The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 18, 2025

The 'Oprah of Philanthropy' is putting an undisclosed amount of her fortune into companies and funds that provide social and financial returns. Will impact investing see a new boom? By Alex Daniels Invision/AP MacKenzie Scotts net worth was recently estimated as $28 billion. The 'Oprah of Philanthropy' is putting an undisclosed amount of her fortune into companies and funds that provide social and financial returns.

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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 Leadership Alliance

MARCH 19, 2025

The nonprofit sector is full of passion and pressure passion for changing the world for the better and pressure to tackle complex issues with limited resources. Because of this duality, nonprofit employees are particularly vulnerable to burnout. In fact, half of the organizations surveyed by the National Council of Nonprofits reported workforce shortages due to burnout.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 5, 2025

Today, I'm answering readers' questions on my upcoming presentation at this year's Corporate Partnerships Conference (CPC25) , How to Create a Lead-Generating Partnership Newsletter. Joe, Can you elaborate on why a partnership newsletter is so important to corporate partnership programs? - M.Y., Chicago Great question! Let me answer this in two ways: Keeping current partners engaged.

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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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Bloomerang

MARCH 24, 2025

For many nonprofits, foundation grants are a critical source of revenue supporting programs and general operations. Frequently, securing these gifts requires development professionals and grant writers to submit proposals that include project goals to be achieved by the end of the grant period. As part of the proposal development process, development and program staff collaborate to define clear objectives as well as anticipated outputs and outcomes.

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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.

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Ann Green

MARCH 24, 2025

You may think youre practicing donor engagement by sending thank you letters and newsletters, but is the content actually engaging? Its often formulaic and just downright dull. Many nonprofits send all their donors the same appeal and thank you letters. In these letters, they never thank a donor for their past support or acknowledge theyre a monthly donor.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2025

Not all nonprofit web design solutions are created equal. Our one-pager breaks down the must-have features every nonprofit should prioritize, including mobile-friendly accessibility, seamless donation integration, SEO, top-tier security, and affordable customization. Learn how to maximize your websites impact without breaking the budget. Download now to ensure your nonprofits site is built for success!

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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.

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Candid

MARCH 17, 2025

While theres little doubt that Americans today are divided, most of us support working with those who hold different beliefs. And thats something nonprofits are increasingly trying to facilitate. At the Council on Foundations, were collaborating with the New Pluralists and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) on a three-part report series exploring philanthropys investment in connecting and collaborating across differences.

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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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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Credit: Curated Lifestyle on Unsplash This article introduces a four-part series, Defying the Odds: How Southern Workers Organize, a coproduction of NPQ and the LIFT Fund. In this series, authors share some compelling ways that workers are successfully organizing and why these efforts merit widespread support. As social justice and philanthropic communities grapple with the many challenges of navigating the countrys political shift in their work, they can look for inspiration in the successful,

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 7, 2025

GiveDirectly has delivered more than $800 million to over 1.6 million people, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa. Now it is experimenting with, and learning from, cash payments to recipients in the United States. By Stephanie Beasley Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP GiveDirectly has delivered more than $800 million to over 1.6 million people, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Ann Green

MARCH 17, 2025

Donor retention is a perennial problem for nonprofit organizations. Many organizations spend a lot of time and energy on acquiring donors, concentrating more on volume, and dont seem concerned that theyre churning through different donors year after year. Another perennial problem is uncertainty and disruption in our world. Right now were dealing with cuts in federal funding, tariffs, a plunging stock market, etc, which are creating constant chaos for us.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 17, 2025

By David S. Beckman For many in the nonprofit sector, the dizzying pace of rollbacks and new policies in the United States has been nothing short of stunning. Social sector actors are hardly alone in this regard, of course, but they have both the opportunity and a mission-driven motivation to respond. And as many are recognizing, philanthropic foundations that support their work must rally, and quickly, to their support.

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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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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 5, 2025

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Candid

MARCH 5, 2025

To navigate the ongoing disruptions in the social sector, nonprofits need more than financial capital alone. In this article, Ill share why nonprofits need three types of capitalfinancial, social, and psychologicalto survive and thrive in todays turbulent context, as well as how to cultivate each of them. Financial capital: the money for the mission When we think about what nonprofits need to survive, money often comes to mind first.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 6, 2025

By Alison Powell , Chris Addy & Gayle Martin Collaborative giving has surged over the past 10 years. Indeed, nearly half of the 300-plus collaborative fundsentities that pool or channel resources from multiple donors to nonprofitsthat responded to Bridgespans annual survey of collaboratives were founded in the last decade. Theres a good reason for this increase: Executed well, philanthropic collaboratives offer donors the chance to multiply the impact of their giving.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2025

Nonprofit fundraisers, meet your new best friend in donor data analysis: the Median average. When it comes to understanding your donor base, using the right type of average is crucial. Outlier donations can skew your results, making your donor base appear more or less stable than it actually is. Enter the Median average, which provides a more transparent, more realistic picture of your donor data.

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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.

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MARCH 20, 2025

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 17, 2025

The donation will expand the footprint of Cornell University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. By Maria Di Mento Jason Koski/Cornell Marketing Group David Duffield talks with Cornell Engineering dean Lance Collins, as Duffield is presented with the inaugural Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018. Plus, Grove City College received a $70 million bequest, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts landed $10 million, and three other organizations received big gifts from

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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.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 7, 2025

Like many leaders of business, I find myself having seasonal ebbs and flows with work demands. Its no secret that accountants have a busy season. I get asked all the time – how do you survive the busy season of accounting? For accountants, its typically January through April. Not only is this a busy volume of work to get done – its a double whammy being in the Midwest with the dark and gloomy cold weather days.

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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!

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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.

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Candid

MARCH 6, 2025

Given the challenges U.S. nonprofits are facing in 2025, can they count on continued charitable giving from individual donors? Dunham + Companys latest Donor Confidence Survey offers a hint of optimismcontingent on economic conditions going forward. Fielded between November 10 and 25, 2024, among 1,492 U.S. donors who gave at least $20 to charity in 2023, the survey found 79% of those who planned to continue giving said theyd give the same amount or more this year.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 7, 2025

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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.

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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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