The last year has been a whirlwind for many of us. Pandemic trends spiked and are now tapering off. Fundraising trends seem to be emerging, with fewer donors in 2020 despite much higher online giving participation. Within Zuri Group, we took on more projects helping...
Read moreA Missed Opportunity for Higher Education: Combined Philanthropy Operations
Our world has evolved into more complex technologies supporting deeper and multi-faceted relationships with constituents. So, it is time we ask why higher education advancement professionals are consistently overlooking a significant opportunity that forward-thinking...
Read moreReturn on Mission: A Framework to Measure Success at Philanthropic Organizations
As a nonprofit organization, which factor do you believe best showcases the success of your mission? Overhead to program expense ratio Having money left over to reinvest at the end of the year Programmatic statistics related to mission impact As with many...
Read moreBig “P” and Little “p” Partnerships
Zuri Group is regularly asked about partnerships. I get a call or email on this daily. We have a way of thinking about this: Zuri is always a big “P” partner for clients but little “p” partner for vendors. Here’s why: Since the inception...
Read moreFour New Trends Affecting All of Us
We’re months deep into a pandemic and I hope you, your families, and your teams are OK. Zuri Group is doing reasonably well, all things considered, and it’s all because of our clients. So I want to share lessons that we are learning from them and trends we’re...
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