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Be Strategic About Your Nonprofit’s Strategic Planning

NonProfit PRO

Your nonprofit's approach to strategic planning could make the difference between failure and success. Move toward success with these tips.

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Breaking: Just-Passed Tax Measure Will Add New Money Woes to a Reeling Sector

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Individuals and corporate donors could cut back — just as safety-net charities face a sharp rise in demand By Ben Gose Individuals and corporate donors could cut back — just as safety-net charities face a sharp rise in demand.

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Can GoFundMe's New DAF Tool Supercharge Charitable Giving?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The effort aims to move stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark. By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) Giving Funds are GoFundMe's latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered.

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Make it Easier for Your Nonprofit and Your Donors by Keeping Things Simple

Ann Green

Over the years, I’ve realized the importance of keeping things simple. This is even more important now during this time of chaos and uncertainty. I’m sure you’re experiencing those both professionally and personally. I often find pleasure in simple things such as taking a walk, reading (I’ve found the Thursday Murder Club series to be a nice escape right now), and doing yoga.

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Stop Budget Burnout: A Better Way to Grow Your Nonprofit in 2026

Speaker: Sean Yoder

Nonprofits are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate financial accountability while continuing to expand their impact. Traditional budgeting models often fall short, reinforcing silos, limiting flexibility, and stalling growth. Enter collaborative budgeting: a dynamic, team-driven process that enables smarter resource allocation and builds financial resilience at scale.

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Your Inbox Is Basically a Social Media Feed Now

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

If you’ve ever wondered why your nonprofit’s emails aren’t making it into inboxes – or why some messages get more traction than others – it’s because inboxes work a lot like social media feeds now. Just like Facebook or Instagram only show you what they think you’ll care about, inbox providers like Gmail and Outlook are using user engagement signals to decide what lands in the inbox and what disappears into the void (also known as Promotions or Spam).

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Newsletter: How to Build a Partnership Web Page That Converts ; Nonprofit: ‘The Eagles Drive Our Fundraising’ Should You Send a Fundraising Letter From Two People?

Selfish Giving

Most partnership teams are sleeping on one of their best lead-gen assets: their corporate partnership web page. Let's be honest: Most of you don't even have a corporate partnership web page on your site! We should correct that ASAP. It's sad because it's a missed opportunity. But don't just take my word for it. Listen to Andy Crestodina of Orbit Media Studio , one of the smartest guys I know in website design.

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The Million-Dollar Question: What Could Your Nonprofit Do if Money Weren’t an Issue?

Blue Avocado

I have worked for many nonprofit organizations over the past 30 years. Their balance sheets were all very different; some had endowments of more than $20 million, and others were figuring out their payroll from month to month. But there was always one similarity they shared — almost all their planning and board dialogue centered around how to grow fundraising.

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#WeTheCivic: “America’s” Stories Can’t Be Told Without Us 

NonProfit Quarterly

Storytelling. Solutions. Solidarity. #WeTheCivic launches July 2025. In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. —Toni Morrison, “No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear” Last month, the executive director of a Mississippi community center reached out to me. Let’s call her Ava. Ava does not opine on podcasts. You won’t catch her advocating for change on The Daily Show —or any other show, streaming or otherwise.

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12 Ways To Conquer Fundraising Fear Without Crying In A Supply Closet

Bloomerang

If you think public speaking is scary, asking for money is like doing it while skydiving—with no parachute.” So, you’ve been asked (forced or voluntold) to help raise money for your favorite charity. Well, welcome to the Nonprofit Fundraising Club. You are not alone. In fact, you’re in a massive, sweaty-palmed club of nonprofit tribe of do-gooders and boardroom escape artists who would rather wrestle a porcupine in a vat of Jell-O than ask someone for money.

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3 Challenges of Donation Channel Attribution — and How to Solve Them

NonProfit PRO

Knowing what fundraising campaign prompted a gift to your nonprofit is important, but often difficult. Here are some fixes to common attribution challenges.

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Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement

There’s more than one way to end the year with impact—and we’re letting you decide the direction. In this "choose your own adventure" community-led webinar, attendees will vote in real time to pick one of three year-end event strategies to explore in depth: Volunteer Appreciation Events 🧡 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns 🌈 Mission/Program Celebrations 🎉 Once the path is chosen, we’ll dive into a step-by-step engagement workflow plan tailored to that format, showing how

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GoFundMe Is Refurbishing a Little-Known Financial Tool in a Bid to Supercharge Everyday Giving

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The effort aims to move stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark. By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) Giving Funds are GoFundMe's latest in a flurry of product rollouts with the goal of moving stagnant U.S. charitable contributions beyond the 2% GDP mark where totals have long hovered.

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What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

Blue Avocado

Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles. These organizations face many common challenges like securing sustainable funding, managing volunteer engagement, and navigating internal dynamics that can hinder their vital work. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

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To Support Housing for All, We Must Build a Better Social Safety Net

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from NPQ’s joint webinar with Shelterforce: “Housing as a Public Good: The State of Social Housing Today.” View the full webinar and read the full webinar transcript here. Jonathan Tarleton: This is about building the world we want to live in. And we have existing models that do function in the states already.

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Would Your Donor Experience Keep People Binging—or Make Them Hit Skip?

Bloomerang

A great donor retention strategy isn’t about doing more. It’s about designing an experience donors want to come back to. If that sounds familiar, it should. Streaming platforms figured it out years ago: keep people watching by giving them just enough payoff to feel good— and just enough anticipation to keep them curious. Nonprofits can apply the same thinking.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Report Reveals Nonprofits Are a Major Employer in Nearly Every State

NonProfit PRO

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Senate Passes Tax Bill With Mixed News for Nonprofits

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Senate version of the bill includes a larger charitable deduction for non-itemizers than the House version, but it also sets a floor and a cap for wealthy donors, which could reduce giving. By Ben Gose Architect of the Capitol The Senate version includes a larger charitable deduction for non-itemizers than the House version, but it also sets a floor and a cap for wealthy donors, which could reduce giving.

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Branding Beyond the Logo: What Nonprofits Must Know

The Charity CFO

"Most nonprofits don’t have a branding problem—they have a clarity problem." Discover how refining your verbal identity can transform your nonprofit's outreach and engagement. The post Branding Beyond the Logo: What Nonprofits Must Know appeared first on The Charity CFO.

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Why We Must Center People at Housing Risk in Movement Organizing

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from NPQ’s joint webinar with Shelterforce: “Housing as a Public Good: The State of Social Housing Today.” View the full webinar and read the full webinar transcript here. Kristen Hackett: [To answer] the question of “How do we build broad support for the social housing movement or the housing movement in general?

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Spreading the word: How nonprofits share their knowledge, and why it’s a good idea 

Candid

Does the following scenario sound familiar? Your nonprofit implements a program, through which you gather valuable data and insights about the problem you’re trying to solve and the solutions that work (or don’t). But then you ask yourself: How can I share what I’ve learned with others in the field? Your findings may prove essential in developing effective solutions—but only if others are able to access that information and learn from your experience.

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Dataro Launches ProspectAI: AI-Powered Major Donor Prospecting

NonProfit PRO

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How Common Sense Media Is Fighting for Kids in the Age of AI

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Support from big grant makers, an eye for earned revenue, and a CEO who both courts and critiques tech leaders have helped to fuel the group's success. By Eden Stiffman San Francisco Claudine Gossett Jim Steyer, right, founder of Common Sense Media, maintains close ties with tech leaders, yet is comfortable criticizing them when he thinks their companies pose risks to children.

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Future-Proof Your Nonprofit With Planned Giving with Tony Martignetti

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

In a time when short-term fundraising feels relentless, planned giving offers something rare: stability. Planned giving often seems like a strategy reserved for large institutions or a distant concern for smaller nonprofits. However, Tony Martignetti, the Planned Giving evangelist, and host of Tony Martignetti Nonprofit Radio podcast , argues that it’s a crucial tool for organizations of all sizes seeking long-term financial resilience.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Rehearsing for the Revolution: Theater as a Tool of Democratic Imagination

NonProfit Quarterly

“Watch. Act. Vote.” / Credit: Will O’Hare, courtesy of TONYC. These days, the urgent work of survival often edges out space for strategic visioning, let alone political imagination. But if nonprofits and movement activists are to do more than simply endure this moment, they must create space to collectively dream—and rehearse—different ways of living, working, and resisting.

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What to know about seeking corporate support right now

Candid

Federal funding for nonprofits is in a state of flux, and the future of many government grantmaking programs is uncertain. Though many private foundation funders and individual donors have said they plan to step up their giving and address the current challenge , they won’t be able to fill the gap left by the loss of government grants. That said, as discussed in our recent webinar, Funding Beyond Federal: How to Diversify Funding to Ensure Stability in Uncertain Times, there are ways to bolster

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Neon One Unveils Neon Launch, A Digital Starter Kit for New Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

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A Nonprofit Offers Better Floors for Better Health

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Nicole Wallace Hajarah Nalwadda, AP EarthEnable, in nonprofit in Rwanda, installs sealed earthen floors, an affordable alternative to dirt floors, which contribute to the spread of respiratory and parasitic diseases.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Google Ad Grant Website Policy: What Your Site Needs to Get Approved

Elevation

What Nonprofits Need to Know to Keep Their Grant Active Securing a Google Ad Grant can dramatically boost your nonprofit’s impact, offering up to $10,000 per month in free advertising to expand reach, attract donors, and amplify your mission. But getting approved for the program is only half the challenge. Maintaining compliance and ensuring long-term success demands a keen understanding of Google’s policies and active management of your account.

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Seeking the Willing: A Friendship Across Political Lines

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: melitas on iStock With over two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector, Venu Gupta has learned that key to building a strong democracy are strong connections—and, more specifically, strong friendships. Gathering in Support of Democracy is a recurring column exploring the essential connections between gathering, community, and democracy building.

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Nonprofit Controllers vs. Accountants: The Key Differences

Top Nonprofits

It’s no secret that effective financial management is critical to your nonprofit’s long-term success. From properly allocating revenue to thinking critically about costs and building reserve funds , managing your resources allows your organization to first work toward financial stability, then plan for future growth. While your nonprofit should have dedicated financial professionals on its team, there are several different ways you can fill the necessary roles.

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GoFundMe Launches Giving Funds for Donor-Advised Fund Giving

NonProfit PRO

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!