Heather Joslyn
Senior Editor (former)
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Heather Joslyn spent nearly two decades covering fundraising and other nonprofit issues at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, beginning in 2001. Previously, she was an editor at Baltimore City Paper. Heather is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and lives in Baltimore.
Stories by This Author
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NewsGiving Tuesday Keeps Growing, Early Reports Say
Charities are still crunching their numbers, but the day devoted to philanthropy offers bright signs for the rest of 2018. -
Fundraising
Why Fundraisers Leave, and How to Keep Them
They complain that they don’t get enough support, they’re given unrealistic goals, they lack resources, and more, our survey found. Here are some solutions. -
Fundraising
51% of Fundraisers Plan to Leave Their Jobs by 2021, Says New Survey
The job is getting harder, they say, and they feel “tremendous pressure to succeed.” -
Careers
Should You Counter a Fundraiser’s Job Offer? It Depends, Say Experts
There’s a good chance that money isn’t the reason for the switch. Also, a bidding war for development professionals has contributed to the epidemic of job hopping. -
News
Writer’s Notebook: How Small Groups Run Big Capital Campaigns
A Chronicle writer explains how the Los Angeles LGBT Center caught her attention for a powerful case study. -
Advice
A Fundraising Glossary for Nonfundraisers
Do people in your organization need help understanding what the development department is talking about? Here’s a list of common terms to help them speak your language. -
Advice
Inside L.A. LGBT Center’s $57 Million Campaign
Lorri Jean, long-tenured CEO of the nation’s oldest gay and lesbian community center, reflects on how her organization got donors to give big and what’s changed for fundraisers in the post-marriage-equality era. -
Fundraising
A Fourth of Monthly Donors Who Started With a One-Time Gift Make Other Contributions, Study Says
It takes first-time online supporters nearly a year to give again, according to a new report from the fundraising platform Classy. -
Fundraising
IRA Gifts Surged in 2018, Report Says
New federal tax rules and aging baby boomers are driving the trend, a new study by the fundraising company FreeWill says. However, responsibility for them is “slipping through the cracks” at many charities. -
News
How Giving Days Like Amplify Austin Raise Unrestricted Millions for Charities
The nonprofit that runs an annual philanthropy marathon in Texas tests its fundraising power — and shows why the giving-day trend keeps growing nationwide.
