The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 16, 2025
This year, the competition for large foundations' attention is fierce. Here are key strategies to stand out in a crowded field. By M.J. Prest Getty Images This year, the competition for large foundations' attention is fierce. Here are key strategies to stand out in a crowded field.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 18, 2025
It's not uncommon for donors to stop giving and become lapsed. Here’s what you can do to encourage them to renew their support.
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Joan Garry
JUNE 18, 2025
A give/get policy isn’t just about money — it’s about mindset. It affirms that every board member has a role to play in increasing the organization’s resources, in ways that are both meaningful and equitable. How can you help the board see the impact of having one? The post Why Your Board Needs a Give/Get Policy appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 17, 2025
The Senate released its updates for "The One Big Beautiful Bill." Here are some of the changes that would most affect nonprofits.
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
JUNE 16, 2025
These workers — at different stages of their careers and representing various fields — illustrate the personal fallout from the federal government's defunding of the nonprofit sector. By Sara Herschander Courtesy of each Clockwise from top left: Grace Mok, Brandon Jirō Hayashi, Adhira Johnson-Miller, Shannon Sullivan, Julie Keller, and Bryan Hall. These workers — at different stages of their careers and representing various fields — illustrate the personal fallout from the federal government's d
NonProfit Leadership Alliance
JUNE 18, 2025
Nonprofit organizations depend on email as a key communication tool for engaging supporters, sharing impact stories, and driving donations. Yet many nonprofit emails remain unopened or ignored, limiting their reach and effectiveness. Understanding the factors that cause emails to go unread is critical for improving communication strategies and boosting supporter engagem ent The Email Overload Problem The average person receives dozens, sometimes hundreds, of emails daily.
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NonProfit PRO
JUNE 20, 2025
One of nonprofit CEOs' responsibilities is maintaining community relationships. Here's how CEOs and their teams can collaborate to build strong ties.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 17, 2025
A proposed new tax on foundation earnings should push foundations to align endowment investments with mission — and help grantees survive. By Clara Miller and David Morse Getty Images A proposed new tax on foundation earnings should push foundations to align endowment investments with mission — and help grantees survive.
Selfish Giving
JUNE 18, 2025
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) - Walt Whiman, Song of Myself , 51 Anyone who has worked with me on case studies knows that I’ve long argued against putting partnership case studies on your nonprofit’s website. No. Nope. Don't. [My clients know this because part of my case study service includes showing you how to use the case study I've created for you at every stage of the sales funnel. 💥 ] My reasoning?
Amy Eisenstein
JUNE 18, 2025
Stay motivated in tough times with 11 creative tips for nonprofit fundraisers. Boost morale, spark inspiration, and keep your mission moving forward.
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.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 16, 2025
Fundraising is a vital part of any nonprofit, but many struggle to keep their fundraising staff onboard. Here's how nonprofits can better retain fundraisers.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 17, 2025
Our language is packed with elite-sounding jargon. It is ineffective — and dangerous — amid today's heightened distrust of institutions and growing hostility to the sector. By Matt Watkins Getty Images/iStockphoto Our language is packed with elite-sounding jargon. It is ineffective — and dangerous — amid today's heightened distrust of institutions and growing hostility to the sector.
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 18, 2025
Image credit: Rui M on Flickr This article introduces a three-part series: Saving Philanthropy: Creating Rules of the Road for Donor-Advised Funds. Coproduced by the Charity Reform Initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies and NPQ, this series examines how to facilitate giving while ensuring donor funds reach operating nonprofits in an efficient and effective manner.
Affnetz
JUNE 20, 2025
When talking about donor engagement and fundraising is essential to talk about mindset – not a donor’s mindset YOUR mindset. Whether you’re a board member, executive director or staff member seeking to engage donors and succeed in fundraising, your mindset is critical. Fundraising is an inspiration business and your mindset can help you stay inspired.
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 PRO
JUNE 17, 2025
A BBB Give.org survey found most people worried about the security of their personal information when they thought about giving to a nonprofit for the first time.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 20, 2025
Learn how an environmental group sustains a warm, wholesome online community — and raises blockbuster sums. By M.J. Prest Friends of Big Bear Valley Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, with their chicks, Sunny and Gizmo, are a social-media sensation, facilitated by the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley. Learn how an environmental group sustains a warm, wholesome online community — and raises blockbuster sums.
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 16, 2025
Image credit: Travis Saylor on Pexels Nationally, Mother Jones reports, over one million adults are currently under guardianship. This is an invisible civil rights crisis—hidden in plain sight. Having a guardian affects a person’s fundamental right to live in a community, make decisions about their life, and remain free from unnecessary confinement.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 14, 2025
By Carly Berna , Fundraiser in Residence at Virtuous , the responsive fundraising platform with a CRM at the foundation, built to connect personally with donors and grow giving. Nonprofit fundraising serves as the lifeblood of organizations dedicated to creating positive change. Strategic fundraising tactics create huge potential for nonprofits to make even more of a difference where it counts.
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
JUNE 16, 2025
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 18, 2025
Fundraisers' experiences in places where many donors have lost jobs may offer a preview of what to expect elsewhere if the country slides into a recession. By Rasheeda Childress Large numbers of donors in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta have lost jobs because of federal cuts and companies that have lost business. Fundraisers' experiences in those cities might be a preview of what nonprofits elsewhere will face if the country slides into a recession.
Candid
JUNE 18, 2025
In 2025, federal and state funding shifts are significantly disrupting the nonprofit sector. Direct grant recipients and organizations reliant on upstream funding are facing paused projects, staff reductions, and program instability; many are struggling to sustain operations. In response, foundations across the country are embracing adaptive funder strategies, demonstrating commitment, flexibility, and trust.
NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 18, 2025
Image credit: Bureau of Land Management via Wikimedia Commons Editors’ Note: This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist ’s weekly newsletter here. Republished with permission. More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history.
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.
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 18, 2025
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 17, 2025
More than a third of respondents in a Nonprofit Finance Fund analysis ended last year with an operating deficit. By Eden Stiffman Getty Images/iStock photo More than a third of respondents in a Nonprofit Finance Fund analysis ended last year with an operating deficit, the highest percentage since 2009.
Candid
JUNE 17, 2025
This year is proving to be a deeply challenging time for nearly all nonprofits, and the situation is particularly urgent for organizations that abruptly lost their federal funding. In a recent Candid webinar, Funding Beyond Federal: How to Diversify Funding to Ensure Stability in Uncertain Times , we asked participants to share one word to describe how the current funding environment felt, and the top three responses stood out loud and clear: “scary,” “chaotic,” “uncertain.
Affnetz
JUNE 18, 2025
Leveraging a Nonprofit Stakeholder Database is a first step to better understanding constituents. A Nonprofit Stakeholder is any person or organization affected by the Nonprofit’s mission. Examples are: Donors Employees Volunteers Board Members Beneficiaries Therefore, achievement of the organization’s mission hinges on positive relationships with Stakeholders.
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!
NonProfit PRO
JUNE 19, 2025
There’s more to peer-to-peer fundraising success than just recruiting participants. Here's how to support your peer-to-peer fundraisers.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JUNE 19, 2025
It greatly increases the charitable deduction for non-itemizers and eliminates proposed tax increases on foundations. But other provisions harmful to nonprofits remain. By Ben Gose J. Scott Applewhite, AP The Senate version of the tax bill boosts the charitable deduction compared with the House version. Above, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, of Idaho, arrives for a hearing at the Capitol.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 15, 2025
According to the 2024 Trends in Giving Report by Blackbaud , online giving accounts for 13.4% of small nonprofits’ total revenue, 8.3% for medium nonprofits, and 4.1% for large nonprofits—and those numbers will continue to rise in coming years. It’s also important to know that 45% of online donations are made on a mobile device , and as a result, having a mobile-responsive website and donation pages are now standard best practices.
Affnetz
JUNE 17, 2025
Stakeholder Database CRM / By affnetz Improving Nonprofit Stakeholder engagement challenges many organizations. In a survey of Nonprofit organizations, respondents reported: Only 46% of donors made repeat gifts in the following year. Also, in our experience, less than 30% of volunteers return to serve year over year. Fundraising effectiveness and volunteer operations success mean nurturing relationships with Stakeholders to keep them coming back.
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.
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