Giving USA 2024: Analysis Video

Alexis CookeChief Operating Officer, Alford Group
Sharon TiknisChief Client Experience Officer, Alford Group

Video Overview (12 minutes) 

Learn 3  calls to action from this year’s Giving USA report in this short video!

Giving USA Report Details

First published in 1956, Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy is the longest running, most comprehensive report on philanthropy in the United States. It is researched and written by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Alford Group is a longtime supporter of Giving USA and member of The Giving Institute.

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Alexis Cooke

Chief Operating Officer, Alford Group

Alexis Cooke is Chief Operating Officer of Alford Group with over 17 years of experience advancing missions through strategic fundraising, marketing and organizational development. She brings a passion for connection, creativity and collaboration to her work—and a love for October, the color yellow and a well-organized closet to everything else.

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Sharon Tiknis

Chief Client Experience Officer, Alford Group

Sharon Tiknis has held leadership positions in the nonprofit sector for over 35 years, developing distinguished philanthropic programs and assembling influential volunteer leaders to build organizational capacity and drive results. Having worked previously with Alford Group, Sharon returned to the firm in 2014.