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A Newsroom That Listens (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Nicolás Ríos Documented, an immigrant-facing nonprofit newsroom, shares the creative and innovative ways they've gone about reaching underserved communities.

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8 Ways Your Board Can Drive Momentum in a Capital Campaign

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Tap into your board members' skills and strengths to make the most of their participation in a multiyear fundraising drive. By Libby Sander Ikon Images via AP Tap into your board members' skills and strengths to make the most of their participation in a multiyear fundraising drive.

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Reduce Your Nonprofit’s Workload and Get More Done With These Tips

NonProfit PRO

As a nonprofit professional, getting more done faster is always a goal. Here's how the tech you already have can help you work more efficiently.

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From Volunteer to Vice President: How Arika Wells Is Shaping the Future of Tucson

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

When Arika Wells, CNP, MPA , moved to Tucson, Arizona in 2002, she didn’t expect to stay long. She had just graduated from the University of San Diego , where she earned the nationally recognized Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP ) credential, married her college sweetheart, and left everything behind. Tucson felt unfamiliar and quiet. It would take years, but Arika would eventually become a central figure in Tucson’s community.

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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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How Nonprofits Can Use Visual Storytelling to Drive Engagement and Donations

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

How Nonprofits Can Use Visual Storytelling to Drive Engagement and Donations Nonprofits and mission-driven organizations face a daunting challenge getting their message heard, remembered, and acted upon. Whether you’re trying to attract donors, raise awareness, or mobilize volunteers, your story is your most powerful asset. But a powerful story needs powerful delivery, and that’s where visual storytelling comes in.

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Golden Unveils AI-Backed App Update to Address Declining Volunteer, Donor Engagement

NonProfit PRO

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A holistic approach to funding at the intersection of gender and the environment 

Candid

Billions of dollars in philanthropic funding supports efforts to protect the environment each year, but only a small fraction is focused on addressing gender-based violence against women environmental defenders (WEDs). These women are often at the forefront of holistic and community-centered responses to the climate crisis. Yet, just 0.05% goes directly to support the women facing violence due to their environmental activism.

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How to Navigate the Modern Nonprofit Job Search

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Zulfugar Karimov on Unsplash In Nonprofit Hiring Trends and Tactics, practice leader Molly Brennan offers a range of ideas, practical tips, and insights that will help you navigate and understand the nonprofit hiring landscape as a candidate, hiring manager, or member of a board of directors. As an executive recruiter who is hired by nonprofits to conduct executive searches, I want to start by validating what you are probably thinking: It is tough out there.

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Clairity Click-it: Sandpail Full of Nonprofit Links + Free Resources Be Yours

Clairification

In Ecosystems Come and Go , Seth Godin writes: “We can lament the end of an ecosystem. After all, we worked hard to get here and we counted on it. We’re comfortable with it and we understand it. Or, we can accept that ecosystems come and go, and focus our energy on how the next ecosystem gives us a chance to do our work, new work, different work, but work that matters, for people who care.

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The DAF Ask That Led Donors to Double Their Gifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

When supporters were persuaded to give using their donor-advised fund, many gave twice as much. Some donors who'd given only $100 before increased their gifts to $5,000. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images/iStockphoto When supporters were persuaded to give using their donor-advised fund, they gave the same or more 85 percent of the time, new research finds.

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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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Use the Tech You Already Have to Reduce Your Nonprofit’s Workload and Get More Done

NonProfit PRO

As a nonprofit professional, getting more done faster is always a goal. Here's how the tech you already have can help you work more efficiently.

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How can you move from self-care to collective care?

Big Duck

Discover CAREpacity—a framework for collective care that helps nonprofits build resilience, foster belonging, and promote organizational wellness.

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Why Traditional Major Gift (and Legacy Gift) Fundraising No Longer Works

iMarketSmart

Fundraising seems to be getting more difficult, and the problem is affecting the entire industry. Low-dollar donors are dropping out of giving altogether at an alarming rate. Meanwhile, major donors are picking up the slack. They are giving more. Plus, their retention rates have stayed relatively constant as low-dollar donors disappear (“donors down, dollars up”).

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St. Jude Children's Hospital's Fundraising Arm Selects New CEO

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Ike Anand, the organization's chief operating officer since 2020, previously worked at travel-tech firm Expedia. By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Courtesy ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Ike Anand has spent most of his career working at for-profit businesses. The group, which is in the midst of a global expansion, chose Ike Anand, the organization's chief operating officer since 2020, who previously worked at travel-tech firm Expedia.

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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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How to Renew Lapsed Donors

Get Fully Funded

Even when you’re doing everything right to keep your donors happy —showing appreciation, sharing heartfelt stories, and stewarding—some will still stop giving. It’s disappointing, but every nonprofit faces this challenge. Here’s the thing: donors lapse for all kinds of reasons. But that doesn’t mean they’re gone forever. With the right approach, you can renew lapsed donors, rebuild the relationship, and bring them back to your mission.

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St. Jude Children's Hospital's Fundraising Organization Selects New CEO

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Ike Anand, the group's chief operating officer since 2020, previously worked at travel-tech firm Expedia. By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Courtesy ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Ike Anand has spent most of his career working at for-profit businesses. The group, which is in the midst of a global expansion, chose Ike Anand, the organization's chief operating officer since 2020, who previously worked at travel-tech firm Expedia.

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