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As Washington Brawls, Betting on Communities to Fix What's Broken

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Drew Lindsay Image: From the Hip Photo National funders back efforts to repair sewage, schools, civic health, and more. Is that a better investment than trying to stop polarization in politics?

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What’s Keeping Nonprofit Leaders Up at Night in 2025 — and How to Lead Through It

NonProfit PRO

The past several months have been challenging for nonprofits, so NonProfit PRO spoke with experts on what nonprofits can do to set themselves up for success.

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Points of Light, Founded by Former President Bush, Aims to Double American Volunteerism by 2035

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The group aspires to mobilize people to volunteer with nonprofits in the U.S. at a scale that only federal programs like AmeriCorps have in the past. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Matthew Hinton, AP photo Points of Light president and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo, left, and Neil Bush, chair, speak at the 2025 Points of Light Conference in New Orleans.

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Event Ideas to Strengthen Donor-Beneficiary Relationships

Ann Green

Explore top event ideas to strengthen relationships between donors and beneficiaries, enhance engagement, and maximize fundraising success for your nonprofit. By Jen Wemhoff Nonprofit fundraising is about more than just dollars—it’s about connections. Strong relationships between donors and beneficiaries can deepen donor engagement, build trust, and generate more meaningful support for your organization’s mission.

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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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Listen Now: How Valerie Jarrett, the Obama Foundation CEO, Builds a Strong Executive Team

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Valerie Jarrett, head of the Obama Foundation, shares her tips on identifying the skills your senior team needs, attracting strong candidates, and building cohesion in the C-suite.

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‘2025 State of Nonprofit Asset Gifts Report’ Released

NonProfit PRO

The "2025 State of Nonprofit Asset Gifts Report" reveals a critical need for nonprofits to embrace non-cash giving amid financial uncertainty.

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Your Step-by-Step Guide for Planning a Successful Charity Event Auction

NonProfit PRO

Free eBook to Your Step-by-Step Guide for Planning a Successful Charity Event Auction Create an impactful charity event auction in 8 steps.

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Barbara Kingsolver on the Urban-Rural Divide: 'Ask Rather than Tell.'

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author on Appalachia, her nonprofit work, and how philanthropy can better serve the region. By Chronicle Staff A conversation with the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author on Appalachia, her own nonprofit work, and how philanthropy can better serve the region.

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2025 State of Nonprofit Auctions

NonProfit PRO

Free eBook to 2025 State of Nonprofit Auctions Trends, Insights & Data from the Field

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Post-pandemic, what has changed for the better (or worse) in your nonprofit?

Blue Avocado

In the five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofits have faced new challenges and, in many cases, changed the way they operate. While some organizations have benefited from increased flexible funding and adapted to more efficient virtual work models, others continue to grapple with financial instability, increased demand for services, and difficulties in volunteer recruitment and staff retention.

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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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The Ultimate Guide to Giving & Awareness Days

NonProfit PRO

Free eBook to The Ultimate Guide to Giving & Awareness Days A complete step-by-step for planning your next campaign.

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Can Nonprofits Register Voters? And Other FAQ’s on Getting Started

Non Profitvote

Can Nonprofits Register Voters? And Other FAQ’s on Getting Started Maybe you’ve heard about nonprofits registering voters and thought, “ Wait, is that actually allowed? ”. Maybe you want to help folks understand what’s at stake in a certain election, but want to make sure you’re protecting your organization’s 501(c)(3) status. In a time of huge change and shifts in the nonprofit sector, it is more important than ever to address some common anxieties and concerns around nonprofit voter regi

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Ultimate Guide to Donor Retention

NonProfit PRO

Free eBook to Ultimate Guide to Donor Retention Explore tips, tricks, and templates to elevate your fundraising strategy.

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Nonprofit Board Myths, Truths, and the Path to a Board That Works

The Charity CFO

What if the problem with your board… wasn’t your board? In this candid and honest conversation on A Modern Nonprofit Podcast , Tosha Anderson chats with ENGin founder Katerina Manoff about the realities of nonprofit board leadership—and how to finally create a board that serves your mission instead of slowing it down. The Myth of the Perfect Board Early-stage founders often imagine their boards as a dream team of cheerleaders, fundraisers, and strategic thinkers who will work for free and

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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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Funder transparency in action: Why The Kresge Foundation values its Candid profile

Candid

For several years in a row, The Kresge Foundation has earned a Candid Seal of Transparency by publishing information about our organization on our Candid profile , just as hundreds of thousands of nonprofit organizations maintain their own profiles. As a grantmaker, this sends a powerful message. Maintaining a Candid profile enables our grantmaking team to keep our philanthropic ideals—transparency, equity, and community—centered in our day-to-day work.

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Beyond the Rainbow: A Real Talk Guide for Leaders Supporting LGBTQIA+ Employees All Year Long

NonProfit HR

Over the last decade-plus, Pride Month has become a major moment in the corporate calendar. From rainbow-colored logos to enthusiastic social media posts, companies often go big in June. But … Read more The post Beyond the Rainbow: A Real Talk Guide for Leaders Supporting LGBTQIA+ Employees All Year Long appeared first on.

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Are Relationships at the Core of Your Nonprofit?

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

In this episode of the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, host Dr. Rob Harter speaks with Rabbi Joanna Samuels, CEO and President of the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan, the largest Jewish Community Center in the United States. Rabbi Samuels discusses her leadership philosophy, rooted deeply in faith and optimism, and how the JCC builds community through programs that span every age and stage of life.

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4 Ways to Decide On Your Annual Nonprofit Fundraising Events

NonProfit Hub

4 Ways to Decide On Your Annual Nonprofit Fundraising Events When you sit down with your team to plan the year’s fundraisers, where do you start? Do you prioritize finances, donor behavior, marketing opportunities , or something else? How do you choose fundraisers that bring in the funds your nonprofit needs to thrive, engage supporters, and inspire lasting support?

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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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No excuse for deception in email fundraising

Jeff Brooks

I get a lot of political fundraising email. A lot. Dozens of similar messages every day from a bewildering variety of Democratic-leaning organizations. So many that it’s not possible to keep track. I used to open them and pay close attention, because they were from sophisticated email fundraisers who were running tests all the time. Nowadays, I delete most of them unopened.

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Thesis-Driven Funds: A New Model for Transformational Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Tom Kalil & Anna McKelvey There are 40,000 families globally with $100 million or more in wealth. These families could play a catalytic role in a 21st-century renaissance, in the same way that wealthy Italian families supported the Italian Renaissance. More recently, the Rockefeller Foundation supported the Green Revolution and the emergence of molecular biology as a new scientific discipline, and many foundations contributed to the child survival revolution that dramatically reduced chil

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Meet the Hidden Majority of Nonprofits: The All-Volunteer Organization

NonProfit Quarterly

Credit: Malden Youth Soccer on Flickr This is the third in a series of six NPQ articles that first challenge—and then change—the way we think about volunteers. In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism.