How Fundraisers Can Escape the Perfectionist Trap
NonProfit PRO
MAY 21, 2025
Fundraising success depends on getting it right, which can trigger perfectionist tendencies.But perfectionism is an impossible goal. Here's how to escape it.
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Beyond Automation: How Associations Can Lead with Humanity in an AI World
.orgSource
MAY 13, 2025
The conversation around AI has shifted from speculation to reality almost overnight. What was once seen as a distant innovation is now reshaping the way we work, connect, and create. For associations organizations built on trust, expertise, and community the rise of AI isn’t just a question of adaptation. It’s a challenge of relevance.
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25+ Artificial Intelligence (AI) Marketing & Fundraising Statistics for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 11, 2025
These AI marketing and fundraising statistics can help your inspire your nonprofit to adopt the use of generative AI for marketing and predictive AI fundraising. To learn more about AI, visit our AI Hub for Nonprofits and earn our Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Marketing & Fundraising.
Elevating Your Nonprofit Story with Data & Performance Metrics
Charity Village
MAY 1, 2025
Original Broadcast Date: May 1, 2025 Summary: Check out Sage Intaccts expert-led webinar to discover how leveraging data and performance metrics can enhance your nonprofits impact. This session covers key giving trends, best practices for nonprofit storytelling, and the role of technology in measuring success. Learn how to strengthen donor engagement, improve transparency, and drive […] The post Elevating Your Nonprofit Story with Data & Performance Metrics appeared first on CharityVi
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
How long can nonprofits survive without government grants?
Candid
MAY 7, 2025
Over the past few months, nonprofits and funders alike have been trying to understand the impact of a potential loss of government grants. In our previous analysis , weve found private foundations would have to increase their grantmaking by 282% to address the potential $303 billion gap left by government grantmaking. Additionally, Urban Institutes data tool estimates that two-thirds of nonprofits receiving government grants would face deficits if these grants disappeared.
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How to Prep for Summer Fundraising Without Burning Out
The Modern Nonprofit
MAY 13, 2025
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes How to Prep for Summer Fundraising Without Burning Out Summer is just around the cornerand while it brings sunshine and community spirit, it can also bring a lot of stress for nonprofit leaders. Fundraising doesnt stop just because the pace of life slows down. In fact, planning for summer success often begins now , in May.
The Scarcity of Money from Nonprofit Major Donors
NonProfit PRO
MAY 21, 2025
With the uncertainty in the economy now focused on nonprofits, here's how these organizations should approach their major donor programs.
‘We’re feeding more people with less’: What food security nonprofits need now
Candid
MAY 19, 2025
Across the country, food security organizations are facing a perfect storm of rising demand, plummeting donations, and cascading cuts to federal nutrition programs. Food banks, pantries, and community food networks have long been overextended but are now navigating a new era of scarcity. At the same time, their role as lifelines for communities has never been more critical.
Judge admits nearly being persuaded by AI hallucinations in court filing
Ars Technica
MAY 14, 2025
A plaintiff's law firms were sanctioned and ordered to pay $31,100 after submitting fake AI citations that nearly ended up in a court ruling. Michael Wilner, a retired US magistrate judge serving as special master in US District Court for the Central District of California, admitted that he initially thought the citations were real and "almost" put them into an order.
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!
[Recordings] Earn a Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 7, 2025
The 2025 Certificate in Digital Marketing & Fundraising program covers the fundamentals of website and email marketing, online fundraising, and social media for nonprofits. Packed with practical advice and customized for nonprofits with limited time and financial resources, the certificate program requires following three webinar recordings: 1) Website & Email Marketing for Nonprofits Presented April 23, 2025 2 hours Website design best practices that improve the user experience and SEO
AI is helping rescue a nearly extinct bird species
Mashable Tech
MAY 29, 2025
The Colossal Foundation has developed an AI algorithm that can detect the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon's calls, helping conservationists locate the lost species. Partnering with the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) , Colossal Biosciences ' nonprofit arm hopes that this technology will lead to more sightings of this lost bird — and eventually assist in saving other endangered species as well.
Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back
Futurism
MAY 13, 2025
Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says it's longing for human connection again. Once gunning to be OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's " favorite guinea pig ," Klarna is now plotting a big recruitment drive after its AI customer service agents couldn't quite hack it. The buy-now-pay-later company had previously shredded its marketing contracts in 2023, followed by its customer service team in 2024, which it proudly began rep
Why Nonprofits Struggle to Network — And How That’s Holding Us Back
NonProfit PRO
MAY 27, 2025
The nonprofit sector thrives on relationships. Yet many operate in isolation, lacking the networking culture common in the for-profit world.
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.
FEMA Has Canceled Its 4-Year Strategic Plan Ahead of Hurricane Season
Wired
MAY 21, 2025
Multiple FEMA employees tell WIRED that they did not know of another time when a strategic plan was rescinded without another in place.
Signal resorts to “weird trick” to block Windows Recall in Desktop app
Ars Technica
MAY 21, 2025
Signal Messenger is warning the users of its Windows Desktop version that the privacy of their messages is under threat by Recall, the AI tool rolling out in Windows 11 that will screenshot, index, and store almost everything a user does every three seconds. Effective immediately, Signal for Windows will by default block the ability of Windows to screenshot the app.
RCS for Nonprofits: A Game-Changer for Text Messaging
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 17, 2025
By Evan Johnson , Content Manager at Mobile Commons a mobile messaging platform purpose-built for nonprofits to spread their message and engage with supporters. The mobile messaging landscape shifted dramatically with Apple’s 2024 announcement: starting with iOS 18, iPhones will support Rich Communication Services (RCS). This move marks a new era where rich, secure, interactive texting becomes the normacross Android and Apple devices alike.
Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
Mashable Tech
MAY 21, 2025
You've probably heard that statistic that every search on ChatGPT uses the equivalent of a bottle of water. And while that's technically true, it misses some of the nuance. The MIT Technology Review dropped a massive report that reveals how the artificial intelligence industry uses energy — and exactly how much energy it costs to use a service like ChatGPT.
Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide
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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.
Legendary Facebook Exec Scoffs, Says AI Could Never Be Profitable If Tech Companies Had to Ask for Artists' Consent to Ingest Their Work
Futurism
MAY 27, 2025
Fresh on the heels from his exit from Meta , former Facebook executive Nick Clegg is defending artificial intelligence against copyright holders who want to hold the industry accountable. As the Times of London reports , Clegg insisted during an arts festival last weekend that it's "implausible" to ask tech companies to ask for consent from creators before using their work to train their AI models.
A Blueprint for Nonprofit Sustainability Amid Funding Challenges in 2025
NonProfit PRO
MAY 29, 2025
American nonprofits are in the midst of an existential crisis, specifically regarding funding and mission viability. I don’t say this lightly, and this dilemma is not likely to resolve itself anytime soon.
L.A. has 24,000 tiny vacant lots across the city—these designs show creative ways to use them for housing
Fast Company Tech
MAY 29, 2025
Its incredibly hard to find a starter home in Los Angeles, where the median house price is now around $1.2 million. But in a new project, the city is working with architects and developers to build prototypes of more affordable homes that make use of small vacant lots scattered throughout the city. L.A. has around 24,000 privately owned residential lots that are a quarter-acre or less and havent yet been developed.
German court takes a stand against manipulative cookie banners
TechSpot
MAY 23, 2025
Lower Saxony Data Protection Officer Denis Lehmkemper has won a legal battle in his push for fairer digital privacy practices in Germany. The Hanover Administrative Court ruled that websites must display a clearly visible "reject all" button on cookie banners if they offer an "accept all" option. The recently unsealed.
How to Scale Recurring Giving for Sustainable Growth
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Is your organization ready to build a recurring giving program that not only sustains but also propels your mission forward? 🚀 In this new webinar with industry visionary Tim Sarrantonio, we’ll guide you through the critical steps to establishing and scaling a successful recurring giving program. Whether you’re starting fresh or enhancing an existing program, this session will provide the strategies you need to deepen donor relationships and secure long-term support!
Rushing to Check AI Off Your List Could Cost You
.orgSource
MAY 20, 2025
Do we have an AI policy yet? If that question sparked a flurry of emailsor worse, got added to someones already overflowing to-do listyoure not alone. Across the association landscape, leaders are feeling the pressure to keep up with AI. Draft a policy. Hold a quick training. Show the board youre on it. Check the box. But lets be clear: treating AI like a compliance task instead of a strategic priority is a recipe for confusion, risk, and missed opportunity.
NVIDIA's native GeForce NOW app is now available for Steam Deck
Engadget
MAY 29, 2025
The Steam Deck just got even more useful. NVIDIA's native GeForce NOW app is now available for the portable console , after being teased back at CES. This allows Steam Deck owners to stream the entire library of over 2,200 games, with up to a 4K resolution at 60FPS. There are some benefits to using this service even when the game already runs natively on the Steam Deck.
If NASA Had Blown Up This Many Rockets, The Government Would Have Cancelled the Space Program
Futurism
MAY 29, 2025
As an institution, the Pentagon has come to be known for many things over the years its transparency , its generosity , its cunning.Consistency is not one of them. SpaceX, a private company with a valuation of over $350 billion , is currently coasting off billions of dollars in Pentagon launch programs. Based on contracts in force in 2025, the company will now carry out the majority of US military space launches until at least 2036.
The Way We Learn to Write Is All Wrong for Fundraising
NonProfit PRO
MAY 8, 2025
It makes absolutely no sense to base a fundraising appeal on a logical argument, but you see it all the time. Here's what you should do instead.
The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.
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