CRAIG'S BLOG
Have you ever wondered what makes someone a philanthropist? Okay, so I’m almost always cynical when someone labels themselves a...
Institutional fundraising is a game – a competitive one with unclear rules, and a playing field that is far from even. To be in it,...
Let’s be honest. Fundraising in places like North America and Europe is easy. The entire ecosystem – charity law, tax incentives, the...
Companies everywhere are under pressure from customers, staff and shareholders to show their commitment to equity, social and climate justice. This...
Because I live in Japan I feel duty-bound to read as much Ogawa, Murakami, and Ishiguro to help me understand this magical, infuriating, weird,...
There is a gulf between the optimism of many nonprofits seeking funding from diaspora groups and the reality of just how challenging this can...
Japan is known overseas for many things: folding paper into complex shapes, raw fish, agile old people, dangerously sharp swords, large...
In Kyoto, thousands of red Torii gates cover the hillside of Fushimi Inari, Japan’s main shrine to the Shinto god of rice, sake and business....
Different definitions of donor centricity highlight the two polar opposite worlds of fundraising — whether you aspire to find a Fundraising...