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The Rise of the A.I.-Powered Nonprofit — and Why Not Everyone Is Convinced

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A new survey from Fast Forward categorizes four main ways nonprofits are using artificial intelligence. By Sara Herschander Getty Images A new survey from Fast Forward categorizes four main ways nonprofits are using artificial intelligence.

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Why You Ghost Your Strategic Plan

NonProfit PRO

Almost every organization has a strategic plan, but most ignore them in everyday activities. Here's why, plus how to stay true to your plan.

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University of Tulsa Scores $38 Million for Athletics

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A lifelong Golden Hurricane football fan left $8 million to update his alma mater's athletic facilities, and anonymous alumni gave another $30 million for student-athlete scholarships. By M.J. Prest Shane Bevel/Tulsa World Tom Johnston in his usual 50-yard line seat at the University of Tulsa’s H. A. Chapman Stadium. Plus, Eric and Wendy Schmidt pledged $5.5 million to NPR to bolster collaborative journalism nationwide, and a couple gave $4 million to expand the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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RKD Group and GivingTuesday Unveil the GivingPulse Field Guide

NonProfit PRO

RKD Group and GivingTuesday released the GivingPulse Field Guide to provide actionable strategies and insights from the GivingPulse Report.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Optimizing the Donor Journey with Your Website: 5 Steps

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In today’s fundraising landscape, your nonprofit’s website is more important than ever for facilitating the donor journey. Why? It’s simple—online giving rose from almost 8% of total giving in 2022 to over 12% in 2023 for the average nonprofit. As your online fundraising hub, your website is a critical tool for engaging and retaining donors in the digital realm.

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Mapping the Landscape of AI-Powered Nonprofits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Kevin Barenblat & Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink Visualize the year 2050. How do you see AI having impacted the world? Whatever you’re picturing… the reality will probably be quite a bit different. Just think about the personal computer. In its early days circa the 1980s, tech companies marketed the devices for the best use cases they could imagine: reducing paperwork, doing math, and keeping track of forgettable things like birthdays and recipes.

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YOU MATTER: The Soul of a Nation Could Be on the Line

Clairification

The world reacted with shock and outrage. There was a pervasive feeling of “how could this happen here?” People screamed… cried… prayed. This was five years ago. Last spring. When a fire wreaked devastating damage to something that, for many, represented the soul of a nation. And more. Notre Dame Cathedral is iconic and symbolic. It’s much more than a cathedral and historic building.

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Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Nonprofits: Why You Should Care About AI Right Now, Not Later

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Michelle Kocin , Digital Marketing Manager at SylogistMission – a donor management, fundraising, and volunteer management platform built for nonprofits and NGOs in the Microsoft Dataverse. It feels like every day there are new headlines about both the benefits and the dangers of AI. Some say it will replace human workers because it can aggregate information, summarize data and provide key insights, and it learns as it goes.

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Jimmy Carter’s Memorabilia Raises $2.8 Million

The NonProfit Times

By Richard H. Levey At age 99 former President Jimmy Carter continues to have a positive impact on social good, even at age 99 and from his hospice care. A recent auction of items from Carter and others raised more than $2.8 million for The Carter Center, a 501(c)(3) devoted to preventing and resolving global conflicts, enhancing freedom and democracy and improving health.

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Unlock Your Nonprofit’s Potential With The Bloomerang ROI Calculator

Bloomerang

Ever wonder how much more your organization could achieve with the right tools? Meet the Bloomerang ROI Calculator, designed to show you the impact of investing in our comprehensive Giving Platform. It’s a great tool for nonprofits like yours looking to enhance their impact. What is the Bloomerang ROI Calculator? The Bloomerang ROI Calculator estimates your growth using information you provide about your fundraising revenue, constituent count, and annual donors.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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30+ Top Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

The Killoe Group

Peer-to-peer fundraising is one of the most lucrative methods of generating revenue for nonprofits. Take a look at these 30+ peer-to-peer fundraising ideas!

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501(c)(3) Purposes Defined: Education

Foundation Group

Learn how the IRS defines 501(c)(3) purpose category "education" and how it differs from other 501(c)(3) charitable purposes.

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Where are we seeing sustained changes in grantmaking practices to reduce grantee burden?  

Candid

In the summer of 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the national reckoning on race, more than 800 foundations signed on to the Council on Foundations (COF) COVID-19 Pledge to “loosen or eliminate the restrictions on current grants.” “[R]ecognizing the critical need to act with fierce urgency to support our nonprofit partners as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of COVID-19,” they implemented measures such as converting project-based grants to unrestricted support, a

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Know Yourself Better: Grant Pros Should Take The 4 Tendencies Quiz

The NonProfit Times

By Crystal M. Kurzen There is a path to being happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative, especially as a grant professional. Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too) and subsequent quiz came out in 2017 and provides great insight into human motivations.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Charity Rating Services to Know About

Nonprofit Fixer

From upsplash “rating” Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash In the US, a tremendous amount of money moves from people, companies, foundations, and nonprofits to other nonprofit entities. Many charity watchdog and/or rating services have popped up to help these donors and grant-making organizations stay informed about the quality, transparency, ethics, and performance of nonprofits.

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Why Clothing In-Kind Donations Are Valuable to Nonprofits

Top Nonprofits

Nonprofit fundraising professionals spend much time brainstorming ways to secure financial support from various sources, from soliciting major donors to establishing legacy donor programs to creating a recurring giving system. However, it’s well known that in-kind donations, defined as any non-monetary gift to nonprofits or other causes, can also be extremely helpful.

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Charity Rating Services to Know About

Nonprofit Fixer

From upsplash “rating” Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash In the US, a tremendous amount of money moves from people, companies, foundations, and nonprofits to other nonprofit entities. Many charity watchdog and/or rating services have popped up to help these donors and grant-making organizations stay informed about the quality, transparency, ethics, and performance of nonprofits.

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Supporting Your Nonprofit’s Grant Writing Volunteers: 9 Tips

Volunteer Match

Grant writing volunteers can drive incredible impact for your nonprofit’s mission, but they need proactive support to succeed. Use these tips to get started.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Take The Lead Honors Lynda Carter at Conference On Women’s Equality Day

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 266 — July 15, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2024) — Iconic actor and singer-songwriter Lynda Carter will be honored with the 2024 Leading Woman Award at the 5th Annual Take The Lead PowerUp Conference in Washington D.C. on Sunday, August 25 and Monday, August 26. Take The Lead’s “Together We Lead” Conference on Monday, August 26 at the National Housing Center, follows the PowerUp Concert Sunday, August 25 at The John F.

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'Enough of This Red and Blue BS': Nonprofits, Foundations Respond to Trump Rally Shooting

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Those who aim to close divides in America talk about what the attempted assassination means — and what needs to be done By Drew Lindsay Spencer Platt/Getty Images Those who aim to close divides in America talk about what the attempted assassination means — and what needs to be done

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Statement on the Events of July 13, 2024

Non Profitvote

On Saturday, our nation was rattled by the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left at least one attendee dead and others injured. Such acts of political violence have no place in our shared democracy. On the contrary, they are an assault not just on an individual, but on the very foundations of our republic.

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Some Donors Put Politics Aside, Give To Opposite-Attracting NPOs

The NonProfit Times

Photo from @DepositPhotos A mericans are divided along progressive and conservative lines when it comes to politics and often even the nonprofits they support. But exclusive new data shows there are Americans who give to both types of organizations, say a Second Amendment nonprofit and to public broadcasting. Some donors also give to both democrat and republican political candidates.

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Engage, Empower, Excel: Transforming Performance in the New Era of Work

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Adri Glover

The world of work has fundamentally changed. The series of waves that the pandemic began have rippled through the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, the Great Regret, and other eloquent phrases that boil down to the same thing: people aren’t engaged at work or enabled to perform at their best. The truth is that engagement and enablement is more important than ever, but how we do it is the critical differentiator for many organizations.