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To Help Small Businesses Recover From the L.A. Fires, Invest in Community Lenders

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Nonprofit lenders often deploy funds faster than the government but need more capital to meet demand. By Joyce Klein and Amy Hereford Etienne Laurent, AP A local hair salon burns while the Palisades Fire sweeps through in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. Nonprofit lenders often deploy funds faster than the government but need more capital to meet demand.

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Funraise Achieves PCI Level 1 Compliance to Support Nonprofit Sector Security

NonProfit PRO

Funraise achieved PCI Level 1 compliance, which reinforces its commitment to protecting donor data and financial transactions for nonprofits.

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7 Ways to Secure Corporate Partnerships — and Make the Most of Them

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Corporate-giving strategists share what works in closing the deal on grants and other valuable types of support from companies. By M.J. Prest and Jie Jenny Zou Getty Images Corporate-giving strategists share what works in closing the deal on grants and other valuable types of support from companies.

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How Do You Keep Good Fundraisers Without Making Them Managers?

NonProfit PRO

Retaining employees is always critical, but even more so for your front-line fundraising staff. Here's how to keep your fundraisers happy.

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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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Marching Forward Clairity Click-it: Nonprofit Links + Free Resources

Clairification

Its a new day. What will you do with it? Will you march forward, backward or get stuck in place? Hopefully, whatever you do, you wont be lulled into complacency. The work ahead is hard, but as James Baldwin wrote: Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. Lulled. Selfish is easy. Short term is easy. Complacent is easy.

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7 Sports-Inspired Strategies to Drive Nonprofit Excellence

NonProfit PRO

While nonprofits and sports seem worlds apart, they operate with similar themes. Here are some sports-inspired strategies for your nonprofit.

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Blackbaud Enables Cryptocurrency Donations for U.S. Nonprofits Through Its JustGiving Platform

NonProfit PRO

Blackbaud now enables cryptocurrency donations to U.S. nonprofits through its JustGiving platform for peer-to-peer fundraising.

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Branding your giving programs to attract, retain, and upgrade donors

Big Duck

Related Content Feb25 CampaignsVirtual WebinarsBranding and communicating about legacy giving to younger donorsHosted by Big Duck and Link Elevating PhilanthropyLearn MoreFarra TrompeterLori Kranczer, expert guestFeb25

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Surviving the Government Funding Shortfall

NonProfit PRO

With the U.S. government proposing major funding reductions for nonprofits, the time to act is now. Relying on grants and federal dollars is no longer a guaranteebut those who pivot fast can turn this crisis into an opportunity. This session will equip nonprofits with bold, actionable strategies to replace lost revenue, build stronger donor pipelines, and ensure financial sustainability.

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How to leverage your anniversary campaign to engage supporters

Big Duck

Learn how to turn nonprofit anniversaries into powerful campaigns that engage donors, inspire action, and celebrate impact.

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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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From the Past to the Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jen Astone & Daniel Moss We already know how to invest in the kind of equitable and sustainable food systems that can build climate resilience. Yet while the hazards of industrial agriculture (and the opportunities offered by agroecological food systems) are equally well known , most money still bets on the status quo: increasing the use of imported fertilizers and pesticides and motorized irrigation, despite high costs and questionable returns.

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Stop Passing the Mic: Exploring Contradictions in Power Sharing

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Vinicius “amnx” Amano on Unsplash For over eight years, Ive watched Tash Nguyen , a longtime abolitionist , use protest and policy to strategically disrupt the criminal justice system. Nguyen is executive director of Restore Oakland , a nonprofit they cofounded to build local relationships and organize community campaigns. Interdependence is foundational to their approach.

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How Candid’s AI can uncover new funding opportunities

Candid

Candid has a wealth of data and insights on decades worth of foundation grants. Every day, nonprofit fundraisers use our in-depth data to identify prospective funders to approach and requests for proposals (RFPs) to apply for. Now were introducing AI tools to recommend new funders and funding opportunities personalized to your needs, eliminating work that might have taken hours and surfacing opportunities fundraisers might not have discovered on their own to help fundraisers find what they need

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Nonprofit Budgeting 101

The Charity CFO

Nonprofit budgeting may be a source of dread for many, but there are ways to make the process (and outcome!) much better. Forget about the numbers for a second. A well-crafted budget is a reflection of your mission and a roadmap to financial sustainability. It helps you communicate how you’re going to make the difference you want to see in the world.

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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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Bilingual Front Desk Administrative and Case Management Coordinator

Anedot

North Marin Community Services (NMCS) is the anchor human service non-profit serving Novato/North Marin for the past 51 years. Our mission is to empower youth, adults, and families in our diverse community to achieve well-being, growth, and success; we envision a strong community with opportunities for all. A trusted community resource, our quality programs are grounded in stability, expertise, and commitment to effectively address the changing needs of our community.

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The Emergency at the NEA Will Impact Arts Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Ahmet Kurt on Unsplash Parables of Earth is a recurring column from NPQ s Climate Justice desk exploring the connections between climate and art. Inspired in part by Octavia E. Butler, this column expands our lens on climate justice and taps into our deeply human inclination for creative expressionfor joy, for strength, and for imagining new worlds.

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Conflict at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau: What’s at Stake?

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Moment Makers Group on iStock It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house. But it is possible to refinance an existing home with a mortgage that has the same one-in-five chance of putting the family out on the street. Elizabeth Warren, Unsafe at Any Rate , 2007. When Elizabeth Warren, then a Harvard law professor, first proposed the creation of a Financial Product Safety Commission, she did so in response to a housi

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