Deborah Kaplan Polivy, Ph.D.

The planned giving workshop session was excellent…lively and energetic. Debby was a fun and interesting moderator, providing good information in a thought-provoking, entertaining, and engaging style. Conference sessions can get dry after a while, so thanks for making this session interesting and fun!

— Doug Crisafulli, Director of Planned Giving, Moody Bible Institute

Grinspoon Foundation JCamp 180 Annual Conference – October, 2017

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Leave a Legacy Program – November, 2018

International Fundraising Conference – April, 2018

Watch a short video about Deborah Polivy’s presentation at the Sanford Institute of Philanthropy in Oakland, California in May, 2017, and contact her if you are interested in a similar workshop.

Read my newest article on eJewish Philanthropy, “How to Transform a Declaration of Intent to a Documented Legacy Commitment“.

Deborah was recently appointed to the Board of Overseers of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management of Brandeis University by President, Ron Liebowitz.

Deborah’s article, “Why Do We Put So Much Energy Into Attracting New Donors?“, appeared on eJewish Philanthropy on February 14,2017. Read the article here.

Deborah will appear on the NonProfit Coach with Ted Hart on February 21. Tune in!

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Deborah will be speaking in San Francisco on April 26 at the Sanford Institute of Philanthropy on The Donor Lifecycle Map: A Model for Obtaining and Retaining Donors and Increasing the Size of Their Gifts.

Based on a workshop that Deborah conducted for the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, she answers the question, “When Is the Time to Start an Endowment?” on eJewish Philanthropy.

Deborah’s article, “The Stranglehold of the Annual Campaign” was posted on eJewishPhilanthropy, September 16, 2016.

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Deborah will be giving a workshop for The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven on October 19 entitled “Are You and Your Donors Ready to Talk About Endowment? Understanding Annual, Capital and Endowment Gifts“.

Deborah’s article, “A Response to ‘Six Main Reasons Fundraising Fails’ or the Travails of a Development Director” on eJewish Philanthropy strongly resonated with readers. She was inundated with emails and inquiries based on the content. You might want to read it if you have not or review it again if you have.

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Deborah will be giving a speech on October 27, 2015 for the Greater Miami Jewish Federation Create a Jewish Legacy Program

Where The Rubber Meets The Road: Moving Your Doors from Dec to Doc
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How to Transform Declarations of Intent to Documented Gifts

Deborah has been working with the Jewish Senior Life Foundation in Rochester, New York, to help the organization design its endowment policies and procedures, to produce a terrific marketing booklet and to create a strategy for using the brochure.