3 Ways to Improve Culture and Reduce Turnover at Your Nonprofit
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
While not all turnover can be prevented, here are three culture-building strategies that can help keep your nonprofit's employees happy.
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5 Revenue Streams to Strengthen Nonprofit Sustainability
Ann Green
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Diverse revenue streams provide a sustainable financial foundation for nonprofits. Explore revenue streams your nonprofit should pursue in this guide. Its important for you to diversify your revenue sources. This is especially important now because of the current chaos of eliminating (and then not eliminating, at least for now) federal grant funding.
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How Philanthropy Built, Lost, and Could Reclaim the A.I. Race
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Philanthropy helped build artificial intelligence as a nonprofit research field. But as costs soar and corporations take over, donors and grantees are struggling to stay relevant. By Sara Herschander Getty Images Philanthropy helped build artificial intelligence as a nonprofit research field. But as costs soar and corporations take over, donors and grantees are struggling to stay relevant.
Funders Should Support Nonprofit Leadership Transitions — Now
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Offering individualized support to new CEOs can increase their chances of success and stabilize organizations during times of change. Here are key ways funders can make an impact. By Nick Grono istockphoto Offering individualized support to new CEOs can increase their chances of success and stabilize organizations during times of change. Here are key ways funders can make an impact.
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.
Amid Trump Funding Freeze, Crowded Raises $7.5M to Improve Nonprofit Efficiency
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
With nonprofits facing new financial uncertainty amid a federal funding freeze, Crowded raised $7.5 million to boost nonprofit efficiency.
Managing Change Like A Leader
Joan Garry
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Navigating a leadership transition can be challenging, but with the right mindset and strategies, it can also be an opportunity for growth. This post explores three key ingredients for a successful transition. Whether you're leading a new organization or adapting to significant change, these insights will help you thrive. The post Managing Change Like A Leader appeared first on Joan Garry Consulting.
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They Say America Is Hopelessly Divided. What If They're Wrong?
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Research points to common ground on controversial issues, the countrys priorities, and Americas values terrain from which nonprofits and philanthropy can work for change. By Drew Lindsay Fabian Tejada/De Los Angeles Studio Clockwise from left: Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Rachel Maddow, Molly Jong Fast, Candace Owens, and Nicolle Wallace. Research points to where nonprofits and philanthropy might find common ground on controversial issues, the countrys priorities, and Americas values.
10 Costly Mistakes That Hurt Your Golf Fundraiser
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
A golf fundraiser should be a hole-in-one for your nonprofit, but often, hidden mistakes can make you lose revenue, limit participation, and frustrate donors & guests. Are you missing out on big sponsorship deals? Struggling with low player turnout? Losing revenue at check-in and checkout? Uncover the top 10 pitfalls that can make or break your fundraising tournamentand the proven strategies to maximize fundraising, streamline logistics, and create an unforgettable experience for sponsors an
Flip Your Fundraising Strategy On Its Head: How To Build A Usable Development Plan
Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Every year, nonprofits sit down to craft their strategic development plans , outlining bold revenue goals and the activities needed to achieve them. And every year, many of these plans failnot because the goals are too ambitious, but because theyre built backward, without a solid foundation of data. Ive been there. As a former chief development officer, I remember being handed a directive: increase development revenue by 10% across the board.
How Limited Equity Co-ops Can Sustain Affordable Homeownership
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels In the United States, owning a home has long symbolized stability, opportunity, and progress toward prosperity. However, for far too many low- and moderate-income families, this goal has proved elusiveresulting in diminished economic wellbeing. One tool that is available to nonprofit housing developers to address this situation is the limited equity cooperative (LEC).
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.
Looking for DAF Donors? Here Are 4 Keys to St. Jude's Success
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The fundraising powerhouse uses every opportunity to let people know it accepts gifts from DAFs, and it tracks data carefully so it can make tailored appeals. By Rasheeda Childress ALSAC/St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital Patient families, donors, and volunteers come together to support St. Jude families at thousands of events across the country. The fundraising powerhouse uses every opportunity to let people know it accepts gifts from DAFs, and it tracks data carefully so it can make tailored
From Address to Donation Success!
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Did you know that when you verify an address, youre also verifying so much morelike names, contact information and location details like geocodes? This helps you more fully understand your donors and members, create more personalized and effective campaigns, reduce fraud, and make more informed decisions for your organization. Book a free, personalized demo to see what else address verification can do!
How to Write a Killer Letter of Inquiry (LOI) to Get a Grant
Get Fully Funded
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Often, the first step in getting a grant is a Letter of Inquiry (sometimes called a Letter of Intent ) – or LOI, for short. A Letter of Inquiry is a quick way to introduce your organization to a prospective funder and to open up a conversation about how a grant would make a positive impact on the community you’re serving and change lives.
Nonprofit CRM Integrations: How Our Integrated Partner Program Drives Efficiency and Impact
Bloomerang
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Nonprofits work hard to deliver on their missionsengaging donors, running campaigns, and making an impact. But when systems dont talk to each other, inefficiencies add up fast. Data gets stuck, opportunities are missed, and decision-making becomes guesswork. Better nonprofit CRM integrations change that. Our Integrated Partner Program simplifies how nonprofits connect their tools, freeing teams to focus on their mission and deliver measurable results.
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!
Newman’s Own Invites More Companies to Donate 100 Percent of Their Profits to Charities
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Legislation passed in 2018 makes it easier for companies to follow the Newman's Own model, by allowing foundations to own corporations, with some conditions. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Charles Krupa, AP file photo As of 2022, Newmans Own said it had given away $600 million to charities over the years, with a focus on supporting children. Legislation passed in 2018 makes it easier for companies to follow the Newman's Own model, by allowing foundations to own corporations, with some conditi
5 Nonprofit Trends to Help Your Organization Thrive in 2025
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
NonProfit PRO has compiled its annual trends list with your peers' insights on a variety of topics to ensure your organization is up to speed on all the latest tactics.
Ask Rhea
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
Welcome to NPQ s fundraising advice column, Ask Rhea! Rhea Wong is a fundraising expert and professional coach, exuberant author of Get That Money, Honey! host of the Nonprofit Lowdown podcast , and an unfailingly encouraging voice in a sometimes-bleak landscape. Rhea wants you to succeed, and shes here to answer your questions. Im here to support you in a job that can feel overwhelming, underappreciated, and just plain confusing.
2025 Social Media Statistics for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
A supplemental post to 101 Digital Marketing & Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits , the statistics listed below can guide your nonprofit in creating and maintaining a successful social media strategy. Facebook Facebook has 3.05 billion monthly active users of which 65% access the site daily and spend an average of 40 minutes per day on the platform. [ HootSuite ] By 2027, Facebook will reach 75% of the worlds population and is currently the worlds third most trafficked website after G
Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape
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.
Washburn University Lands $50 Million From Alumni Couple
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Turnaround expert Gregory Brenneman and his wife, Ronda, met at the university as students in the 1980s. By Maria Di Mento Washburn University Greg and Ronda Brenneman are recognized for their $50 million gift to Washburn University, announced during an event on the schools annual Day of Giving. Plus, the Canadian American billionaire Charles Bronfman pledged $25 million to Birthright Israel Foundation to increase the organization's endowment.
4 Benefits of Accounts Payable Automation for Nonprofits
NonProfit PRO
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Here's a look into how using accounts payable automation can help nonprofits gain efficiencies and insight.
Can Labor Save Higher Education as a Public Good?
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Image Credit: SeichanGant on Wikimedia Back in 2020, higher education faced multiple challengesincluding student debt, administrative bloat, and the spread of contingency (also known as adjunct labor) in faculty hiring. Five years later, the challenges facing higher education are as significant but different. They include a spate of police actions on campuses , anti-DEI and anti-tenure legislation, academic freedom lawsuits , weaponization of accreditation , and political tests for everything fr
4 things your donors wish you knew about donor love
Jeff Brooks
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Donor love can transform your fundraising. And your fundraising career. But what, exactly, is donor love? It’s a set of tactics aimed at winning the donor over by putting her into the story. It’s honoring, thanking, and listening to the donor. But donor love is also an attitude, a mindset. It’s not unlike “being in love” — it sits in the background (sometimes in the foreground) of everything you do, guiding your thinking and behavior.
Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025
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.
Volunteers Are Now Tracking What’s Already Been Lost in the USAID Freeze
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
These grassroots tracking efforts are largely self-funded and self-directed. Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP These grassroots tracking efforts are largely self-funded and self-directed.
Thank Heaven For 11: Take The Lead Celebrates 11 Years Working Toward Mission of Equity
Fundraising Leadership
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The Power Up Conference 2024 panel on wealth building. Take The Lead is 11 years old this week on February 19. Eleven years ago, Gloria Feldt and Amy Litzenberger co-founded the organization with the bold mission of society reaching leadership gender parity across all sectors by 2025this year. For the past 11 years, Take The Lead has been working towards achieving gender and racial equity in leadership across all sectors and industries.
Giving circles can strengthen collective action. Here’s how.
Candid
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
As the philanthropic sector faces growing pushback against efforts to build more equitable communities, I regularly receive messages from giving circles seeking guidance on how to sustain and protect the progress weve made. From my vantage point at Philanthropy Together , a global initiative to scale and strengthen practices of collective giving, its clear more than ever, that we must unite and evolve our collective giving efforts.
8 steps to success for fundraisers
Jeff Brooks
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
From the Better Fundraising Blog, here are eight foundations (plus my comments) for success in fundraising: Communicate with your donors regularly. When you go silent for weeks or months at a time, you fade from donors awareness. You lose them. A lot of fundraisers worry about too much communication. Most of us should be worried about too little communication.
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.
As USAID is Gutted, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Stop Panicking and Start Helping
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
In a post-aid world, philanthropy can be a potent bulwark against authoritarianism and a powerful voice for human rights around the world. By Kellea Miller Jim Watson, AFP via Getty Images. A protest in support of USAID outside the U.S. Capitol. In a post-aid world, philanthropy can be a potent bulwark against authoritarianism and a powerful voice for human rights around the world.
Ragan Communications Announces Winners of its Video, Visual & Virtual Awards: Take The Lead Women Wins Interview/Q&A Category
Fundraising Leadership
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
L to R: Gloria Steinem Jamia Wilson and Gloria Feldt, Women, Power, and Leadership on February 19, 2024, Take The Leads 10th Anniversary. Ragan Communications proudly unveils the winners of its Video, Visual & Virtual Awards , recognizing the most outstanding achievements in visual storytelling and virtual experiences across the communications, marketing and PR industries.
Getting nonprofit boards on board: Recruiting, governance, and fundraising
Candid
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
At Candid, we get a lot of questions about nonprofit boardsfrom how to recruit members, to what their obligations are, to how executives can best work with them to advance their organizations missions and growth. Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards. As a starting point, check out: Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know.
9 reasons your nonprofit newsletter doesn’t raise money
Jeff Brooks
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Effective donor newsletters raise net revenue. Thats not their primary purpose (which is improving donor retention by showing them their giving matters). But when done right, they raise money. For some organizations (not all), they are just as effective as appeals at unlocking donor generosity. How do you make it work? Heres a great list, from Jeremy Reis on LinkedIn: What are some common mistakes with direct mail newsletters?
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