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Emergency Fundraisers Offer a Lifeline to Groups Who Have Lost Foreign Aid

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

funding freeze cascades through the international-development ecosystem, nonprofits are fundraising to help organizations struggling with the cuts. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Jose Luis Magana, AP photo Flowers and a sign outside the headquarters of the U.S. As the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington.

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Most U.S. Adults Give to Charity, but Young People Are Less Likely to Donate, Survey Finds

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The results of a new poll send mixed messages to fundraisers concerned about a "generosity crisis." By James Pollard and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Charlie Neibergall, AP photo Some 40% of U.S. The results of a new poll send mixed messages to fundraisers concerned about a "generosity crisis."

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Focus on Generosity and Building Relationships on Giving Tuesday

Ann Green

In an ideal world Giving Tuesday wouldn’t be associated with political emails and Cyber Monday ads. In theory, that sounds nice, but in reality, it’s a day when nonprofit organizations unleash an onslaught of transactional fundraising appeals by email, text, and social media. This means giving back to your donors, as well.

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The Future of Fundraising: 3 Tips to Leverage Nonprofit AI

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AI can help your team with many aspects of fundraising and management —as long as you leverage it strategically. Fundraising appeal creation so you can craft tailored requests that each donor will be receptive to. If your nonprofit hasn’t yet incorporated AI into its work, there is no time like the present to get started!

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Lambda Legal, a Nonprofit Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights, Exceeded Fundraising Goal by $105 Million

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Richard Drew, AP photo “It was really individuals in the community who stepped up and made this campaign happen,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said. “It It wasn’t corporations.

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Ensuring The Right To Free Association Online

The NonProfit Times

These spaces are the backbone of our democratic right to free association, and they are increasingly under threat. All of this will at the same time serve the broader goal of ensuring that our democratic right to free association remains intact. It is, importantly, also the right of free association.

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Invest in Fundraising to End Foundation Dependency

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A side effect of nonprofits becoming accustomed to large foundation grants is that they do not develop diverse fundraising streams, and as a resultin moments of crisisfind themselves without experienced development teams, whose years of working to build relationships would now be crucial. Were in this for years to come.