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5 Best Practices for Nonprofit Employee Onboarding

Ann Green

Your nonprofit needs a skilled, dedicated team to advance its mission. Use these onboarding best practices to set your new hires up for lasting success. By Debbie Willis Every new employee brings passion, talent, and a fresh perspective to your nonprofit. However, recruiting and retaining these essential team members is not always easy. In fact, 60% of nonprofit leaders report experiencing staff-related concernswhether thats a lack of staff capacity or losing staff because they cannot provide co

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Even Tech-Savvy Foundations Are Uncertain How to Fund AI

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A new study finds just 36 percent of major foundations feel confident assessing the technical feasibility of AI proposals, raising concerns about philanthropy's response to a rapidly evolving landscape. By Sara Herschander Getty Images A new study finds just 36 percent of major foundations feel confident assessing the technical feasibility of AI proposals, raising concerns about philanthropy's response to a rapidly evolving landscape.

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How nonprofits can win at competitive online fundraising 

Candid

Nonprofit organizations often collaborate with one another to share resources, seek grants, and scale public service delivery. At the same time, nonprofits also compete directly against one anotherfor attention, for funding, for clientsalthough this competition rarely gets acknowledged. As a scholar of nonprofit management and public service, Ive explored, among other things, to what extent the element of competition affects nonprofit messaging in an online fundraising competition, and what type

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Fintech Investor Ross Stevens Gives $100 Million for Olympic Athletes' Financial Security

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The money establishes a fund that will provide U.S. Olympians and Paralympians with $200,000 for each Olympic Games in which they compete. By Maria Di Mento Cal Sport Media via AP Images Paralympians Paul Schulte, left, and Ellie Marks, lead the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team into the closing ceremony as flag bearers in September 2024. Plus, Fordham University landed $100 million, and Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, Cornell Tech, and two other universities landed multimillion-dollar gifts.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

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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Who Makes A Good Nonprofit Legacy Donor Prospect?

Clairification

Legacy gifts dont fall from the sky. Legacy donors arent delivered by storks. You wont find them hiding behind cabbage leaves. Youll mostly find them living in your donor database, volunteer roster, alumni mailing list, membership roll, client files, service purchasers, and anyplace else folks connect with you and have a positive affiliation. An affiliation with you.

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3 Omnichannel Marketing Mistakes Nonprofits Can’t Afford to Make

NonProfit PRO

Here are three mistakes nonprofits must be aware of to avoid common pitfalls in omnichannel marketing efforts.

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Training and Education Advisory Committee: Applications

MNA Association

Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA) is seeking interested individuals to be part of our Training and Education Advisory Committee (TEACh ), advising and informing MNAs programming, curriculum development, and conferences. TEACh is made up of individuals with direct professional, volunteer, or personal experience in nonprofit administration, governance, professional development, and organizational change.

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Lilly and Judy ✴️ Historic Calls to Action

Fundraising Leadership

Issue 2841 March 10, 2025 What an amazing International Womens Day 2025 I was privileged to experience! It was equal measure inspiring celebrations of womens progress and passionate calls to action to change the state of the world for women, where rights won are being lost and many protections of equal treatment are being erased a warp speed. The two events I attended both received well deserved standing ovations.

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Our Bodies, Our Data, Our Destinies: Native American Women Harnessing Technology for the Benefit of Our People

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? My ancestors were sent to Native American boarding schools, some operated by religious organizations, some by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1 There we were taught the latest agricultural, home economic, and family health technologies that had almost no relevance to the agroecological and climate zones we lived in or the h

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It’s Time for Left-Leaning Funders to Fully Fund and Engage in Political Warfare

Non Profit AF

Hi everyone, this week is my birthday, when I’m officially a year older. But jokes on the universe, since Ive.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

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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Eid al-Fitr 2025: Meaning, Significance, Celebration and Facts

Donorbox Nonprofit

Did you know that more than two billion Muslims will celebrate Eid al-fitr in 2025? This special observation is significant to followers of Islam, as it commemorates the end of the fasting period during Ramadan and marks a time of spiritual renewal. Keep reading to learn more about this festival, including some interesting facts and […] The post Eid al-Fitr 2025: Meaning, Significance, Celebration and Facts appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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From HeLa Cells to Digital Health: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Modern Clinical Research

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? In todays rapidly evolving landscape, digital health innovations, driven by advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics, are reshaping clinical research in some promising ways.

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Report: Trump Administration’s Policies Create Extraordinary Challenges for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

Most nonprofits said the current U.S. political climate is negatively impacting their work, per a Center for Effective Philanthropy report.

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LGBTQ+ and Disability Rights Organizations Are Resisting Trump’s Nonprofit Crackdown

NonProfit Quarterly

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash Since Donald Trumps inauguration, his administration has escalated efforts against marginalized communities and the nonprofits that serve them. A sweeping review of federal funding has placed advocacy groups, humanitarian organizations , and independent media under increased scrutiny, forcing many to reconsider their operations.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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!