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Thanks for taking time to complete the DER member community survey!  You can learn how others responded here. If you have questions or comments, please let us know by sending a note to the DER [...]

The Northern California Planned Giving Council is holding their 26th Annual Conference on Planned Giving on May 4, 2018 in San Francisco.  DER members can receive the NCPGC member rate, a $50 [...]

The Fund Raising School has launched the First Day Podcast! Highlighting current news and research, this weekly 10 minute podcast provides fundraisers with the latest information in fundraising [...]

BY Susan Todaro It was a packed house on November 17 at the Foundation Center for the Annual Bay Area Corporate Philanthropy Panel. More than 100 nonprofit professionals gathered to learn about [...]

Good data is essential to fundraising.  Join us Friday, September 8 as Rob Weiner leads us through an overview of donor and member databases in The Care and Feeding of Your Donor Database at [...]

Friday, August 11 Luncheon Program – New Research into What’s Holding Back Planning Giving Thursday, September 7 Fundraisers’ Anxiety Buster (FAB) – How as the [...]

Did you miss out on the the combined MGM/Luncheon program on July 12?  It’s all about engaging your board joyfully in fundraising.  Visit the events page now!

Amplifying Your Fundraising by Making a Compelling Presentation  Thursday, June 15, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PDT) Sanford Institute of Philanthropy @ John F. Kennedy University 100 [...]

GIVING USA REVIEW OF RESULTS AND ANALYSIS: A National and Bay Area Perspective Tuesday, June 23 from 10:00 – 11:30am     World Affairs Council Building (312 Sutter Street, Suite 200 in San [...]

Registration opens April 21st for the next Hank Rosso Forum, which takes place October 4, 2017.  This year’s theme is Accelerating Social Change: Move Fast and Fix Things. Register here.