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How Philanthropy Can Tap Unemployed USAID Workers to Fix Democracy at Home

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Funding a 'Democracy Corps' national service program would ensure valuable expertise doesn't go to waste. By Michael Jarvis and Dean Jackson Getty Images/iStockphoto Funding a 'Democracy Corps' national service program would ensure valuable expertise doesn't go to waste.

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Grantyd Launches as Autofill Platform for Grant Applications

NonProfit PRO

Grantyd launched to help fundraisers draft grant application responses with AI, autofill answers into grant applications and more.

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How Warren Buffett’s Enormous Charitable Gifts Reflect His ‘Inner Scorecard’

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Buffett expresses his generosity by donating to foundations run by others. As of September 2024, he had given $55 billion. By John M. Longo Warren Buffett is surrounded by press and fans as he arrives at Berkshire Hathaways 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb. Buffett expresses his generosity by donating to foundations run by others. As of September 2024, he had given $55 billion.

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Classy Rebrands to GoFundMe Pro

NonProfit PRO

Classy is rebranding to GoFundMe Pro. With the change, the two brands' paid and free nonprofit fundraising tools become fully integrated.

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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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GoFundMe Expands Its Nonprofit Offerings — and Lets Groups See Who Is Raising Money for Them

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The company purchased the fundraising platform Classy three years ago and has integrated the two services into GoFundMePro. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images The company purchased the fundraising platform Classy three years ago and has integrated the two services into GoFundMePro.

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US Nonprofit Sector Documents Its Own Powerlessness, but What Will We Do?

NonProfit Quarterly

Nonprofits canand ought toengage in a wide range of civic and election-related activities. Since 1973, I have started or led 14 nonprofit enterprises in the arts, community development, and civic engagement sectors. I have been a managing director, a board member, a board president, a consultant to nonprofits, and taught college courses on nonprofit management and policy at several Chicago universities.

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The Role of the Board in Nonprofit Financial Oversight

NonProfit Hub

The Role of the Board in Nonprofit Financial Oversight Your board takes on many tasks to ensure your organization runs smoothly. One of their top responsibilities is assisting with financial management. Without proper financial oversight and practices, your organization wont have the necessary resources to fulfill its mission. Help your board execute its essential role in overseeing your nonprofits finances and keeping your organization afloat.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Joe McCannon We are living in a moment of great fear. Autocratic governments, nihilistic oligarchs, escalating climate impacts, dynamic pandemics, menacing technologies, rampant misinformationall of these forces and more conspire to leave Americans and people around the world feeling less safe, more uncertain, and more frightened about the future.

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Shifts in giving across generations: What motivates donors to give?

Candid

Studies have shown trends in individual giving and volunteering vary by generation. Not only do they differ in how much time or money they give, how and how often, to which causes, and whyeach generations preferences are also shifting. The latest Giving by Generation report from Giving USA Foundation and Dunham + Company shares findings about giving across generations from an online survey, conducted in November 2024, of 1,500 U.S. donors who gave at least $20 to charity in the past year.

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The Plan and the Pivot: Embracing Ambivalence in Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our premium webinar The Power of Partnership: Protecting Communities and Essential Programming through Partnerships & Mergers. If you would like to access the full webinar, become a Leading Edge member. As a Leading Edge member, you will gain access to 60+ webinars and our full library of digital content, with essential insights for purpose-driven leaders.

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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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How to Unlock the Power of Storytelling for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

In this episode of the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, host Dr. Rob Harter welcomes storytelling expert Vanessa Chase Lockshin, founder of The Storytelling Non-Profit and author of The Storytelling Non-Profit. Vanessa shares her extensive experience helping organizations craft emotionally resonant, authentic stories that drive fundraising success and donor engagement.

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Building a Grant Team That Works: The 6 Roles Every Nonprofit Needs

The Charity CFO

Building a Grant Team That Works: The 6 Roles Every Nonprofit Needs Grant writing is more than just a skillits a strategy. Too many nonprofits are flying solo, reacting to deadlines instead of building a system that works. In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast , Tosha Anderson sat down with Shoshana Grossman-Crist of Social Impact Compass to map out the ideal grant team structure.

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FREE Webinar: How You Can Land More Meetings

iMarketSmart

How You Can Land More Meetings with Major and Legacy Donor Prospects Who Are Ready for Your Outreach May 21, 2025 | 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT “If you could just land the meeting, you’d be 85% of the way to getting the gift.” ~Jerold Panas But in todays fundraising landscape, getting that meeting is harder than ever. Traditional outreach isnt working like it used to, and donors expect more.

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Hedging Your Bets: Rajiv Shah, and the Limits of Large-Scale Changemaking

Blue Avocado

I work with social justice organizations for a living, and I spend a lot of time thinking about the idea of impact in our field what it is, and how we would know it when we see it. I read what others have to say on the topic, especially grantmakers , since they probably have the widest view of social change advocacy and its trajectories. And I am often puzzled.

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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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New Pioneers

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Neri Karra Sillaman An excerpt from Pioneers on the ideas that cross borders and boundaries

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What to do if they’re coming for you

Jeff Brooks

Its scary, no doubt about it. The Trump administration wants to undermine or even destroy nonprofits they dont like. Starting with Harvard. Possibly including environmental and climate organizations, nature groups, civil rights, public broadcasting, organizations focused on DEI, and more. Some of these things are empty threats or rumors. Others are real.