt.blogspot.com/2016/03/potential-plane-owners-in-your-database.html

Ryan McCarvill from iWave provides a few ways charitable giving data can help with prospect research:

https://www.iwave.com/2016/03/10/5-tips-for-using-charitable-donations-data/

Did you know that 85% of millionaires use social media? Jen Filla outlines how social media can offer major gift fundraisers an edge and offers some simple steps that can be taken to participate. 

http://www.jenniferfilla.com/3-steps-social-media-major-gift-prowess

Armando Zumaya asks the question: "Do all short tenures always indicate an incompetent development officer?" He delves into what he calls "the most damaging parts of our fundraising: How our development officers are evaluated."

http://www.armandozumaya.com/the-crisis-of-development-officer-short-tenures.html