This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Three experts explain how to get to know foundation program officers and best position your nonprofit to secure flexible funding. By M.J. Prest Getty Images Three experts explain how to get to know foundation program officers and best position your nonprofit to secure flexible funding.
Here are 15 tips to help nonprofits seize the opportunity to establish a more robust donor pipeline and help donors understand the impact they can make with larger gifts.
Growing into one of the most powerful institutions in global health, the foundation drew acclaim and criticism. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Seth Wenig, AP photo Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett speak to the media during a press conference in 2006 in New York. Growing into one of the most powerful institutions in global health, the foundation drew acclaim and criticism.
Image credit: Digits.co.uk. This is the second in a series of six NPQ articles that first challengeand then changethe way we think about volunteers. In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takeson the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism.
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
The donation from Jon and Mindy Gray is aimed at addressing Israels physician shortage and at helping underserved students become doctors. By Maria Di Mento Yuval Yosef Mindy and Jon Gray attend an event in their honor as Tel Aviv University announces the new Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences. Plus, USC Shoah Foundation landed $30 million to endow the Holocaust remembrance organizations efforts to collect and preserve thousands of Holocaust survivor testimonies from around the world,
Blackbaud unveiled an expanded payment processing solution with the launch of Blackbaud Integrated Payments. Inclusive of the functionality previously known as Blackbaud Merchant Services, Blackbaud Integrated Payments will now extend the company's purpose-built payments capabilities to any software providers that integrate with Blackbaud's Payments API.
Introduction: A new type of board retreat Executive Directors and board chairs know the routine all too well: gather the board in a nice setting, walk through the strategic plan, review the budget, and set some goals. There may be catered lunches and polished presentations, but often, even the most well-run retreats feel like slightly upgraded board meetings.
Introduction: A new type of board retreat Executive Directors and board chairs know the routine all too well: gather the board in a nice setting, walk through the strategic plan, review the budget, and set some goals. There may be catered lunches and polished presentations, but often, even the most well-run retreats feel like slightly upgraded board meetings.
Nonprofit organizations across the spectrum are experiencing significant turmoil at this moment. Between federal funding rollbacks, executive actions, political and social upheaval, and significant uncertainty, the future of the social sector hangs in the balance. Nonprofits are trying to keep their doors open, protect themselves, and be responsive to various contradicting requests (and demands) from funders and stakeholdersall while serving and supporting the most vulnerable populations and com
When youre running a nonprofit, its tempting to think of accounting as something you can get by withmaybe its a part-time admin, a volunteer with QuickBooks experience, or a reactive scramble at tax time. But heres the truth: If your organization doesnt have a skilled accounting team, you dont just have a bookkeeping problem. You have a risk management problem.
By Mara Bolis , Hannah Riley Bowles , Gary Barker , Marc Grau Grau , Laura Rawlings & Urvashi Sahni Caregiving is a fundamental aspect of being a human; a species condition. Providing care is foundational to meeting a broad swath of globally agreed development goals, including United Nations SDG 3 , which promotes healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages.
Youve probably heard it said that fundraising is both art and science. But too often, we obsess over the sciencemetrics, models, moves managementand forget the art. Or more precisely, we forget the artist: the emotionally intelligent human being at the center of every meaningful gift. In my decades working with nonprofits across the country, from college campuses to community foundations, Ive learned a simple truth: people give to people.
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.
The results are in, and the news is generally bleak. The 2024 Fundraising Effectiveness Project Report * shows downward trends in numbers of donors (down 4.5%), and retention (down 2.6%). First-time donor retention is at its lowest-ever recorded rate. Less than one in five new donors (acquired in 2023) gave again. New donors accounted for 40% of all givers.
Image credit: [link] Nonprofit leaders are raising alarms over various provisions included in new GOP-led tax legislation, including one that would grant unilateral power to the US treasury secretary to deem a nonprofit to be a terrorist supporting organization. The organizations tax-exempt status could then be stripped at the sole discretion of the secretary, who is appointed by the president.
Image credit: Sebastian Latorre on Unsplash Over the past few months, the political climate in the United States has taken a sharp turn toward division and fear under the Donald Trump administration. From small-business owners to federal workers, from teachers and students to LGBTQ+ people, few communities have been spared the effects of federal executive orders rescinding economic and human rights.
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.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 27,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content