THE MISSING MIDDLE PART TWO

May 26, 2018

Four years ago, we set out to shine a spotlight on the phenomenon of mid-level donors, then defined as those donors giving between $1,000 and $10,000 each year. These donors, we found, while few in number, were in many cases generating as much as one-third of an organization’s income from individuals. And four years ago, we found that most organizations did at best a marginal job of handling these donors.

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The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy aims to be a global leader in helping individuals and organizations understand, strengthen, and advance philanthropy. Established in 1992, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy is an academic center within the College of Community and Public Service at Grand Valley State University.

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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy

The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy aims to be a global leader in helping individuals and organizations understand, strengthen, and advance philanthropy. Established in 1992, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy is an academic center within the College of Community and Public Service at Grand Valley State University.

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