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At Carter we believe in doing things the right way, not the easy way.
In the competitive world of fundraising, we bring creativity and passion to every project and the expertise needed to bring your vision to life.
Our team has over 1,000 years of combined experience advancing philanthropy in the arts, conservation, healthcare, education, human services, humanitarian aid and international sectors. We know the challenges you face, and together we’ll find the right solution.
At Carter we believe in doing things the right way, not the easy way.
In the competitive world of fundraising, we bring creativity and passion to every project and the expertise needed to bring your vision to life.
Our team has over 1,000 years of combined experience advancing philanthropy in the arts, conservation, healthcare, education, human services, humanitarian aid and international sectors. We know the challenges you face, and together we’ll find the right solution.

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The Top 15 Campaign Calamities: How to Avoid Them and Ensure Your Major Campaign is Positioned for Success
Embarking on a major campaign can be intimidating. It is a huge, often multi-year endeavor, and you have just one chance to execute it properly. But there are tried and true methods to perfecting campaigns, and if your organization has not started a capital or endowment campaign recently, now is the time to seriously consider it. The campaign marketplace is ripe due to today’s philanthropic trends.

The Best Advice for Development is Mother’s Best Advice
In my career as a fundraising and development professional and consultant, and as a mother myself, I have found so often that a mother’s best advice is development’s best advice. As moms, we have a little saying for everything to help our children remember the important life lessons we teach them, and many of these sayings work perfectly for adult development professionals looking for counsel or answers.

Create a Culture of Gratitude in Your Organization to Support Your Philanthropy
We’ve been talking about having a “culture of philanthropy” in the nonprofit world for a very long time. We’re still talking about it. But why? Why is it still so prevalent in the philanthropic conversation? Because we haven’t quite figured it out yet.

Relationship Development: A Key for Today and a Necessity for Tomorrow
Far too often, it can be a comic and tragic reality that we mistake relationships for something we work to cultivate and not something we work to develop and nurture. Nonprofits do not have the luxury of being able to make this mistake.

Bob’s Crystal Ball: Bob Carter’s Predictions for the World and the World of Philanthropy in 2022
It can be the best of years; it can be the worst of years, but 2022 is our year. What happens in the next 12 months is up to us to deal with, overcome, and hopefully we will celebrate the hand we are dealt. Without further ado, please enjoy my (foggy) crystal ball view of 2022.

When are impact reports impactful?
Recently I have been reflecting and refreshing my perspective on Penelope Burk’s ongoing research dedicated to evidence-based approaches to donor retention and raising more money to support missions of nonprofit organizations throughout the world.
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