Tue.May 20, 2025

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3 Ways to Activate Your Board Like the Future Depends on It

Joan Garry

When everything felt like it might fall apartcash flow crises, public firestorms, uncharted leadership momentsit wasnt just my staff or instincts that saved me. It was my board. When engaged strategically and treated like true partners, your board can be your greatest source of strength, insight, and support. Heres how to activate your board like the future depends on it.

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Listen Now: Leading Amid Economic Uncertainty

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer talks to two leaders who can offer suggestions about what to do now and how to plan for whats ahead.

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Voters Overwhelmingly Support Keeping Tax-Exempt Status for Nonprofits, New Poll Finds

NonProfit PRO

A new poll revealed voters' strong support of nonprofits, their concerns about organizations losing tax-exempt status and more.

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Abigail Disney Urges Donors to Be Braver About Giving

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits should be willing to shoulder more risk, she says, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds. By Glenn Gamboa, AP Business Writer MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) Marta Lavandier, AP Abigail Disney, second from right, speaks during the Elevate Prize Foundations Make Good Famous Summit.

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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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COVID Was the Rehearsal

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Madeleine Ballard , James Nardella , Jeff Jacobs , Ash Rogers , Daniel Palazuelos , Ari Johnson , Margaret Odera , Joe Ernst , Alexander Wheeler , Theebika Shanmugarasa , Mallika Raghavan , Victoria Ward , Lennie Bazira , Rachel Hofmann , Riccardo Lampariello , Nan Chen , Zeus Aranda , Emily Bancroft , Walter Kerr , Amanda Arch , Liz Diebold , Jane Leu & Doug Galen When Community Health Impact Coalition won the 2025 Skoll Award for Social Innovation , we danced.

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Does the Perfect Donor Exist in 2025?

NonProfit PRO

The continued trend of active donor files shrinking leaves me asking, does the perfect donor exist in 2025?

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Resistance Is Working! A Roundup of Recent Wins!

Non Profit AF

Hi everyone, happy AANHPI (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) month. If youre free this Wednesday May 21st at.

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The deep and lasting implications of funding cuts for psychological research 

Candid

Federal funding has long been the backbone of psychological research in the United States, supporting a wide array of studies from cognitive neuroscience to mental health interventions. Yet, due to the fact that its considered discretionary, its often put on the chopping block in the face of budget considerations. And in 2025, targeted cuts to programs such as those at the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation have intensified the challenges researchers face in competing

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4 reasons your new brand will probably lower your revenue

Jeff Brooks

That big rebrand youve been thinking about? Its not likely to turn around your fundraising. In fact, its probably going to cause a drop in fundraising income that will take years to recover from. Im sorry to say it, but thats how it nearly always goes. Ask anyone whos been around the nonprofit sector for awhile. Like Mark Phillips, who wrote about it on his Substack, at The Bleedin Obvious Guide to Why Income Usually Falls After a Rebrand : Youre not the same anymore.

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Your Nonprofit Training Isn’t Working—Here’s How to Fix It

The Charity CFO

Training is the first thing to get cut when moneys tightand the last thing we should ignore. Tosha Anderson The Hidden Cost of Poor Training In a nonprofit world defined by high turnover, tight budgets, and relentless mission work, training is too often an afterthought. We wait for a crisis, then scramble to train our way out of it. In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast , Tosha Anderson talks with Dr.

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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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Squarespace for Nonprofits: Building Websites Made Easy

Donorbox Nonprofit

Did you know that 94% of consumers/donors say their first impression of a brand is based on its websites design? A well-designed nonprofit website can be the deciding factor between gaining a donation and losing a potential supporter. Squarespace is a popular website builder known for its sleek templates and simplicity, making it a great […] The post Squarespace for Nonprofits: Building Websites Made Easy appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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Changemaker Conversations Episode 2: Strategic Planning Secrets Revealed

Prosper Strategies

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY In todays rapidly changing nonprofit landscape, strategic planning might seem like a luxury your organization cant affordor worse, an exercise in futility given the constant uncertainty were facing. But as we discussed inour recent Changemaker Conversations podcast episode, strategic planning isnt just importantits essential, especially during turbulent times.

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Beyond Shared Vision: Building a Collaborative Road Map

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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4 Tips for Maximizing Your Association’s Membership Value

NonProfit Hub

4 Tips for Maximizing Your Associations Membership Value Why do members join your association? Are they looking to expand their professional networks? Do they need to develop skills and earn credentials? Or do they want a reliable source of information about news in your field? Whatever the reason, members join your association because they think your organization can provide them with valuable offerings.

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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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Why Legal Fear Shouldn’t Drive DEI Decisions: What Leaders Need to Know

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Sebastian Beck on Pexels In the months since the administration of President Donald Trump issued executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), many organizations have made drastic changesnot because the law demands it, but because of fear, misinformation, and the implied threat of legal action. While the political climate has shifted, the legal landscape remains largely unchanged.

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“Advocacy Works”: Nonprofit Status-Stripping Measure Dropped from Republican Budget

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: US House of Representatives on Flickr A provision that would have allowed the US treasury secretary, appointed by the president, to unilaterally strip a nonprofit of its tax-exempt status if deemed to be a terrorism supporting organization (a standard undefined in the bill), has been dropped from Republican-led tax legislation making its way through Congress.

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How to Fend Off Attacks on Nonprofits—Three Key Strategies

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Tima Miroschnichenko on Pexels That nonprofits are under attack from the administration of President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Washington, DC, is obvious. Recently, the US House of Representatives introduced a bill that would give the US Treasury Secretary unilateral authority to remove a nonprofits tax exemption based on a personal assessment that the nonprofit was supporting terrorism.