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Fasten Your Seat Belts! 2025 Will Be a Bumpy Ride…Here’s Help!

Pamela Grow

I woke up this morning thinking about the movie, The Matrix. If you’re not familiar, the Matrixis a 1999science fictionaction film starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a computer hacker. Theres a scene where Neo discovers that most of the population is asleep in pods where they are being used like a battery by the sentient AI that put them there. A chilling notion.

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P2PForum25 Early Bird Pricing Expires 1/31!

NonProfit PRO

Time is running out! Early bird pricing for the 2025 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum wraps up on January 31. Join us in Atlanta, GA, from March 1214, 2025, for three days of insights, networking, and growth tailored for peer-to-peer fundraising professionals at every stage. Bring your team and lock in the best rates today!

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What’s in a Name: The Politics of Trust and What We Lose When We Talk Past Each Other

Center for Effective Philanthropy

Recently, I had a call with a funder who was considering whether to commission a Grantee Perception Report (GPR) for the very first time. Usually, these kinds of conversations have […] The post What’s in a Name: The Politics of Trust and What We Lose When We Talk Past Each Other appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy.

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10 Game-Changing Private School Grants

GrantNews

Education is the greatest pathway to success, and children thrive in diverse environments. Today, GrantWatch focuses our lens on private schools and the grants that can help fund their curricula. Private schools, both nonprofit and for-profit, bear a significant responsibility for providing tailored learning opportunities to meet the unique needs of their students.

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AI for Grant Writing: 20+ ChatGPT Prompts You Can Use

This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.

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Coalition Will Fight New Taxes on Nonprofits

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Dozens of nonprofit associations come together as the broader tax-exempt sector braces for increasing scrutiny. By Ben Gose Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Dozens of nonprofit associations have come together as the broader tax-exempt sector braces for increasing scrutiny.

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By M.J. Prest Photo courtesy of The Brotherhood Sister Sol via The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation supports nonprofits that help improve community health and reduce disparities in health outcomes across New York State. Here, children watch the solar eclipse at a party hosted by the BroSis After School Program. Plus, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy received $20 million for the Truist Cares for Western North Carolina program, and ExxonMobil gave $10 milli

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How to Identify and Qualify Major Donor Prospects Using Data-Driven Research

Center for Major Gifts

In todays hyper-competitive nonprofit environment, data-driven research can mean the difference between finding your next six-figure donor and wasting precious resources chasing the wrong leads. Organizations that use data analytics in fundraising report significantly higher major gifts and donor retention rates than those that rely on guesswork. This article aims to show how nonprofits can leverage wealth screening, engagement metrics, and analytical tools to identify and qualify top prospects.

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Striking the Perfect Balance: How to Marry Innovation with Evidence in Grant Proposals

Grants Plus

Three strategies for how to present fresh concepts while proving theyre grounded in best practices into your grant proposals. The post Striking the Perfect Balance: How to Marry Innovation with Evidence in Grant Proposals appeared first on Grants Plus.

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Why Common Sense Can Prevent Board Governance Failure

NonProfit PRO

Here are three things that can make a difference in board members fulfilling their fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and obedience.

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Amplify your impact with high-quality listening and feedback: New core principles

Candid

Nonprofits and grantmakers alike increasingly recognize that listening to their ultimate constituents is essential to their mission. They understand that hearing directly from the people most affected by their workand making changes to their programs and practices based on that feedback increases the impact of their work. Indeed, a recent assessment commissioned by the Fund for Shared Insight found that a growing number of organizations are engaging in listening and feedback practices.

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3 Ways to Tailor Donor Communications With Predictive Artificial Intelligence

NonProfit PRO

Interested in using predictive analytics to tailor your donor communications for higher response rates? Explore three effective strategies.

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7 Steps to Building a Major Gift Donor Pipeline: Unlock Fundraising Success

Gail Perry Group

What do you think the #1 thing we hear is when we talk to fundraisers? How can we get more major gift donors? And can you guess whats on the minds of nonprofit CEOs and VPs of Advancement? How can I get my major gift team to build a solid donor pipeline? We bet its on your mind, too. Revenue goals are ever-rising! The huge financial goals and the pressure on fundraisers and organizational leadership can be intense.

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Thomas Tighe Reflects on 24 Years Leading the International Health Nonprofit Direct Relief

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Tighe helped transform its operations, embracing technology and courting corporate partners. By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Jae C. Hong, AP Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of Direct Relief, says, Were trying to make a charitable site as efficient as if it were a commercial site. Tighe helped transform its operations, embracing technology and courting corporate partners, guided by the idea that a nonprofit health venture could and should run as efficiently

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Newsletter: Ditch Predictions—Leverage Trends for Better Partnerships ; 7 Sponsorship Mistakes Charities Should Avoid​ ; My Best Friend is a Year Old

Selfish Giving

January is the month for predictions. Everyones got one: X will revolutionize Y, or Z is the next big thing. But heres the dealpredictions are a gamble. Theyre flashy, speculative, and often flat-out wrong. I know this for sure because I've made lots of awful predictions. I've learned there's something better: Trends. Trends arent wild guesses about the future.

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Top 4 Applications for Generative AI in Healthcare

Blackbaud

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative implications across various sectors and stakeholders, including grantmakers in the mission-driven industry, teachers and administration in education, and, notably, health professionals across the care continuum. Generative AI uses advanced algorithms to create new data and insights, making it a revolutionary tool for improving decision-making and streamlining workflows in healthcare.

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