Giving USA 2022: An in-depth review with industry experts

Every year, the nonprofit sector receives extensive data describing philanthropy in the U.S. through the annual Giving USA Report. In this session, Laura MacDonald, Chair of the Giving USA Foundation and Principal and Founder of Benefactor Group, will examine the sources of generosity, the causes that donors cared about, and factors that influence both.

Following Laura sharing highlights from the Giving USA Report, iWave’s Lead Fundraising Coach, T. Clay Buck, will moderate a panel discussion with Laura MacDonald, Barbara O’Reilly, Founder and Principal of Windmill Hill Consulting, and Erika Gable, Associate VP for Development at Columbus College of Art & Design.

In addition to helping you understand what happened in 2021 and what is anticipated in 2022, In this session you will learn:

• what happened with philanthropy in 2021 and what is anticipated in 2022
• how to use the information to plan your fundraising strategy
• insights into trends about who gives and where they are giving
• and a set of tools and tactics to make sense of it all and apply it to real life