F. Duke Hadad - Fundraising: It's Not About the Medals

By Duke Haddad, Ed.D.

I watched the Olympic figure skating competition and was amazed at the perfection of each contestant. I understand that each athlete spent years practicing his or her craft with a goal of securing an Olympic medal in Sochi, Russia.

In truth, only a small percentage of athletes ever receive medals. At the 2014 Olympics, approximately 2,800 athletes competed for 294 medals in 98 events. Statistically, only 11 percent or so of these athletes went home with the gold, silver or bronze award. Success for the majority of these athletes is the experience gained from Olympic competition. In many ways that involvement and engagement is priceless.

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Duke Haddad, Ed.D., CFRE, is currently associate director of development, director of capital campaigns and director of corporate development for The Salvation Army Indiana Division in Indianapolis. He also serves as president of Duke Haddad and Associates LLC and is a freelance instructor for Nonprofit Web Advisor.

He has been a contributing author to NonProfit PRO since 2008.

He received his doctorate degree from West Virginia University with an emphasis on education administration plus a dissertation on donor characteristics. He received a master’s degree from Marshall University with an emphasis on public administration plus a thesis on annual fund analysis. He secured a bachelor’s degree (cum laude) with an emphasis on marketing/management. He has done post graduate work at the University of Louisville.

Duke has received the Fundraising Executive of the Year Award, from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Indiana Chapter. He also was given the Outstanding West Virginian Award, Kentucky Colonel Award and Sagamore of the Wabash Award from the governors of West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana, respectively, for his many career contributions in the field of philanthropy. He has maintained a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation for three decades.