Category Archives: News

Heightened Institutional Mistrust May Have Trickle-Down Impact

A good cause, or even a well-established name, are no longer enough to allay donors’ funding hesitancy: One third of potential donors have a difficult time picking between nonprofits within a specific sector. A panel of more than 2,100 adult

Lessons From Debby: 5 Things Before Severe Weather Hits

Hurricane Debby left downtowns from Savannah, Georgia to Annapolis, Maryland under water as it came ashore and stayed like an unwanted relative who won’t leave your home after a couple of days stretched into a couple of weeks. Severe weather

Ensuring The Right To Online Free Association

By Stephen Jackson From supporting a local museum to responding to climate change to aiding people in the midst of a health crisis, nonprofit staff turn time and attention to a variety of issues, working on them in creative and

Methodist Unveils $181 Million Investment

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. (MHM) is investing $181.1 million to advance health equity, strengthen communities and impact systemic change across its 74-county service area. That amount includes direct services, community investments, the development of community partnerships and advocacy

Teaching The CEO To Fundraise And Even Like It

By Randall Hallett  Fundraising is a major component of the job description of most nonprofit chief executives — whether they like it or not. Many of them have never been fundraisers and lack the basic understanding and expertise in dealing

Health Nonprofits Spending Millions Lobbying

Four nonprofit healthcare organizations were the top spenders when it came to lobbying Congress for healthcare policy changes. According to data compiled by Fierce Healthcare, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, AARP, and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association

AI Skepticism High, Embrace Low, Among Nonprofits

Nonprofit workers are exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at their jobs, but their reactions to its value and hazards are decidedly mixed. While some are reaping its benefits, others believe they do not have the knowledge or training

Wiens To Head Sales At Bloomerang

Eileen Wiens is the new chief sales officer for Bloomerang, the donor, volunteer, and fundraising management software platform for nonprofits based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her primary objectives will be to transform the sales organization, oversee business development, new customer acquisition and

5 Ways To Activate Donors, Overcome Resistance

@Photo through Deposit Photos Can one page in a study make a difference on its own? Page 35 in Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Giving, a new report from National Center For Family Philanthropy, offers fundraisers key strategies for helping donors

Submittable Adds 3 Brands Under Its Umbrella

Social impact platform provider Submittable has acquired grants platform WizeHive, which recently scooped up platforms Bright Funds and WeHero. The deal brings together four social impact brands for grants management and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Terms of the deal were