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Digital Transformation for Nonprofits: Tools & Examples

Donorbox

Did you know that nonprofits that embrace digital tools are 3.5 times more likely (38% vs. 11%) to achieve their mission goals? If you feel like your nonprofit is still playing catch-up where technology is concerned, you’re not alone! For years, nonprofits have been slower to adopt digital tools compared to for-profit companies. Why? Budgets […] The post Digital Transformation for Nonprofits: Tools & Examples appeared first on Nonprofit Blog.

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How your board can better support staff training

Charity Village

In the evolving landscape of the nonprofit and charitable sector, effective staff training is a critical factor for organizational success and sustainability. One of the key ways that the board of directors can work towards a sustainable future is to foster an organizational culture that prioritizes and encourages professional development. Supporting training for staff and […] The post How your board can better support staff training appeared first on CharityVillage.

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In the age of AI, IQ and EQ are no longer enough. Here’s why

Fast Company Tech

In my years as a Chief People Officer—including leading HR through two corporate bankruptcies—I learned the hard way that no perk or dashboard can save a sinking ship. No amount of free lunches or fancy engagement surveys can stop the exodus when employees are burned out. The only thing that kept the core team together was a shared meaning in what we were doing.

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5 Proven Ways to Increase Payroll Donations at Your Nonprofit

Double the Donation

For organizations seeking consistent and reliable funding, payroll donations represent a powerful yet often underutilized resource. These employee-led giving programs enable donors to contribute small amounts from each paycheck—amounts that accumulate to provide significant support over time. However, many nonprofits struggle to fully tap into this opportunity.

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Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement

There’s more than one way to end the year with impact—and we’re letting you decide the direction. In this "choose your own adventure" community-led webinar, attendees will vote in real time to pick one of three year-end event strategies to explore in depth: Volunteer Appreciation Events 🧡 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns 🌈 Mission/Program Celebrations 🎉 Once the path is chosen, we’ll dive into a step-by-step engagement workflow plan tailored to that format, showing how

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5 ways leaders can get employees on board with unpopular decisions

Fast Company Tech

Making difficult decisions is an inevitable part of being a leader. And at times, those decisions are unpopular. Yet in instances when it requires the efforts and cooperation of their team members, leaders have to find a way to get buy-in from the people that oppose those decisions in the first place. This isn’t easy, and requires a delicate balance.

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eGain Launches Special Offer of AI Agent Solution for Nonprofits

NonProfit PRO

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Gay Lea Foundation now accepting applications for Community Well-Being Grants and Sustainable Agriculture Grants

Charity Village

The Gay Lea Foundation announced applications are now open for the Community Well-Being Grant and Sustainable Agriculture Grant programs, supporting initiatives in education, health, wellness, poverty relief and sustainable agriculture. Community Well-Being Grants These grants focus on strengthening the fabric of local communities by funding projects that: Advance education: Improving access to quality education, promoting lifelong learning, and enhancing skills development. […] The post G

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How Busy Fundraisers Can Overcome Email Writer’s Block

NonProfit PRO

Push past writer's block and get your email message flowing, so you can inspire donors and attract new supporters.

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Wikipedia halts AI plans as editors revolt

Mashable Tech

An experiment adding AI-generated summaries to the top of Wikipedia pages has been paused, following fierce backlash from its community editors. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind Wikipedia, confirmed this to 404 Media , which spotted the discussion on a page detailing the project. Introduced as "Simple Article Summaries" by the Web Team at Wikimedia, the project proposed AI-generated summaries as way "to make the wikis more accessible to readers globally.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Is your team stagnating? This 5-step plan can help you reinvigorate it

Fast Company Tech

At times, even the most capable teams find themselves stuck, operating on autopilot rather than experimenting, innovating, and adapting to change. Just as a defibrillator restores a normal heartbeat, leaders sometimes need to deliver a strategic jolt to reenergize their teams, disrupt stagnation, and rebuild trust and morale. The Hidden Cost of Team Stagnation The business case for disrupting the status quo is compelling.

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Permission to Lead Differently: A New Model for Nonprofit Women Leaders

Charity Village

Original Broadcast Date: June 12, 2025 Summary: If you’ve ever felt like you’re trying to lead the “right” way – always in control, full of confidence, and never showing emotion – only to end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and still questioning yourself, you’re not alone. Chances are, you’ve been taught to lead from an outdated model […] The post Permission to Lead Differently: A New Model for Nonprofit Women Leaders appeared first on CharityVill

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USAFacts is looking for a new president to lead it into the AI future (exclusive)

Fast Company Tech

USAFacts, the non-for-profit that aims to make government data more available, and understandable, to everyday Americans, is looking for a new leader who can help usher it into the AI age. Poppy MacDonald, who has been the not-for-profit’s president since 2018, will be stepping down on June 27. Steve Ballmer, the founder of USAFacts and former Microsoft CEO, will be stepping in in the interim, and hopes to fill role by the end of the year (or sooner).

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Celebrating 30 years of supporting Canada’s nonprofit sector

Charity Village

Celebrating 30 Years of Connecting Canadian Nonprofits with Talented People! For the past 30 years, CharityVillage has been at the heart of Canada’s nonprofit sector, connecting organizations making a difference in their communities with passionate individuals ready to do good work. As a Canadian-based job board, we are so happy to have been the go-to […] The post Celebrating 30 years of supporting Canada’s nonprofit sector appeared first on CharityVillage.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Now more than ever, corporate boards need to balance innovation and trust

Fast Company Tech

Perhaps more than at any time in history, boards are being forced to balance innovation and trust. The pressure for this dual mandate arises from intensifying scrutiny, ranging from consumer scrutiny, regulatory oversight, and social media spotlighting, to investor expectations and rapid technological disruption. Against this backdrop, boards must balance daring leaps forward with the confidence that they’re not exposing their organizations to reputational, financial, or ethical harm.

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Measuring AI's Impact: Beyond Experiments to Tangible Value

ITPro Today

As organizations transition from AI experimentation to implementation, success depends on aligning initiatives with specific business outcomes and measuring AI's effectiveness.

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Thanks to AI, the one-person unicorn is closer than you think

Fast Company Tech

When Mike Krieger helped launch Instagram in 2010 as a cofounder, building something as simple as a photo filter took his team weeks of engineering time and tough trade-offs. Now, as chief product officer at Anthropic, he’s watching early-stage startup founders accomplish far more in far less time—sometimes over a single weekend. Thanks to intuitive agentic AI models (or AI agents), founders are experimenting with product, code, and business strategies, often without needing to hire specialized

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How to play at work

Charity Village

Most people tend to keep play and work separate. However, there’s so much value in bringing your playful self to work. It can make work so much more effective, creative and fun. That’s why I am excited to share a few powerful steps you can take right away. As you follow this approach, you may […] The post How to play at work appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Why companies implementing agentic AI before putting proper governance in place will end up behind, not ahead of, the curve

Fast Company Tech

Agentic AI is the buzzword of 2025. Although technically an “emerging technology,” it feels like companies of all sizes are quickly developing and acquiring AI agents to stay ahead of the curve and competition. Just last week, OpenAI launched a research preview of Codex , the company’s cloud-based software engineering agent or its “most capable AI coding agent yet.

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Forj Adds Key Talent in Client Success, Product, Data Science and Sales

Forj

Team Forj is thrilled to introduce six exceptionally talented individuals who have recently joined our company across client success, product, data science and sales. Each of them brings deep expertise, bold ideas, and a passion for partnering with association clients to help them realize their mission.

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Why your next bottle of shampoo might come in a soda can

Fast Company Tech

When a Swedish startup set out to make personal care packaging more sustainable, it turned to an unexpected source of inspiration: aluminum cans. Meadow , the company behind the concept, created a refill system that seals shampoo, lotion, and other products inside aluminum cans. Unlike soda, there’s no pull tab—the aluminum cartridge, called Kapsul, has a solid lid.

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Congress Demands Answers on Data Privacy Ahead of 23andMe Sale

Wired

House Democrats sent letters to the potential buyers of the genetic testing company, asking how they plan to protect customer genetic data under a change of ownership.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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union rayo connects you to the voices shaping Rayo’s current conflict

Confessions of a Non-Profit Executive Director

Union Rayo has emerged as a crucial platform, offering insightful perspectives on the ongoing conflict shaping Rayo. Through its platform, union rayo provides a unique opportunity to hear directly from the people influencing and experiencing the conflict firsthand. This blog explores how Union Rayo is connecting individuals to these voices and the benefits that come from engaging with this critical source of information.

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“Two years of work in two months”: States cope with Trump broadband overhaul

Ars Technica

The Trump administration has upended plans that state governments made to distribute $42 billion in federal broadband funding, forcing state officials to scrap much of the preparation work they did over the previous couple of years. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick essentially put the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program on hold earlier this year and last week announced details of a rules overhaul that requires states to change how they distribute money to Internet service

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Greenhouse and Clear team up to fight fake job applications flooding tech hiring

Fast Company Tech

Fraudulent job applications have become a serious issue in the era of remote interviews and AI-generated content. Research firm Gartner predicts that by 2028, up to 25% of applications could be fake. In some cases, fraudsters in North Korea have managed to land Western tech jobs under false pretenses, according to recent reports. One client recently told Daniel Chait, cofounder and CEO of hiring software company Greenhouse , that more than 70% of applications for remote tech roles they’re receiv

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Call for nominations for CERIC’s Etta St. John Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development 2025

Charity Village

CERIC announced nominations are now open for the Etta St. John Wileman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career Development. The award recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact in enhancing the field of career development. All individuals who have made advances in the field, regardless of role or position within an organization, are eligible for the […] The post Call for nominations for CERIC’s Etta St.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.