The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

That freedom has enabled them to conquer new horizons in business, revolutionizing online retail, the electric car market, and even the commercial space market. Now imagine if they had been constrained by funding streams that stipulate how, when and where to spend money. You can’t really solve problems that way.”

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

Little surprise, then, that the YouTube star has spent the past few years leveraging his fame to build businesses that have nothing to do with the social media platforms he started out on. Now, the most profitable arm of Beast Industries is its commerce division, led by the chocolate brand Feastables.

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sgEngage

MARCH 3, 2025

Link Technology Investments to the Organization’s Strategic Plan and Objectives To make a strong business case for any technology investment, you need to ensure that the proposal benefits not only the finance team but the organization as a whole. However, a strong business case can demonstrate the value of the investment.

Leadership

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Retaining overqualified talent isn’t just about avoiding disengagement, it’s about turning their expertise into a competitive advantage for the business. Involve senior or highly skilled employees in strategic discussions, external industry panels, or mentorship programs. My tip: Treat it as a stepping stone, not a setback.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 21, 2025

Despite widespread concerns for potential federal budget cuts and funding instability, 63% of nonprofit professionals remain optimistic about their organizations future. Collaboration Leads the Way Forward Amid funding ambiguity, many organizations are pivoting their current strategies to prepare for the year ahead. rail-container).hide();

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TechNode

MARCH 24, 2025

Fund at First Pitch (FAFP) isnt just another pitch sessionits a high-speed, high-impact opportunity to land funding in record time. Get the exposure you need, stand out from the crowd, and turn funding from a dream into reality! Why wait months for funding when you can secure investor interest in just minutes?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In an increasingly post-literate world , companies continue to turn to video to communicate with key stakeholders, and two of this years business services honorees help enterprises produce streamable content more efficiently. Read more about SimpleClosure , honored as No.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 14, 2025

This is certainly due to the global, social, and political climate, however its also due to trends that are transforming the tech industry itself. The nonprofit sector in the United States stands at a crossroads. This may come as a surprise, given our opening about the changes in the tech needed by nonprofits.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 2, 2024

7 Must-Have Members of Your Nonprofit’s Fundraising Team With a dedicated nonprofit fundraising team, you’ll execute more effective strategies, plan impactful events, and attain more funding for your mission. According to Jitasa , grant management is an ongoing process that begins before funding is even secured.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Professional development is an important investment and conferences remain valuable experiences in many industries including education, business, and nonprofits. Whether you are attending in person or online, it is important to gain a return on your investment of time and funds. Connect with colleagues on LinkedIn.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Bringing Atlantas business and civic leaders together The good news? Businesses understand their success is tied to the well-being of the communities they serve and are moving to address these barriers. Here are three lessons I learned through my work with the Beloved Benefit and my experience connecting businesses and nonprofits: 1.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 28, 2025

They must work with advancement teams to understand scholarship funding, find students who fit donors specific requirements, shepherd those students through the application process, manage scholarship review committees, disburse awards, and report back to the donors how their funds were utilized. How do you choose scholarship software?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 22, 2025

Anthropic, Menlo Ventures, and other AI industry players are betting $50 million on a company called Goodfire , which aims to understand how AI models think and steer them toward better, safer answers. Thats why its encouraging to see major industry players putting real funding behind an interpretability research lab.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

We see this in the explosion of data now reaching levels once unimaginable and in the rapid advancements in technology, particularly AI and machine learning, that are reshaping industries at lightning speed. Meanwhile, resource scarcity, the rise of disruptive business models, and shorter product cycles require continuous innovation.

Leadership

Fast Company Tech

MAY 29, 2025

eOlipop’s surging popularity has taken the $60 billion soda industry by storm. From the team behind the Masters of Scale podcast, Rapid Response features candid conversations with todays top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. I know that getting out, selling their business was really important to them.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

The management team leading the agency back to private business is headed by R/GAs global CEO, Robin Forbes, and chair and global chief creative officer Tiffany Rolfe. To really look at a longer horizon for how we think about our business. Forbes says the focus of the fund is on three distinct areas.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Past event sponsors, mid-level and major donors, and local business owners or entrepreneurs are great places to start when searching for sponsors. Rather than asking for an individual donation, corporate donation request letters are sent to companies to secure business sponsorships. That includes corporations and other businesses!

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By Woodrow Rosebaum Tech for nonprofits has been overlooked for decades, lagging while governments and businesses found ways to streamline, coordinate and scale. If finance and telecommunications companies can collaborate to build infrastructure that benefits their industries, why not the nonprofit sector? The technology exists.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 13, 2025

One of Anthropics early investors is James McClave, whose BEMC Foundation helps fund Future Perfect. Maybe, as critics argue , the cost of training these models will prove too immense and the companies developing them, which are burning through billions in VC funding , will fail. Our reporting remains editorially independent.)

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sgEngage

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Regardless of where those funds came from, one thing is certain: not-for-profit (NFP) organizations must maintain the publics trust if they wish to continue receiving donations. Examples include greed, paying off debt, or wanting to meet personal or business goals. This statement is true regardless of a NFPs size.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 23, 2024

He had received an offer on an industrial area he owned, and he wanted to know how to accomplish the pre-sale planning to get the deal done before the end of the year. After a tremendous team effort, the donor successfully transferred his entire ownership into a donor advised fund (DAF) on December 30.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

Theyre taking away the choice of businesses to engage in [the] free market. A group of businesses and individuals have asked the state Supreme Court to strike down the measure entirely, arguing that it violates the state Constitutions single subject requirement. The restaurant industry did a very good job of manufacturing outrage.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Others found ways to expand the opportunities within existing hometown industries: NCBiotech built pathways to bring more local residents into the Research Triangles booming life sciences sector. STACKT s small-business incubation concept, comprised of repurposed shipping containers, is breathing new life into Torontos street life.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 17, 2025

They help raise funds, support programs, and spread the mission. V4S was a strong starting point, but it wasn’t a native, scalable solution aligned with Salesforce’s new Industry Cloud strategy. Agents can answer questions outside of business hours and resolve issues such as updating volunteer contact info or changing a shift.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2025

While nonprofits were already struggling in a climate of decreasing donors and increasing donor churn , funding freezes from the federal government have created a host of challenges. The best marketers in the world work for SaaS companies convincing you that the solution to any business problem exists in the procurement of their technology.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Its been gradual, but generative AI models and the apps they power have begun to measurably deliver returns for businesses. Organizations across many industries believe their employees are more productive and efficient with AI tools such as chatbots and coding assistants at their side. billion valuation. Blackbird.AI

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 25, 2025

After my talk, a woman approached me with her supervisor’s business card. He received a master’s degree from Marshall University with an emphasis on public administration plus a thesis on annual fund analysis. He has maintained a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation for three decades. rail-container).hide();

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

In the midst of an artificial intelligence boom thats reshaping almost every facet of the business world, companies are competing in an arms race to build the best and brightest models and fully embrace the nascent technology, whether thats as a product or service for customers or as an integralcomponent of their organizations processes.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 7, 2025

With the right tools and encouragement, any passionate supporter can raise awareness and funds for your organization, all while deepening their connection to your cause. Leverage corporate relationships: If your nonprofit has worked with companies or local businesses in the past, encourage them to form their own teams to fundraise.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The most innovative companies in agriculture for 2025 include forward-thinking businesses and nonprofits with at least one eye firmly on this future. ZFP argues that because surveys show that consumers are eager to fund sustainable solutions, shifting the burden and scaling the 1% program through collective action is the answer.

Companies

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The businesses in Fast Company s Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR reflect that trend. Xreal announced in January 2024 it had raised an additional $60 million in funding for further development of its AR glasses. In May 2024, the company secured funding from the U.S. Air Force to add more advanced AI into its experiences.

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Fast Company Tech

JUNE 25, 2025

Women are transforming the economy in this country, owning over 14 million businesses representing 39% of all businesses, employing over 12 million people and generating $2.7 of total dollars lent in the small business economy. Every business owner is unique, so we don’t paint all women-owned businesses with a broad brush.

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Neon CRM

JULY 24, 2025

Enlist Social Media Advocates Influencer marketing isn’t only for the fashion and beauty industries. Still, you can find industry-related influencers or other individuals passionate about your cause and collaborate with them for GivingTuesday. Reach out to a few businesses ahead of time—cafés, bookstores, pet groomers, etc.—and

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Unlike businesses that market their goods or services for the purpose of making a profit, nonprofit marketing tends to focus on goals like: Raising awareness of the nonprofit’s cause and educating the public about key issues Engaging supporters in the organization’s operations (fundraising campaigns, volunteer opportunities, events, etc.)

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The AI industry hit a significant bend in the road toward artificial general intelligence in 2024. And all the while a small AI lab in China was quietly developing new AI models, including reasoning models, that would begin sending shockwaves through the AI industry by the end of 2024. The rest of the industry has followed its lead.

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Theres something about attending an industry conference that reignites your passion for the work you do. Attend If Youre: A Christian nonprofit professional, institution, or business. Also, can we all agree that conference muffins just hit differently?) To Register: [link] **Lets Connect! Attend If Youre: A public media professional.

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Fast Company Tech

MAY 13, 2025

As of early 2025, the United States has more than 5,000 data centers, according to industry reports, compared to around 1,000 just five years earlier. When youre dealing with public funds and public ordinances, there should be no NDA, Ron Morgan said. And with that increased demand comes an inevitable, increased demand for resources.

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