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. Delivering value in every email shows supporters that their time and attention are respected.

Participation and motivation

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2025

Nonprofit organizations thrive when their operations are efficient, their teams are aligned, and their communities are engaged. This article explores how nonprofits can leverage tools like organizational chart software and donor databases to streamline workflows, manage teams effectively, and enhance donor relationships.

Retention

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Partnerships between nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies to boost workplace volunteering and community impact can create significant value for both parties. This presents a significant opportunity for nonprofits to act as vital community connectors and partners.

Disaster Relief

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Did you know that a lot of nonprofit organizations raise 30%, sometimes as much as 50% of their annual donations during the year-end giving season ? Most nonprofits bring in nearly half of their online donations in the last week of the year. The lion’s share of all giving comes in December.

Fundraising

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

A non-profit organization may serve a good cause but that doesn’t mean top talented people will simply come to you for work. As a matter of fact, a non-profit employer must make an effort to convince talented people to work for their organization and showcase the true values of doing so.

Recruitment

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

The report also found that more and more organizations are embracing the opportunity to involve staff and board members in their feasibility studies 66% of surveyed organizations took this hands-on approach. The world is changing, and the social sector must lead the charge.

Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 8, 2025

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. Think about how much in monetary value is brought by your volunteers.

Volunteerism

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2025

Nationwide, volunteers contribute an estimated 5 billion hours of service each year, valued at over $167 billion, according to a 2024 Independent Sector report. But nonprofits are everywhere.” million formal nonprofit organizations—ranging from food banks and shelters to museums, credit unions, and social clubs.

Food

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. A strong, involved board can transform an organization and take its work to new heights.

Collaborations

The Charity CFO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In a recent episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson sat down with Dr. Tiffany Slater, an nonproift HR expert and founder of HRTailorMade. The conversation centered around common HR risks faced by nonprofit organizations and best practices for avoiding potential pitfalls.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

NonProfit Hub

MAY 13, 2025

Navigating Funding Uncertainty: What Nonprofits Can Do Right Now Late last week, I answered a somewhat panicked phone call from a client and friend who works with one of my favorite nonprofit organizations. (I This isnt about abandoning your values. Payment for services already provided has stopped. Its devastating.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Review and revise your solutions’ outputs to ensure they align with your nonprofit’s messaging standards and maintain the personal touch your donors value. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Elevate Conference is your opportunity to milesnla 2024-11-20T10:23:15-06:00 Carly St.

Healthcare

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Three developments, in particular, worry me: a drop in rates of giving to nonprofits; widespread staff burnout; and an increasing effort to target nonprofits based on their missions and values. Lets start with the drop in rates of giving to nonprofits. Donors Down, Dollars Down? Vice President-elect J.D. We can volunteer.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

Affnetz

JUNE 20, 2025

Take a deeper dive into abundance by reading Lynne Twist’s amazing book: The Soul of Money and / or check out this video on the value of moving from scarcity to sufficiency to a wealthier life. Helping donors and fundraiser create and maintain and abundance mindset is central to their success and sense of purpose.

Energy

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Broad segments of the nonprofit sector are concerned about the new presidential administration and the threats it poses to nonprofit organizations. This will be captured by its mission/purpose but also by its core values, which may be important to include in its governing documents.

Public and Social Policy

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

. — Gary McGeough from Bristol Organizations Committed Team Players, Capable of Collaborating Effectively I seek individuals who are genuinely passionate about our mission and show a strong belief in our values and goals. They should be dedicated to serving our community and willing to go the extra mile to make a positive impact.

Ethics

Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Latinx community is often missing from philanthropic discussionsboth about donors and about nonprofit organizations. population, but from every measurement in philanthropy including grants to Latinx-focused nonprofit organizations to representation among board members and staff, you wouldnt know there were 62 million of us.

Fundraising

Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The movement signals a new era of work, one where professionals value autonomy over security and innovation over tradition. This new vision has led nonprofit organizations to reconsider how to best leverage talent in a changing landscape. It is nerve-racking going from a steady paycheck to creating your own income.

Participation and motivation

Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Corporations: Delivering evidence that the partnership can solve their business problems, add marketing and brand value, or create a broad platform for meaningful employee engagement. Many nonprofit organizations are merely surviving instead of thriving.

Fundraising

Candid

JANUARY 30, 2025

Why Candid shares news about the social sector The news Candid shares is not simply the latest grantmaker-to-grantee transactions; it complements and contextualizes our rich repository of data, illuminating the relationships between philanthropic and nonprofit organizations. But limitations remain.

Philanthropy

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This obsession stems from deep cultural, historical, and economic foundations that value individualism, meritocracy, and innovation. I was recently catching up with a friend who runs a small nonprofit organization. Then, of course, there are leadership books, leadership podcasts, leadership gurus, and endless leadership quotes.

Leadership

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While there are a lot of tasks on the Nonprofit Fundraising Success Path, the underlying principle is simple and unchanging: value your donors. Instead of targeting people because of their income, approach people because of their values and interests. The bottom line is nonprofits need supporters to grow and thrive.

Nonprofits

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This law applies to for-profit and nonprofit organizations, so ensuring your messages comply with all requirements is critical. Per these regulations, your organization must: Avoid deceptive subject lines. Ensure compliance with email marketing regulations. Do not use misleading information.

Marketing

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The integration of these values has led to transformative changes in many nafda schools. This values integration was not left to chance.

Education

NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

Despite their slow embrace, nonprofit professionals who are using AI are finding significant value in content generation, marketing, and analytics. Donor Retention Fuels Sustainable Growth Implementing a strong donor retention strategy is paramount for the health of any nonprofit organization and can lead to quick wins.

Nonprofit governance and management

Bloomerang

MAY 5, 2025

Donor relationships are at the heart of every successful nonprofit. These donor connections are established through similar values and loyalty to a cause. An overdue thank-you note, a misaligned appeal, or a clunky donation process can signal to a donor that your organization lacks cohesion.

Management

Affnetz

JUNE 9, 2025

In a survey of nonprofit organizations , respondents reported only 46% of donors made repeat gifts in the following year and for every 100 new donors gained, 99 were lost. Personalize Communication Segment your donor database based on donors’ interests, preferences, and past interactions with your organization.

Retention

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 16, 2025

The time has come, however, for comprehensive reform recognizing guardianship not as a routine administrative process but as a valued and necessary intervention to be used only as a last resort. A Nonprofit Role Nonprofit organizations can also help transform the guardianship system.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Addressing this requires intervention both by policymakers and nonprofit organizations. Understanding Philadelphias Distressed Housing Markets Reinvestment Funds Market Value Analysis tool creates a typology of housing markets based on statistical analysis of key metrics such as price, vacancy, tenure, and investment.

Construction

Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2025

In this blog, we will explore smart, effective summer fundraising strategies for nonprofits to keep your mission front and center—and your supporters engaged—all summer long. Understanding the summer slump The summer slump is a common challenge for nonprofit organizations.

Participation and motivation

Candid

MAY 12, 2025

Nonprofit organizations across the spectrum are experiencing significant turmoil at this moment. It outlines what it looks like to be a trust-based, values-aligned partner during this time. I hope that nonprofit organizations feel supported by philanthropy and more funders push themselves to grow in TBP.

Philanthropy

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

(Photo From Deposit Photos) Leaders at nonprofit organizations struggle to adopt technology in meaningful ways, and this can be due to many factors. But research ([link] tells us the training, configuration, and resources necessary to ensure products can be used in a nonprofit environment also serve as persistent hurdles in this arena.

Civil Society

Anedot

JUNE 30, 2025

Why This Course Matters Whether you’re looking to strengthen an existing program or launch a new initiative with greater clarity and confidence, this series will equip you with practical tools to: Demonstrate your program’s value and outcomes to funders. Use data to refine and improve your services.

Culture

Top Nonprofits

JULY 24, 2025

As nonprofit organizations continue to face talent gaps, policy changes, and shifting donor priorities, the ability to pivot quickly and make decisive, smart moves can ensure you maintain the momentum of your mission. “Strategic agility” is more than a workplace buzzword—it’s a vital survival skill.

Leadership

Bloomerang

MARCH 26, 2025

These organizations are more likely to view setbacksnot as insurmountable failuresbut as opportunities to refine strategy and improve processes. Revise performance metrics: Shift from solely outcome-based performance evaluations to process-oriented metrics that value effort, learning, and improvement.

Culture

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Author Mary Diegert shares nonprofit grant proposal budgeting tips, and a road map for overcoming the challenges of calculating the revenue and expense numbers that will populate your one-page budget. Nonprofit leaders share the key qualities and skills they look for in potential board members.

Nonprofit governance and management

iMarketSmart

JULY 14, 2025

Fundraising is about shared values, not just dollars. Affirm a donor’s values without feeling like they’re “selling.” Dr. Bill Crouch is a former college president and founder of BrightDot, where he helps nonprofit organizations use emotional intelligence to unlock major gifts. Listening is more important than pitching.

Fundraising