The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Whether you want to sharpen your leadership, fundraising, or grant-seeking skills this year, here is guidance on how to improve. Illustration by Elizabeth Haugh, The Chronicle; Photo by Pexels Whether you want to sharpen your leadership, fundraising, or grant-seeking skills this year, here is guidance on how to improve.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 8, 2025

According to school fundraising studies , only 64% of parents, teachers, and administrators believe their school is well-funded. As a result, choosing the right school fundraising ideas to excite your school community is essential. However, your schools donor base comprises a diverse mix of parents, teachers, community leaders, and studentsthats a lot of different voices to listen to.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 8, 2025

The start of a new year is the perfect time to explore grants supporting health and wellness programs. What’s more, it’s time to make health a priority in our daily lives. Good health makes good sense, not only for us as individuals but also for our communities. Whether we focus on physical, emotional, or mental well-being, access to resources that support a healthy lifestyle is essential for a more productive and peaceful society.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 8, 2025

What is a donor journey? Put simply, its the way the relationship between a donor and a nonprofit shifts and evolves over time. Join Cherian Koshy, CFRE, and Kelly Ramage, DonorPerfect Learning and Development Manager, for two free webinars that will help you map out personalized and scalable donor journeys.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 8, 2025

By M.J. Prest Robin Hood Grantees of the Legal Aid Society and Immigrant Justice Corps, both recipients of grants among the $5.6 million distributed by the Funds for the Newest New Yorkers, during a Constitution Day naturalization citizen event on Ellis Island. Also, the Lilly Endowment granted $95 million to strengthen the leadership of Christian churches in rural areas and small towns, and the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation gave $8.1 million for historic sites on Long Island.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 8, 2025

Your fundraising campaign page is more than just a digital placeholder its the heart of your mission online. For nonprofits with limited resources, making the most of this page is critical to driving donations, engaging supporters, and amplifying your cause. But where do you start? With a few strategic tweaks and thoughtful design choices, you can turn your campaign page into a powerhouse of donor engagement.

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Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

We are at the precipice of financial transformation called the Great Wealth Transfer, and women are poised to become significant beneficiaries of this economic windfall. According to a 2020 McKinsey report , [b]y 2030, American women are expected to control much of the $30 trillion in financial assets that baby boomers will possessa potential wealth transfer of such magnitude that it approaches the annual GDP of the United States.

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Future Fundraising Now

JANUARY 8, 2025

Relationship Fundraising: A Donor-Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money (3rd Edition) by Ken Burnett Ive been a fan of this book almost since the first edition came out in 1992. Just thinking about the title can be a catalyst for great fundraising. Fundraising can be a relationship? Really? It can! It must! Back in the 90s, Relationship Fundraising was a sort of meme for a fundraising revolution that was growing in our industry.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 8, 2025

Emily Callahan is going home to Oklahoma. Most recently the chief marketing officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, she was appointed president and CEO of Feed The Children in Oklahoma City. Callahan is a native Oklahoman who has spent more than 25 years working across the nonprofit and corporate sector to build global movements that raised billions of dollars.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 8, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming grant writing across industries, particularly for technology-driven companies, drug developers, energy innovators, defense contractors, and health systems. AI can automate labor-intensive tasks and improve the quality of grant proposals, but ethical considerations are critical to maintaining trust and credibility in highly regulated sectors.

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DoJiggy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Organizing a successful fundraiser involves some main bases: creative ideas, attentive planning, and suitable tools. Each component is needed for effective and easy fundraising processes. Are there any fundraising tools that can help with financial management, event planning, international operations, or donation organizations? Sure, there are! Whether you want to organize a school event , church fundraiser , or community initiative, you will need these tools.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 8, 2025

Job fairs are a fun way to hunt for jobs! And youre probably used to go to job fairs where you walk through row after row of booths staffed by recruiters and collect free pens with company names. However, the scene has changed. Virtual career fairs are similar to traditional in-person career fairs. Virtual employers provide the opportunity to share employment opportunities.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 8, 2025

Blackbaud sold its EVERFI business to an unaffiliated private investment firm. The sale was closed on Dec. 31, 2024.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 8, 2025

As grantmakers, we are deep in a new space of uncertainty. With the coming of a new year, a new presidential administration, and new potential impacts on all our communities, many of us are feeling a large range and mixture of emotions from fear to hope. When we are in uncertainty, we need not only to pause to sit in the uncertainty but also face and discuss both the dysfunction and the hope of the unknown.

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The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 8, 2025

Bruce Pankey is the new chief financial officer and treasurer of Americares in Stamford, Connecticut. He oversees all aspects of Americares financial management, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, procurement, treasury, investments, accounting, grants and financial reporting, according to a statement from the organization. Pankey has more than 25 years of management and leadership experience, including in global humanitarian and development work.

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Grant Professionals Association

JANUARY 8, 2025

Before taking GPAs Next Level Federal Grants Training (NLFGT) course, my approach to federal grants could best be described as the sink or swim method. I was comfortable navigating the relatively calm waters of foundation grants, but federal grants felt like I was treading water in an ocean of shark-like regulations, intricate applications, and stormy instructions.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Lets address an important housekeeping matter in this first issue of 2025: How we can work together in the coming year. Below is a pie chart highlighting how I collaborated with clients last year and provided value through my work. The percentages are derived from revenue. Let's go through each one. Speaking: This was my largest area of work last year, including in-person and online presentations.

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NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 8, 2025

With Trump returning to the White House, here's what fundraisers should keep in mind for his first 100 days, his full term and beyond.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 8, 2025

Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author. Here's how groups can defend themselves. By Mike Berkowitz Chronicle Illustration; AP, Library of Congress Expect donors and organizations to be attacked by name, harassed and threatened online, and investigated on questionable grounds, says the author.

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