Giving USA 2025 Insights
Join BWF’s Mark Marshall and Jodie Miner for an insightful webinar highlighting key findings from the Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy 2025. This session will summarize the latest trends and data shaping the philanthropic landscape, offering valuable context and strategic implications for fundraising professionals.
Giving USA 2025 Insights
Join BWF’s Mark Marshall and Jodie Miner for an insightful webinar highlighting key findings from the Giving USA Annual Report on Philanthropy 2025. This session will summarize the latest trends and data shaping the philanthropic landscape, offering valuable context and strategic implications for fundraising professionals.
Industry experts, Brantley Boyett and Lauren Steiner, will join the discussion to share their perspectives and answer your questions. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and ahead of the curve.
Panelists:
Brantley Boyett is the Co-founder and President of Giving Docs. He is a former (recovering) attorney, having practiced for over a decade before starting Giving Docs in 2015 in Austin, TX. In 2017 Brantley moved to Durham, North Carolina, when Giving Docs partnered with Dan Ariely’s behavioral science lab, the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University, which seeks to use behavioral science to make the world happier, healthier, and wealthier. Brantley received his JD and BFA in Economics at the University of Texas in Austin. He holds a position as a Senior Lecturing Fellow Law at Duke University School of Law.
In 2007, Lauren Steiner founded Grants Plus, which has since grown to become the nation’s leading grant consulting firm, helping nonprofits secure the funding they need to fulfill their missions and create lasting change. Lauren’s deep expertise in grant seeking has been built through years of hands-on work with clients, where she set and maintained the highest standards of excellence. Her leadership in the field has not only transformed the success of countless nonprofits but also elevated the entire sector.
Under Lauren’s direction, Grants Plus has been recognized for its exemplary business practices, including being awarded the American Psychological Association’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award. Grants Plus is also a proud member of The Giving Institute, reinforcing the firm’s leadership in philanthropy. Lauren has further contributed to the field as the former co-chair of the Giving USA Editorial Review Board, shaping the most trusted annual report on charitable giving in the U.S.
Lauren places immense value on fostering a functional and positive workplace culture, mentoring her team to be empowered and effective in making an impact on the nonprofits they serve. Her dedication to excellence, both in grant work and in business leadership, continues to set Grants Plus apart as a leader in the field.
Since founding Grants Plus, Lauren has been recognized with the Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Cleveland Chapter and was featured as a Notable Woman in Entrepreneurship by Crain’s Cleveland Business.
