Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The idea was incubated in a Seattle nonprofit happy hour and expanded into a large convening of nonprofit workers, many of whom identified as BIPOC, to question the fundraising status quo. In 2019, the concept spread as the CCF Founding Council wrote articles, created videos, and discussed ideas.

Community

NonProfit PRO

JULY 3, 2025

They must share a sense of ownership, ask the right questions, put forth new ideas and challenges and continually refresh and renew your organization. Miller LLC, providing consulting and coaching to nonprofit CEOs and board leaders. He is the CEO of Dennis C. setForceSafeFrame(true).addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

Nonprofit

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Consultancy Mercers annual Inside Employees Minds study finds that two-thirds (66%) of frontline workers in 2024 said they were motivated to go above and beyond what is normally expected of me to make my company successful, down five points from 2023. Empowered and well-supported frontlines will lead to better business results.

Conversation

Big Duck

JUNE 16, 2025

Workshop Are you making the most of your peers: How peer consultations keep you – and your team – on track Hosted by 2025 Bridge Conference July 31, 2025 11:35 am–July 31, 2025 12:35 pm Feeling stuck without clear direction? Discover the power of peer consultations.

Consultant

NonProfit PRO

JULY 15, 2025

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Tips

sgEngage

MAY 19, 2025

The Executive Director whose husband is a cybersecurity consultant and can identify any potential issues with the organizations data collection. I love in legal ethics this idea of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety, Adriana said. The idea is to avoid anything that has a whiff of being improper.

Guidelines

NonProfit PRO

JULY 16, 2025

A strong thank-you process isn’t just a nice idea — it’s a revenue strategy. ” But let me ask you: Do you have time to lose donors? Because that’s what happens when they don’t feel valued. And more than that, it’s a human one. Try this today: Pick a handful of donors and thank them. rail-container).hide();

Donor

Candid

JANUARY 8, 2025

Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Colmena Consulting, in partnership with Philanthropy Together, collective giving through giving circlesinformal convenings of people with aligned values, identifying and collectively deciding where to direct pooled fundstotaled more than $3.1 But what makes giving by women unique?

Philanthropy

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Unsupported or half-supported ideas and arguments, not so much. Alice Rossignol, Nonprofit Consultant Avoid AI Shortcuts and Put Yourself in the Donor’s Shoes Some suggest grant writing can be done by AI. A missed comma will be forgiven, I promise! Show the impact you’ll be able to make with the funding.

Grant

Fast Company Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Consult with brutally honest experts If you want a clear-eyed assessment of your progress, stop asking friends or colleagues who will sugarcoat their feedback. Here are some ideas: Make a list of 510 people in your field who started around the same time as you. How can you work out if you may be one of them? How to do it?

Question

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Here are a few ideas for emotions to incorporate into your email messages: Urgency: You only have 12 hours left to donate and get your gift matched by a generous sponsor! For more ideas, explore this list of emotional words to include in your emails to trigger certain reactions and help achieve your email goals. Appeal to emotion.

email

Fast Company Tech

APRIL 11, 2025

As a high-performance coach and leadership expert, I spend my time consulting with leaders and their teams, challenging them to do better thinking and extract the value of their collective capacity. Encourage your team members to build on one anothers ideas. The same goes for our mind.

Skills

Fast Company Tech

MAY 13, 2025

Speak up from the top and lead with experience As leaders, the most important role you can play in creating a mentally healthy workforce is to tackle stigma by having conversations in the workplace around mental well-being, says Zoe Sinclair, founder of the workplace mental well-being consultancy This Can Happen.

Create

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

When I say the phrase Burn the Boats, many people reflexively recoil at the idea, confusing total commitment with risk mitigation. The best leaders demonstrate a rare mix of confidence and humility the confidence to abandon their own bad ideas quickly and the humility to admit they were wrong in the first place.

Mentoring

Whole Whale

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Use this AI co-branded calendar consulting tool to come up with ideas. Show up year after year Plan to build generational recognition Create institutional memory Maintain unwavering presence Learn more about how to use co-branded Calendar Campaigns for your nonprofit.

Calendar

Greater Giving

JULY 23, 2025

For nonprofits with complex databases or particularly complex data hygiene problems, it may be best to work with a nonprofit technology consultant. When assessing consultants to help with your database, review what tools they frequently work with to ensure you collaborate with an agency familiar with your specific platforms.

Practice

sgEngage

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

For instance, grantees were asked to consult with staff to determine the best use of the funds, allowing for creative and responsive approaches to well-being. Interested in learning more ideas on how to prioritize well-being for your grantees through your programs and funding opportunities?

Impact

Greater Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2024

With that in mind, your organization should consult with a professional web design firm and build your website following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These regulations are the industry standard for building accessible websites, and following them will help you maintain compliance.

Websites

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

These ideas are fundamental to The Copenhagen Framework on Citizen Data. The framework was supported by the United Nations Statistics Division, which in November 2022 tasked an expert group with codifying ideas around citizen data. Consultation.

Data

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

Here are just a few budget-friendly ideas: VIP access. Kate McGinn Authors page Kate McGinn is the CEO of The Bold Stripe , a nonprofit consulting firm that supports organizations across the U.S. ” The good news? You don’t need them. The best incentives are mission-aligned, meaningful, and often free. Mission moments.

Donor

Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

With more than two decades of experience as an executive and having conducted research into workplace trauma, she is a sought-after consultant for Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, government, and educational institutions that seek to improve their retention and culture. Whats the big idea? The opposite of belonging is fitting in.

Work

Fast Company Tech

JULY 10, 2025

And McKinsey , a multinational strategy and management consulting firm, warns that climate-related shocks could shave four points off the global GDP by 2050. Several of my client teams now block a weekly “Look-Forward Hour” focused solely on emerging risks and design ideas—no status updates allowed.

Work

DNL OmniMedia

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Partnering with a technology consulting firm like Team DNL is an excellent way to get a great-looking, functional website for your cause without cutting corners or sacrificing other areas of your operations. If you plan to work with a consultant, confirm these details with your internal team first before bringing them onto your project.

Websites

Neon CRM

JUNE 25, 2025

Every single one of those nonprofits started as just an idea. We’re going to cover everything from how to assess whether your idea fills a real gap, how to incorporate and apply for 501(c)(3) status, how to build your board, and what tech and tools you’ll need, plus about two dozen other things. million 501(c)(3) organizations.

Guide

Futurism

MAY 31, 2025

This ludicrous ramp up is only made possible by using AI to automate some of the coding, and comes at the expense of quality: there's less time for consulting with colleagues to get feedback and bounce ideas around. Above all, AI is sapping all the joy out of their profession.

Amazon

NonProfit Hub

MARCH 25, 2025

But after a decade of tech consulting, I’ve seen hundreds of organizations over buy technology with no plan in place to utilize it. If you have to come up with special “coding” it’s probably not a great idea and you might want to revisit how the data is being collected.

Technology

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 20, 2025

Take the idea of the “whole-body yes.” Conscious leadership tends to take root squarely among venture capitalists, consultants, HR departments, and coaching circles—those stakeholders that are structurally insulated from the consequences of strategic execution. It sounds poetic, even profound.

Leadership

Allegiance Group

MARCH 24, 2025

Whether its exchanging ideas with peers, diving into hands-on workshops, or hearing an inspiring keynote, these moments remind us why we show up every day to drive meaningful impact. Attend If Youre: A nonprofit professional or social impact marketer driven by new ideas and technology. To Register: [link] **Lets Connect!

Conference

Neon CRM

JULY 11, 2025

Sign Me Up For The Newsletter Education & Professional Development Maybe you can’t afford a consultant, but you still want to sharpen your skills, train your team, or take your leadership to the next level. If you’re looking for real-world support, start here. And if you like what you see, then sign up for our monthly newsletter !

Resource

sgEngage

APRIL 21, 2025

For this reason, nonprofits often seek expertise from external consultants and vendors. An RFP is a formal document that outlines your organizations needs, expectations, budget, and selection criteria when hiring vendors or consultants for a task. Its uncommon for nonprofit organizations to have a comprehensive skillset in-house.

Proposal

Allegiance Group

JANUARY 8, 2025

These ideas are all added to a sticky note mural of the journey framework (you can physically create one with actual sticky notes or use a digital tool) for consideration. For example, during the education phase, you may want the donor to learn specific things about the impact of their gift.

Map

Fast Company Tech

MAY 8, 2025

It is shaped by those who couldnt sit still, who werent content with inherited limitations, and who felt compelled to act on their ideas, no matter how unlikely or unpopular. This mindset is especially common in high-stakes environments like consulting, finance, or tech startups, where long hours and relentless competition are normalized.

Leadership

Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Its messy, mixed-use urbanity fosters what we call interaction densitythe constant, unplanned collisions that spark new ideas and connections. These districts attract finance professionals, strategic consultants, senior executives, and corporate leaders. A True Urban Mix Tokyo is distinguished by more than physical density.

Knowledge

sgEngage

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While individual efforts can be effective, working together often leads to richer ideas and solutions. Plus, it helps teams stay aligned and connected, fostering collaboration that will strengthen year-end campaigns while ensuring key steps are not missed. Anne Malone Director of Philanthropy, University of Maryland St.

Process

Get Fully Funded

JUNE 24, 2025

SMS is flexible enough to enhance almost any fundraising idea , from charity runs to peer-to-peer campaigns. Prior to Tatango, Mike spent 15 years at Blackbaud leading a team of digital consultants that helped nonprofits improve their online fundraising, monthly giving, email marketing and peer-to-peer fundraising programs.

FAQ

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ideas From The United Nations The recent unanimous adoption of a resolution by the United Nations underscores the global imperative for the safe, secure, and trustworthy use of AI. It was developed through a public consultation process that included CSOs.

Policy

Allegiance Group

JUNE 24, 2025

Consulting services that offer expert advice and strategies from Allegiance Group + Pursuant , helping you create brand- and mission-aligned copy, graphics, and designs. Favorite Feature: 99Pledges offers built-in, specialized features tailored to popular fundraising ideas. Pricing: 99Pledges is free! plus 30 cents per transaction.

Tools