The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 11, 2025
Three nonprofit leaders share the new ways theyre approaching major-gift fundraising in a post-Covid world from Zoom-forward fundraising to outside-the-box events. By M.J. Prest Getty Images Three nonprofit leaders share the new ways theyre approaching major-gift fundraising in a post-Covid world from Zoom-forward fundraising to outside-the-box events.
Ann Green
MARCH 10, 2025
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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NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 12, 2025
Credit: Francisca Espina Have you ever heard of the classic Brothers Grimm tale, The Golden Goose ? It begins with one person touching the magical golden goose, and from that moment, the person becomes bound to it, unable to break free. In their desperate struggle to escape, they unknowingly pull others along, one by one, until a growing procession of souls is tethered to the goose.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 14, 2025
Most capital campaigns fail before the first askdont let yours be one of them. Join this exclusive session to uncover the critical pre-campaign strategies that will guarantee success and secure transformational gifts in 2025! Attendees will gaininsider strategiesto identify the right donors, build momentum, and craft a rock-solid campaign plan thatpractically guarantees success before the first ask is even made.
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!
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 12, 2025
A yin-yang approach to philanthropy has shaped the Ballmer Group. But the husband-and-wife founders have remained focused on one goal: Improving economic mobility in the U.S. By George Anders Meron Menghistab Connie and Steve Ballmer, at the Bellevue, Wash., offices of Ballmer Group. The couple reports giving away more than $3 billion over the past five years.
The Charity CFO
MARCH 12, 2025
If your nonprofit isnt engaging corporate partners, youre leaving money, volunteers, and long-term support on the table. The corporate world is changing. Businesses arent just looking to give backthey need to. Employees expect it, customers reward it, and companies are building structured programs to make it happen. But too many nonprofits miss out.
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Candid
MARCH 11, 2025
During my first year as CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, our biggest priority was listening. Since late 2023, weve been talking with community members about how, together, we could make Kansas City a national model for equitable economic mobility. Two significant gaps became evident that we saw as two sides of the same coin: Nonprofits dont often have space to truly think about their strengths and sustainability.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 14, 2025
The CEO of a social-service nonprofit and two of its major donors discuss how private support funded a key program and helped win other grants. By Rasheeda Childress Graham Windham Brooklyn-based youths go snow-tubing with coaches from the Graham SLAM initiative. The CEO of a social-service nonprofit and two of its major donors discuss how private support funded a key program and helped win other grants.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 9, 2025
By Shannon Whitehead , Content Strategist at Neon One a software that connects nonprofits with the technology and resources that empower them to build a community of generosity. A peer-to-peer campaign (or P2P) is a type of fundraising where individuals organize and host a campaign on behalf of a nonprofit organization and collect donations from their friends.
Bloomerang
MARCH 13, 2025
Why tech investments often fall short Youve invested in a powerful nonprofit CRM and fundraising platform, but is your team truly using it to its full potential? Many organizations adopt new technology with high hopes, only to find it underutilizedleaving valuable efficiencies untapped and fundraising opportunities unrealized. The challenge isnt the softwareits the learning curve.
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.
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 14, 2025
Image Credit: Alan Mazzocco , iStock We often think of the nonprofit sector as the main origin of charitable activities, but the for-profit corporate space can also be a significant source of philanthropic and social action. INK-nitiative , a charitable program of the tattoo removal company Removery, is an example of a for-profit company leveraging its unique skills to drive meaningful social change through an integrated not-for-profit service.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 13, 2025
Data alone can't capture the human-centered results of investments. Here's a solution. By Erik Stegman Amanda Byrd/Alaska Center for Energy and Power The village of Igiugig installed a hydrokinetic system to provide energy from the local river demonstrating the power of small climate projects to produce a big impact. Data alone can't capture the human-centered impact of investments.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 14, 2025
While small-dollar donors continue to be important for nonprofits, supporters making larger gifts are critical pieces of the revenue puzzle.
Joan Garry
MARCH 12, 2025
The world feels heavy right now, and shutting down is temptingbut its not the answer. Glennda Testone shares what she recently discovered as the antidote to fuel ourselves and our leadership: community. The post A Dolly Parton Party Reminded Me Why Community Matters appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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.
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 14, 2025
Credit: Photo by CJ Dayrit on Unsplash Nonprofits are used to thinking of themselves as providersof services, of advocacy, of societal change. Less often do they see themselves as playing a creative role, one of producing valuable content. Yet, nonprofits are creators of media, reports, research, and so on. In this capacity, nonprofits can foster a more vibrant ecosystem of information and media by harnessing the power of the public domain.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 10, 2025
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.
Clairification
MARCH 10, 2025
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.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 11, 2025
Theres nothing like education sessions and meeting your peers at nonprofit sector conferences. Here are the events slated for 2025.
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.
Jeff Brooks
MARCH 12, 2025
Good fundraising writing starts with good sentences. And they can be hard to write, because most of us have bad habits in our writing that needlessly weaken our sentences. Heres help from the Publication Coach Blog, at 7 sentences you should stop writing to improve your sentence structure : Sentences beginning with prepositional phrases. Its a weak start.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 10, 2025
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.
Bloomerang
MARCH 14, 2025
Introduction If you’re reading this blog post, you’re probably involved in fundraising in some capacity. I know how lonely that can be. The weight of raising revenue is on your shoulders. And more likely than not, you have to do it alone. But what if you didnt have to? What if your entire organizationnot just the development departmentfelt a sense of ownership and responsibility for fundraising success?
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 13, 2025
The nonprofit sectors top peer-to-peer fundraising programs continue to make up ground from 2020s drastic 33.9% drop in revenue.
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Jeff Brooks
MARCH 13, 2025
I had a wild idea. Wild ideas are our best and our worst moments. It was back when I worked at a large national fundraising agency. I’d recently made the move from copywriter to creative director, which means I had frontline role in new business pitches. And we were pitching a doozy. It was a large organization. Extremely large and well known.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
MARCH 13, 2025
After cuts in federal spending, charities are making carefully worded appeals to donors. They're also seeking more DAF gifts and looking for ways to work together. By Rasheeda Childress Save the Children Save the Children has eliminated 300 positions out of 1,000 in the United States because of federal funding freezes. Here, an employee of Save the Children visits a region outside of Antakya, Turkey, that was devastated by earthquakes in 2023.
Top Nonprofits
MARCH 12, 2025
As you plan the fundraising events on your nonprofits calendar this year, you likely have questions about which formats will attract the largest audience: in-person, virtual, or hybrid. You may think in-person events are your only option now that the pandemic is far behind us, but thats not the case. Virtual and hybrid events absolutely still have a place in the nonprofit fundraising world.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 10, 2025
Here are three mistakes nonprofits must be aware of to avoid common pitfalls in omnichannel marketing efforts.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!
Jeff Brooks
MARCH 11, 2025
Back when I was an English teacher, students cheating on their writing assignments was one of the things we worried about. What is cheating? Its getting someone other than oneself to write your paper. Its cheating because the entire purpose of a student paper is for a student to write it. These days, with free AI applications that can spit out an essay on any topic in seconds, I can only imagine how much more challenging it must be to prevent student cheating on papers.
Fundraising Leadership
MARCH 14, 2025
An uncertain economy can lead to your definitive choices on trainings, strategizing to pivot. Should you stay or should you pivot? The current economic climate is complicating the career paths of millions due to the factors of unpredictable layoffs, hiring freezes, pay reductions, and a general fear of culture changes and imposed, sudden and unforseeable actions.
Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls
MARCH 13, 2025
Why Your Peppers Arent Ripening [And How to Fix It!] Few things are as frustrating as waiting for your peppers to turn from green to red, yellow, or orangeonly to find them stubbornly refusing to ripen. You check them daily, wondering if youre doing something wrong. You might even start doubting your gardening skills. The good news? Your peppers arent defective.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 13, 2025
The report from Exponent Philanthropy features insights on grantmaking, operations, and management of foundations with few or no staff.
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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