Say It Simply — So Donors Feel It Deeply
NonProfit PRO
MAY 22, 2025
If grant cutbacks, contract cancellations or something else are causing you to hunker down, resist. Tell your supporters plain and simple how they can help.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 22, 2025
If grant cutbacks, contract cancellations or something else are causing you to hunker down, resist. Tell your supporters plain and simple how they can help.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 27, 2025
The nonprofit sector thrives on relationships. Yet many operate in isolation, lacking the networking culture common in the for-profit world.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 23, 2025
How the new tax bill would impact foundations and nonprofits and the scramble to limit the damage. By Ben Gose POLITICO via AP Images House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation on Thursday. How the new tax bill would impact foundations and nonprofits and the scramble to limit the damage.
Ann Green
MAY 19, 2025
Whether youre setting up your website or improving an existing one, explore best practices for promoting your nonprofit online effectively in this guide. By Carl Diesing Your website is an essential tool in your online marketing kit. It serves as the foundation of your digital strategy by providing a place for any individual to find the information they seek about your nonprofit, whether thats your mission statement, impact on beneficiaries, how to donate, or volunteer sign-up forms.
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 Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 12, 2025
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.
Joan Garry
MAY 20, 2025
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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NonProfit PRO
MAY 29, 2025
American nonprofits are in the midst of an existential crisis, specifically regarding funding and mission viability. I don’t say this lightly, and this dilemma is not likely to resolve itself anytime soon.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 12, 2025
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.
Ann Green
MAY 5, 2025
With all the economic uncertainty right now, you may be worried about your nonprofits finances. Maybe your giving has gone down and youve cut back on some expenses. While thats understandable on one level, you need to be careful before you nix something you think you cant afford. It may be something you should be investing in. Instead of going on autopilot and saying We cant afford this, think about how you can make the right investments.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 9, 2025
Two nonprofit executives tried a different approach to professional development. Here are five key things they learned. By Ben Berger and Shuki Taylor Getty Images 5 key lessons from an experiment in professional development for high-level executives.
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.
Candid
MAY 19, 2025
Across the country, food security organizations are facing a perfect storm of rising demand, plummeting donations, and cascading cuts to federal nutrition programs. Food banks, pantries, and community food networks have long been overextended but are now navigating a new era of scarcity. At the same time, their role as lifelines for communities has never been more critical.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 29, 2025
By David Finegold & Ben Marshall Leading a business is hard. Leading a nonprofit is even harder nonprofit leaders typically have more stakeholders, less control, and fewer resources than their for-profit counterparts. And the headwinds are only growing stronger as charitable donations decline and as government funding faces uncertainty. Despite these challenges, training for nonprofit leaders and board members has not materially changed in the past 25 years.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 19, 2025
A bill targeting nonprofits tax-exempt status cleared a key House committee vote. Here are eight areas of the proposed budget that could directly impact nonprofits.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 28, 2025
Salvatore De Lellis on Pexels This May, Microsoft quietly announced it was ending a long-running program that provided about 400,000 nonprofits (according to Microsoft) free access to its software products Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E1, which include such workplace staples as Microsoft Word and Excel. In a statement to NPQ , a Microsoft spokesperson wrote: As part of a recent update to our nonprofit offers,we are retiring the Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Office 365 E1 gr
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.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 17, 2025
By Evan Johnson , Content Manager at Mobile Commons a mobile messaging platform purpose-built for nonprofits to spread their message and engage with supporters. The mobile messaging landscape shifted dramatically with Apple’s 2024 announcement: starting with iOS 18, iPhones will support Rich Communication Services (RCS). This move marks a new era where rich, secure, interactive texting becomes the normacross Android and Apple devices alike.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 14, 2025
Insights and tips from a conservative who believes nonprofits will fail in their mission if they muster support only from people who think and vote like they do. By Pearce Godwin Getty Images/iStockphoto Insights and tips from a conservative who believes nonprofits will fail in their mission if they muster support only from people who think and vote like they do.
Candid
MAY 29, 2025
According to a survey conducted in March by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-quarters of the 1,229 respondents gave at least $1 to charity in the past year. The largest share, 23%, donated between $101 and $500 total. The survey goes beyond what causes the support to explore who they think should receive charitable assistance and who is responsible for helping those in need.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 20, 2025
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.
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.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 16, 2025
Nonprofits collect data names, mailing and email addresses, birth dates and more from donors. Here's how to keep that information secure.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 5, 2025
Image credit: Desire Gonzalez When most people think of interior design, they think of wall paint, light fixtures, and decorative pillows. Although that is part of it, interior design is so much more. It can be harnessed to honor the values and traditions of Black and Indigenous communities, intentionally transforming spaces into environments of restoration and liberation.
Bloomerang
MAY 12, 2025
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.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 12, 2025
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.
Speaker: Dave Sackett
Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.
Candid
MAY 7, 2025
Over the past few months, nonprofits and funders alike have been trying to understand the impact of a potential loss of government grants. In our previous analysis , weve found private foundations would have to increase their grantmaking by 282% to address the potential $303 billion gap left by government grantmaking. Additionally, Urban Institutes data tool estimates that two-thirds of nonprofits receiving government grants would face deficits if these grants disappeared.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 7, 2025
By Yewande O. Addie , David Hanson , Emily Melnick , Melody Mohebi & Annie Neimand Organizations committed to social change through storytelling can use this four-part framework to design and evaluate their narrative strategies.
NonProfit PRO
MAY 2, 2025
Strengthen connections with your mission, staff, community, and self! On June 3rd and 4th, DonorPerfect is hosting free fundraising strategy sessions with nonprofit leaders, including Mallory Erickson and Floyd Jones. Join us virtually to lean into your passion, discover powerful tools to inspire lasting donor relationships, and leave feeling energized!
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 19, 2025
Credit: Elyse Horvath on Flickr The wheelchair and durable medical equipment industry has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, largely due to the growing influence of private equity ownership. While this shift has brought about operational changes, it has also created a troubling landscape for wheelchair users across the United States who sometimes must wait up to three months for a single repair.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Amy Eisenstein
MAY 13, 2025
The Major Gifts Challenge is back and new and improved. Commit just a few hours each week and you'll be raising major gifts in no time! Watch this video.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MAY 9, 2025
In an interview, the philanthropist discusses sunsetting his foundation, the Giving Pledge, and recent cuts in aid. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Evan Vucci, Associated Press Somebody should try and pay more taxes than I did, and save more lives than I did, and give more money than I did, and be smarter than Ive been, Bill Gates said in an interview.
Big Duck
MAY 7, 2025
Struggling with gathering and sharing feedback? This six-step guide helps you map stakeholders, sort input, and create a clear roadmap for effective implementation.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MAY 21, 2025
By Kevin Starr We didnt look for it, and we sure as hell dont condone how it happened, but the era of Big Aid is over. The callous glee with which our own administration choked off aid is something I will never forgive or forget, but sadly were not alone. Other rich countries have tacked to the right, decided to spend the money on defense, or simply lost sight of generosity.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
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