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2025 AI Benchmark Report: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Nonprofit Sector 

NonProfit PRO

The "State of AI in Nonprofits: 2025" report assessed how nonprofits are leveraging AI to overcome challenges, drive efficiency, and more.

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Nonprofit Leadership Isn’t Perfect, and That’s the Point

Blue Avocado

I cant think of a term more widely used in the professional world than leadership. Throughout my life, from teenage years to now, my career has been filled with leadership training programs: Teen leadership, student leadership, emerging leadership, and executive leadership. Then, of course, there are leadership books, leadership podcasts, leadership gurus, and endless leadership quotes.

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Create an Attitude of Gratitude at Your Nonprofit

Ann Green

We all like to feel appreciated and that includes your donors. Thanking your donors should be a priority for your nonprofit organization. Is that the case? Unfortunately, the answer is usually no. Thanking your donors is not just something you do after you receive a donation and then do nothing for a while. You need to show gratitude all year round and with Valentines Day coming up, thats a great opportunity to thank your donors and show them how much you appreciate their support.

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The Dilemma of Turning Data Into Major Gifts

NonProfit PRO

New tech is helping nonprofits collect huge amounts of data, which must be leveraged for fundraising. Here's how to turn data into dollars.

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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!

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Mitigating the impacts of a loss of a nonprofit revenue source

Candid

In the wake of last weeks news regarding the Office of Management and Budget memorandum instructing federal agencies to temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, many of us are trying to understand the potential impact of a freeze on federal funding on the nonprofit sector. While we continue to monitor developments , here are some resources on how nonprofits can mitigate potential impacts: Diversifying nonprofit revenue streams D

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L.A. Dodgers Foundation, Walter Family Foundation Commit $100 Million for Wildfire Recovery

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Office of Governor Gavin Newsom California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, with Earvin Magic Johnson, Dodgers Chairman Mark Walter, LA 28 President Casey Wasserman, and L.A. County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger at the announcement of LA Rises. Plus, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland received $90 million to support five Jewish day schools in the city, and $70 million will back research and scholarships for medical students at Ohio Universitys Heritage College of Osteopathic Me

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Tell Congress to Reject the SAVE Act

Non Profitvote

Nonprofit VOTE is calling on Congress to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, H.R. 22, which could go directly to a House floor vote this month as it is one of 12 bills identified for fast tracking. A companion bill, S.128, has also been filed in the Senate. This bill, on its surface, requires proof of citizenship for registering to vote in any and all federal elections.

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How reliant are nonprofits on government grants? 

Candid

Recent developments around an Office of Management and Budget memorandum to freeze federal grants and loans has put the nonprofit sector in the spotlight. But just how many nonprofits receive government grants? And how big a role do government grants play in the nonprofit sector? Heres what we know. At least 30% of nonprofits rely on government grants Roughly 30% of U.S. nonprofits filing an IRS Form 990 report receiving grants funding from the government. i This translates to over 100,000 nonpr

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Save the Music Foundation Looks to 'Go Indie' to Expand Its School Education Support

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The nonprofit will cut ties with Paramount and seek donations from various sources, including individual donors. By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press AP Photo/Brynn Anderson The shift will allow Save the Music to focus more on students like 17-year-old JaMarion Hulin, from Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School in Atlanta, where he is president of the schools record company and is learning to use equipment provided by the foundation to make music.

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The 3 Critical Phases of Every Gala or Event

NonProfit PRO

What if you could transform every moment of your gala or event into a powerhouse of connection, engagement, impact, and fundraising? In this session, well unveil strategies to master the three critical phases of any event: Check-In, During the Event, and Check-Out. Attendees will walk away with proven tactics designed to take your event from good to extraordinary.

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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.

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Stewardship Tactics That Are Sure To Keep Donors Tied To Your Cause

Bloomerang

Thanking creates loyalty Did you know that 53% of donors stop giving because they feel unappreciated, and 41% cite lack of acknowledgment or thanks as their reason? Conversely, loyal donors give 42% more over their lifetime and are 70% more likely to leave a planned gift. These numbers underscore the critical need for nonprofits to build and implement a robust stewardship plan.

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Newsletter: Funding Freeze: What Nonprofits Must Do NOW; How to Approach Audience Research; FCC Investigates PBS, NPR Sponsorship Practices

Selfish Giving

Three things this week. First, I've talked with some of you about the government's hold on grants and funding. Fortunately, the hold was lifted. But what happened SCARED THE out of people - and rightfully so. People have asked: What can partnership teams do? Here's my three-point strategy. Ask companies to step up and support you NOW. Its the smart way to stay ahead of future challenges.

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I Grew Up Poor and Learned Early: Charities Aren't Always So Charitable

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

As a young girl, the author found nonprofits often stereotyped her family. Now, as a journalist, she reports on how they can do better. By Bobbi Dempsey Photos courtesy of Bobbi Dempsey Bobbi Dempsey, around 4 years old, at center, with her 6-year-old brother Joey on a playground near their childhood home in northeast Pennsylvania. As a young girl, the author found nonprofits often stereotyped her family.

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Where Volunteer Management Meets True Activation

NonProfit PRO

Finding volunteers is just the startactivating them is where real impact happens. The Community Volunteer Center (CVC) from StratusLIVE seamlessly connects, engages, and mobilizes volunteers for meaningful action. With AI-guided tools for opportunity discovery, creation, and aggregation, CVC helps nonprofits and companies expand their reach and impact.

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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.

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How social sharing sparks ‘generational generosity’ for nonprofits 

Candid

If weve observed anything about nonprofit supporters, we know each person, situation, and generation has a unique approach to giving, with the one consistent throughline being the power of connection. At GoFundMe and Classy, we see every day how connections drive giving to myriad causes. That power of connection is also the driving force behind how people show up on social media platformsjoining groups and digital communities with shared values, locations, or interests.

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6 Innovative QR Code Strategies for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Jessica Fox , writer at Eventgroove a one-stop, integrated platform for events, fundraisers, and e-commerce driven to help its customers amplify their brand and reach their goals. How do you turn good intentions into action? That complex question can be answered in part by QR codes. Imagine a potential donor who happens to pass by a poster for your organization’s annual festival.

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Amid Funding Freezes and ICE Raids, What Will It Take to Support Grantees?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Grant makers need to reassure nonprofits that they have their backs during these tumultuous times. By Lisa Pilar Cowan MARIA MOTTOLA Grant makers need to reassure nonprofits that they have their backs during these tumultuous times.

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A Small Sensor that Can Save You BBBBIG.

NonProfit PRO

PHLYSense is a 24/7 property monitoring and alert solution. Organizations get real-time alerts if water is detected or temperatures reach a hazardous level. The program includes sensors and 24/7 monitoring and support all at no-cost to policyholders with property coverage.

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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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Comment on Calling Women Fundraisers: Where You Sit Matters by Amy

Amy Eisenstein

When I was in my early 30’s, I was a Development Director, and would meet with a Program Director 20 years older than me to go over things. If the meeting was in her office, she would sit behind her big desk, and point out a chair. If you sat in it, you sunk very low due to the very-used cushion. However, you were at a low vantage point and had to look up at her!

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The Good, The Bad, and The Promising For Women in Generative AI Workforce

Fundraising Leadership

The potential for women to lead in the booming field of GenAI is enormous. The historic and ongoing tech workforce gender gap is being replicated in the Generative AI field, with the latest introduction of global giant DeepSeek competing with ChatGPT and other players. Today, only 22% of the AI workforce is women. The possibility is that as GenAI expands its reach, access, and innovation, the roles for women in AI leadership can blossom to equity.

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New York Hospital Lands $7.5 Million to Build Florida Outpost

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Scott and Kathleen Kapnicks gift will help support the Hospital for Special Surgerys construction of a Naples, Florida, branch. By Maria Di Mento Studio+ Plus, USCs engineering school received $5 million to endow a professorship in computer science and health, and Tulane got $3 million to support womens reproductive rights.

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3 Tech Tips for a Successful Sustainer Giving Program

NonProfit PRO

Here are three tech tips to boost your nonprofits fundraising through the power of a sustainer giving program.

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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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Nonprofit Funding Strategies: How to Diversify Revenue and Ensure Sustainability

Prosper Strategies

The need to diversify nonprofit funding streams is not a new topic, but it has become even more urgent given the massive changes threatening to affect funding for nonprofits across the U.S. While the President’s recent funding freeze, which impacted nonprofit’s large and small, was rescinded, we are still hearing of cases where organizations are […] The post Nonprofit Funding Strategies: How to Diversify Revenue and Ensure Sustainability appeared first on Prosper Strategies.

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Building Community-Centered AI Collaborations

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Michelle Flores Vryn & Meena Das AI can only boost the under-resourced nonprofit world if we design it to serve the communities we care about. But as nonprofits consider how to incorporate AI into their work, many look to expertise from tech sector, expecting tools and implementation advice as well as ethical guidance. Yet when mission-driven entitieswith a strong focus on people, communities, and equitypartner solely with tech companies, they may encounter a variety of obstacles, such as

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The Future of Fundraising Is Here

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress Jonathan Sprague/Redux for the Chronicle The new crop of fundraisers is questioning everything. Can they reconnect with the donors nonprofits have lost? Plus, see the rest of our February issue , posted online today.

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3 decisions every nonprofit should make before writing an organizational plan 

Candid

One of the reasons an estimated 30% of nonprofits dont last more than 10 years is poor organizational development. Developing an organizational plan that clearly defines your groups objectives is key to achieving long-term success and sustainability. An organizational plan, the equivalent of a private-sector business plan, lays out a nonprofits mission, goals, programs, and strategies for raising and managing funds.

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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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From First Gift To Forever: Building Donor Loyalty That Lasts

Bloomerang

If youre like most nonprofits, attracting new donors is a costly endeavor. Yet somehow, its the one goal your boss or your board gets the most excited about. Many nonprofits prioritize donor acquisition over stewardship, treating stewardship strategies as a frivolous or just a nice to have endeavor. Cultivation done right isnt a cost center, however, its a revenue center.

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How to Help People of Color Become Homeowners: Data from Philadelphia

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jacob Culp on Unsplash Headlines about which cities have the most or least affordable housing markets often oversimplify the issue; the reality is that cities have a range of residential types with a range of social and economic implications for the people who live there. In Philadelphia , there are expensive historic districts, clusters of new luxury construction, walkable rowhouse neighborhoods, and areas that are indistinguishable from the nearby suburbs in look and price.

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How Young Fundraisers Can Chart Their Careers

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Rasheeda Childress iStockphoto Early-career fundraisers should explore different kinds of development work, be vocal about their goals, and build a network of support.

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Tell the story that’s relevant to donors [BOOK REVIEW]

Jeff Brooks

Building a Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller Its almost comforting to discover that commercial marketers face almost exactly the same challenge we fundraisers face. Theyre also prone to the same basic mistakes that make our messages ineffective. Building a Story Brand is talking to marketers, and the big idea is this: If you want to get people to buy your stuff, stop talking about yourself, and start talking about them and how your stuff fits into their

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Pricing for Profit: How to Set, Negotiate, and Succeed

Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a