.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2025

The board knew change was needed long before he joined, but the scope felt overwhelming. Trust Is the Foundation Eshkenazis first rule at APICS? Leverage Your Board Chair as a Change Agent Eshkenazi is quick to credit the strong board chairs who championed governance reforms alongside him. No surprises.

Government 221

Government Associations Culture Structure 221

.orgSource

JANUARY 28, 2025

Lost Revenue: A lack of engagement impacts renewals, event participation, and other revenue streams. Ineffective Strategies: Assumptions, rather than insights, often lead to less impactful decisions. Technology isnt just a tool; its a foundation for building resilience, growth, and success.

Digital 221

Digital Associations Analytics Measure 221

Candid

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to Foundation Source’s survey on how Gen Z and Millennials view charitable giving, the next generation started giving at a young age—just 14 years old for the average Gen Zer—and they show continued interest in charitable activities. Connecting NextGen with their communities holds promise to maximize impact—and joy—in giving.

Generation 105

Generation Change Fundraising Social 105

Candid

MARCH 17, 2025

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. Without this strong relational foundation, your work will crumble when difficult conversations arise.

Difference 104

Difference Work Attitude Measure 104

.orgSource

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Technology, particularly AI, is driving rapid change and presenting associations with an extraordinary opportunity to innovate and lead. Lets explore how your association can strengthen these pillars to build a future-ready foundation. The world of associations is at a pivotal moment.

Culture 221

Culture Strategy Technology Build 221

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Nonprofits work hard to deliver on their missionsengaging donors, running campaigns, and making an impact. Better nonprofit CRM integrations change that. It makes it even easier to connect with additional tools you rely on, creating a best-in-class ecosystem that ensures everything works together to amplify your impact.

Integration 100

Integration Program Impact Nonprofit 100

.orgSource

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Focus on Agility : In a rapidly changing environment, a rigid strategy can hinder growth. Regular training keeps your team adaptable and prepared for change. Promote a Growth Mindset : Encourage staff to embrace change, experiment with new ideas, and learn from both successes and failures.

Associations 221

Associations Strategy Build Culture 221

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Nearly half (47%) of family foundations have assets of more than $10 million, an increase of 17% during the past 10 years. The rate at which foundations give general operating support, multiyear grants, and capacity-building grants has declined steadily since 2015. There has been a decline in impact investing.

Foundation 59

Foundation Giving Philanthropy Grant 59

Candid

DECEMBER 23, 2024

But change is on the horizon: Wealthy BIPOC donors are increasingly stepping forward to support social and racial justice movements, creating a powerful force that can transform traditional philanthropy. BIPOC donors can leverage more than their dollars for bold change In 2020, when a group of BIPOC donors learned that only 1.3%

Donor 69

Donor Change Philanthropy Benchmark 69

sgEngage

APRIL 1, 2025

When there is a flurry of activity that affect the entire industry, such as policy changes that disrupt current and potential funding for hundreds of organizations, you need to take the time to understand the risks for your organization and your grantees. Connect organizations to share resources and make introductions where applicable.

Strategy 52

Strategy Impact Fund Grant 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. More than 40% of millennials report engaging in impact investing, compared with 20% of baby boomers. What is impact investing? So what’s different about impact investing?

Impact 98

Impact System Change Foundation 98

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Fast Company Impact Council is a private membership community of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. In 2023, Americans gave over $557 billion to charities from individuals, foundations, and corporations.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Children Bangladesh Iraq 111

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

After college, she began a job as a Dean of Scholar Support at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. In that role, Natasha discovered that an organization that goes beyond the money and provides comprehensive support to its members was work that really made an impact. Central America, and Mexico. Mary’s Pence is creative in funding ESPERA.

Organization 97

Organization Nonprofit Mexico Ecuador 97

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Common Impact , a Brooklyn, N.Y. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Newsweek , for leadership in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. “I’m My experience in strategic communications, nonprofit governance, and community engagement will help scale the organization’s impact and position it for continued success.”

Impact 52

Impact Philanthropy Leadership Blackbaud 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

Is their repeated generosity creating the kind of long-term change a long-term donor expects? Water.org ’s approach to empowering people with safe water and sanitation delivers on long-term impact expectations and makes it convenient for donors to create the change they wish to see in the world. Creating powerful solutions.

Donor 334

Donor Difference Community Profit 334

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Similarly, without robust support from funders, many nonprofits would struggle to fulfill their missions and extend their positive impact on communities. Its a lot less anxiety and its more aligned with how we achieve impact for the populations we serve. Their wellness is the outcome we’re responsible for.

Impact 53

Impact Grant North Carolina Philanthropy 53

Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

Women have a unique opportunity to use their position to advance philanthropy and impact to tackle the pressing problems affecting human and planetary health. But as the head of my family foundation, I believe we have to start conversations around wealth at a younger age. Significant giving by women is already under way.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Change Create Children 52

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Strategic donor engagement, transparent reporting, and meaningful community involvement create the foundation for sustainable funding that powers long-term homelessness initiatives in underserved areas. Organizations that articulate these community-specific needs position supporters to make a targeted impact.

Homeless 105

Homeless Support Build Strategy 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Every year, the FutureGood team and I set aside time to predict the trends that will shake up foundations and nonprofits in the coming year. This isnt just about efficiencyits about amplifying impact. Take, for example, Joy Education Foundation, which has created a tool that acts as an AI-enabled friend.

Trend 52

Trend Change Nonprofit Minneapolis 52

Candid

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A key factor in understanding the impact of Black-led nonprofits is the representation of Black leaders across the sector. Black-led organizations are poised to drive this change, but only if we are provided with resources and long-term support.” The data reveals important insights into disparities in leadership, funding, and support.

Leadership 22

Leadership Nonprofit Mississippi South Carolina 22

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

When the Two Ten Footwear Foundation began seeing an increased demand for their financial support as well as a need for financial, legal, and mental health counseling, they knew they had to take a long-term approach while also meeting the short-term needs of their community. Dont Be Complacent Technology changes every day.

Community 92

Community Time Grant Disaster 92

sgEngage

MARCH 24, 2025

Hospital foundations are increasingly partnering with community benefit departments to expand access to care. Hospital foundations , corporate donors, and individual philanthropists play a pivotal role in ensuring these programs not only continue but thrive.

Community 80

Community Benefit Practice Cleveland 80

Candid

JANUARY 22, 2025

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. Join us on January 29 for a webinar with Candid CEO Ann Mei Chang (and others!) What does high-quality listening and feedback look like?

Impact 59

Impact Reflection Practice Participatory 59

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The future is not about a return to the past; its about building a new kind of engagement, where philanthropy breathes life back into compassion and commands meaningful change. Understanding the path to this point makes clear the urgency of the need for change. Its not enough to solicit funds from the wealthiest.

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Childhood Life Charity 97

sgEngage

JANUARY 8, 2025

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. It is essential for us to name and spend time sitting with what is not working so that it can act as a foundation for our learning journey.

Grant 98

Grant Challenge Change Proposal 98

Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

Partnerships between nonprofits and for-profit companies can boost workplace volunteering and amplify community impact. Answer: a smooth sign-up and onboarding experience, strong communication, impactful results, and a feeling of appreciation. The next generation seeks social change from the ground up. Fundraisers need to adapt.

Volunteer 90

Volunteer National Instructional Design Americorp 90

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A Letter of Inquiry is a quick way to introduce your organization to a prospective funder and to open up a conversation about how a grant would make a positive impact on the community you’re serving and change lives. The reality is foundations often want to spread their resources around and give new organizations a chance.

Grant 98

Grant Template Children Foundation 98

Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The need to center performance over prestige According to Altrata’s Ultra High Net Worth Philanthropy 2024 report, “[a]lmost 20% of UHNW individuals have a private foundation. Scalability and reach Identify nonprofits that do impactful work and have the potential to scale up but lack capacity and money to do it.

Nonprofit 97

Nonprofit Philanthropy Gift Resource 97

Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For example, causes such as food security, housing, and disaster relief offer a tangible sense of impact and the ability to see the direct benefits of their contribution, says Rouland. These areas require substantial, sustained investment to drive measurable change, which institutional funders have the infrastructure to provide.

Education 106

Education Trend Share Giving 106

Candid

JUNE 12, 2024

Every year, Candid fields the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. private and community foundations to share information about their grant payments and grantmaking practices. Every year, Candid fields the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. All foundations” includes one operating foundation.

Foundation 106

Foundation Giving Survey Award 106

sgEngage

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This flexibility ensures that operations can continue even if your physical office is impacted. If possible, establish these relationships beforehand so you can make an immediate impact. Extend Deadlines For programs currently in the application cycle, extend deadlines for potential grantees in impacted areas.

Disaster 85

Disaster Hurricane Philanthropy Resource 85

Bloomerang

JANUARY 20, 2025

Donors have every right to expect benchmarks and reports on the impact of their gifts. Want to achieve stronger impact? The Ford and Rockefeller Foundations and other major funders stepped up in awarding grants with maximum flexibility for recipients during the pandemic. When you dont ask, you dont get. She isnt alone.

Gift 115

Gift Giving Philanthropy Donor 115

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 31, 2025

Climate change makes agricultural plastic, already a necessity for many crops, even more unavoidable for some farmers. A study out this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that microplastics pollution can even impact plants’ ability to photosynthesize, the process of turning light from the sun into energy.

Uganda 110

Uganda Raise South Korea Studies 110

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

By Rosie Powers , a Strategist at Mission Minded —a branding firm that works exclusively with nonprofits, foundations, and independent schools. Your brand strategy and key messages should form the foundation for all of your donor communications, new and old. Have these changed over the past year? Hint: they should!)

Communication 296

Communication Fundraising Audience Donor 296

Candid

JANUARY 7, 2025

But this requires organizations to do something they find uncomfortable: asking donors to change. Asking donors to rethink the funder-grantee relationship Nonprofits are used to keeping donors at arms length, presenting their successesthe beautiful mosaicwhile concealing the individual tiles that make that successful impact possible.

Donor 96

Donor Relationship Conversation Impact 96

Candid

AUGUST 22, 2024

Advancing racial equity has become a critical imperative for philanthropies aiming to make a meaningful impact. For foundations with few or no staff, ensuring equitable representation and implementing racial equity practices can be both a complex and critical endeavor. Moreover, 68% of lean foundation boards are 100% white.

Foundation 105

Foundation Practice Leadership Survey 105

.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2024

They emphasized the importance of establishing a solid foundation for AI adoption by fostering a culture that embraces change, identifying essential building blocks, and prioritizing workforce training. By building a foundation that welcomes innovation, associations can unlock the full potential of AI.

Associations 251

Associations Professional Action Culture 251