NonProfit PRO

JULY 7, 2025

Your nonprofit's approach to strategic planning could make the difference between failure and success. Move toward success with these tips.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 9, 2025

When supporters were persuaded to give using their donor-advised fund, many gave twice as much. Some donors who'd given only $100 before increased their gifts to $5,000. By Rasheeda Childress Getty Images/iStockphoto When supporters were persuaded to give using their donor-advised fund, they gave the same or more 85 percent of the time, new research finds.

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Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Nonprofits are crucial for communities, but they face significant hurdles. These organizations face many common challenges like securing sustainable funding, managing volunteer engagement, and navigating internal dynamics that can hinder their vital work. When we recently asked the Blue Avocado community “What do nonprofits struggle with the most?

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

As a nonprofit professional, getting more done faster is always a goal. Here's how the tech you already have can help you work more efficiently.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 8, 2025

Credit: Fabrice Florin on Flickr This is the fourth 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.

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Ann Green

JULY 8, 2025

Over the years, I’ve realized the importance of keeping things simple. This is even more important now during this time of chaos and uncertainty. I’m sure you’re experiencing those both professionally and personally. I often find pleasure in simple things such as taking a walk, reading (I’ve found the Thursday Murder Club series to be a nice escape right now), and doing yoga.

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Candid

JULY 10, 2025

Social media is one of the most visible ways that help nonprofits reach their community, share their stories, and build support for their cause. But with the platforms constantly making changes and audience behavior always shifting, it can be confusing what the most effective approach would be. So, we’ve curated our favorite Candid insights articles focused on improving your nonprofit’s social media.

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Non Profitvote

JULY 8, 2025

When starting out with any voter registration event, our Voting in Your State voter registration drive guides are the first resource we recommend going to. Even if you’re a seasoned pro and register folks like clockwork, it’s always a good idea to keep up to date with state laws on voter registration. As laws change rapidly, checking these protects your organization while empowering your community to vote!

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Elevation

JULY 7, 2025

What Nonprofits Need to Know to Keep Their Grant Active Securing a Google Ad Grant can dramatically boost your nonprofit’s impact, offering up to $10,000 per month in free advertising to expand reach, attract donors, and amplify your mission. But getting approved for the program is only half the challenge. Maintaining compliance and ensuring long-term success demands a keen understanding of Google’s policies and active management of your account.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

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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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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 9, 2025

By Nicolás Ríos Documented, an immigrant-facing nonprofit newsroom, shares the creative and innovative ways they've gone about reaching underserved communities.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 7, 2025

Credit: Christian Ladewig on Unsplash Nonprofits that receive government contracts and grants have gotten used to waiting months or even years for payments, often for services already delivered. Under most governmental agreements, nonprofits are often expected to provide services first and get paid later—with reimbursements taking months or even years to arrive.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 8, 2025

I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me… Stories Can Be Ethical & Still Raise Funds When I first started working in the nonprofit sector, I was bright-eyed, eager, and deeply passionate about the causes I served. Like many new graduates entering this field, I wanted to use my skills to make a difference and to contribute to my community. I found myself starting my first nonprofit position as a Development Associate for a veteran service organization.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 7, 2025

Sometimes, donating money to a worthy cause just doesn’t feel like enough. Your most loyal and invested supporters often want to do more for your nonprofit and its mission. Some people volunteer, attend events, or donate in-kind items or services to your cause. Others, however, discover they can generate significantly more impact by becoming fundraisers themselves.

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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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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2025

The summer slump Imagine it is a hot July afternoon. Your team recently sent out a fundraising appeal—and the response is underwhelming. You have seen this before. Each year, summer rolls in with sunshine, vacations, and, unfortunately, a sharp dip in donations. This seasonal lull , often referred to as the “summer slump,” can leave nonprofits scrambling to meet their fundraising goals.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 9, 2025

Tap into your board members' skills and strengths to make the most of their participation in a multiyear fundraising drive. By Libby Sander Ikon Images via AP Tap into your board members' skills and strengths to make the most of their participation in a multiyear fundraising drive.

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Clairification

JULY 7, 2025

Eight years ago, I wrote an article asking, “Why Aren’t You Doing More Online Fundraising?” It felt urgent at the time. Looking back, it was downright gentle. Today, the question isn’t whether your nonprofit should be fundraising online. It’s whether you’re doing it well enough — and fast enough — to keep up with how people live, connect, and give. Because while the tools have changed dramatically, the fundamentals haven’t.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 11, 2025

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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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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 9, 2025

How Nonprofits Can Use Visual Storytelling to Drive Engagement and Donations Nonprofits and mission-driven organizations face a daunting challenge getting their message heard, remembered, and acted upon. Whether you’re trying to attract donors, raise awareness, or mobilize volunteers, your story is your most powerful asset. But a powerful story needs powerful delivery, and that’s where visual storytelling comes in.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 8, 2025

Nonprofit events come in all shapes and sizes, and the type of event you choose to host largely depends on your organization’s unique audience, resources, and goals. However, virtual events consistently prove a useful tool to engage with donors and expand your reach. Virtual events erase geographical barriers, letting supporters from across the country and even the world engage with your organization.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 7, 2025

Fundraising leaders talk a lot about strategy—segmentation, stewardship, solicitation. But behind every strategy that works is something more basic, more powerful, and more human: emotion. And here’s something most fundraisers don’t fully realize: Emotions are contagious. The energy, tone, and intention you bring into a donor conversation doesn’t just affect you—it affects the person across the table.

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Tony Martignetti

JULY 6, 2025

Stacy Palmer: Nonprofit Leadership With Stacy Palmer The chief executive of the Chronicle of Philanthropy joins us with her thoughts on the challenges facing nonprofit leaders, especially females, and especially females of color. Stacy also reveals the bright spots in a recent leadership survey, and promising opportunities around co-CEOs, sabbaticals, self care, team care … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for July 7, 2025: Nonprofit Leadership With Stacy Palmer → Stacy Palmer: Non

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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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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 9, 2025

When Arika Wells, CNP, MPA , moved to Tucson, Arizona in 2002, she didn’t expect to stay long. She had just graduated from the University of San Diego , where she earned the nationally recognized Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP ) credential, married her college sweetheart, and left everything behind. Tucson felt unfamiliar and quiet. It would take years, but Arika would eventually become a central figure in Tucson’s community.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 9, 2025

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 10, 2025

Image credit: Jordan Spraggins on Unsplash Over the past few weeks, states across the country have experienced scorching temperatures. From Texas to Maine, nearly 160 million people were placed under heat alerts as forecasters predicted temperatures up to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above seasonal averages. In the Southeast, conditions were so severe that, in late June, the Department of Energy declared a power emergency , allowing Duke Energy Carolinas to temporarily operate certain electric generati

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JULY 9, 2025

Did you know the average human attention span is just 8 seconds—shorter than a goldfish? In today’s noisy digital world, that stat has big implications for how nonprofits write appeals, newsletters, and even mission statements. This week, Lynn Bohart—author, former nonprofit executive, and founder of Lil Dog Communications—joins us to unpack how nonprofit professionals can dramatically increase fundraising results through stronger, more persuasive messaging.

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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.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 8, 2025

If you’ve ever wondered why your nonprofit’s emails aren’t making it into inboxes – or why some messages get more traction than others – it’s because inboxes work a lot like social media feeds now. Just like Facebook or Instagram only show you what they think you’ll care about, inbox providers like Gmail and Outlook are using user engagement signals to decide what lands in the inbox and what disappears into the void (also known as Promotions or Spam).

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Amy Eisenstein

JULY 5, 2025

Stay motivated in tough times with 11 creative tips for nonprofit fundraisers. Boost morale, spark inspiration, and keep your mission moving forward.

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The Charity CFO

JULY 11, 2025

This guide to nonprofit CFO services outlines key responsibilities, how they differ from bookkeeping, and why they’re essential. The post Your Guide to Nonprofit CFO Services appeared first on The Charity CFO.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 8, 2025

Knowing what fundraising campaign prompted a gift to your nonprofit is important, but often difficult. Here are some fixes to common attribution challenges.

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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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