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In a June 3, 2026, Chronicle of Philanthropy article titled \u201cHow to Win Gen Z Now \u2014 and Gain Donors for Life<\/a>,\u201d senior editor M.J. Prest examines how nonprofits can win over Gen Z donors and keep them for life. The piece argues that young donors don\u2019t give the way their parents did, and lays out what\u2019s working with the generation that will define the sector\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golden’s founder and CEO, Sam Fankuchen, is featured for his perspective on converting Gen Z volunteers into lifelong donors. Fankuchen emphasizes that younger supporters want authentic ways to participate before they’re asked to give \u2014 making low-friction volunteering, peer-to-peer engagement, and community-building powerful on-ramps to giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read the full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chronicle of Philanthropy taps Golden’s Sam Fankuchen on turning Gen Z volunteers into lifelong donors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2711,"template":"","meta":{"_custom_author":""},"press_category":[],"press_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2708","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nGen Z Donors: Golden in The Chronicle of Philanthropy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why Gen Z donors give differently: Golden's Sam Fankuchen on the authenticity, community, and low-friction giving that build lifelong support.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/goldenvolunteer.com\/press\/chronicle-of-philanthropy-golden-gen-z-donors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Chronicle of 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