Reflections on Sustainable Partnerships
I have been listening to this morning’s conversation on partnerships with interest and often awe. Being a professional fundraiser before moving into academia, I have always thought the word Development (as it pertains to fundraising) was such a perfect description for the act of raising contributed dollars. It is all about creating relationships and yes in the best cases “partnerships.” Years ago I was at a panel discussion of family foundation board members. What has stuck in my mind for some 15+ years later is a question posed to Helen McMaster of the Harold & Helen McMaster Foundation. She was [...]
