Blogs

Don’t Go Public Too Soon: What the Capital Campaign Quiet Phase Is Really For

Going public doesn’t create campaign momentum — it reveals whether you built it. Here’s what the quiet phase is actually for.

What Nonprofit Boards Should Consider Before Launching an Executive Search

When a nonprofit executive leaves, the board’s next move matters more than the job posting.

5 Practical Steps to Build an AI-Ready Data Foundation for Your Nonprofit

Most nonprofit data isn’t AI-ready. These steps can help build a foundation that supports advanced analytics and responsible AI.

Other Staff Bloggers
Development

Going public doesn’t create campaign momentum — it reveals whether you built it. Here’s what the quiet phase is actually for.

Relationship fundraising isn’t about money — it’s about what giving does to the giver. Here’s why that matters.

AI can speed up donor comms — but without strategy and guardrails, it erodes trust. Here’s how to use it right.

Leadership Management

When a nonprofit executive leaves, the board’s next move matters more than the job posting.

How nonprofits can recruit, develop, and retain leaders amid rising turnover and burnout.

Cyberattacks on nonprofits are rising. Here’s why the sector is becoming a prime target — and what’s at stake.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Most nonprofit data isn’t AI-ready. These steps can help build a foundation that supports advanced analytics and responsible AI.

Most nonprofits use AI, but few change how they work. Here’s how to move beyond efficiency.

Why workplace culture during economic uncertainty depends on values-driven leadership, transparency, and employee-centered AI.

Direct Marketing

No single attribution model tells the whole story. Here’s how to choose the right one for your nonprofit’s donor journey.

Here’s how to build a PSA campaign strategy that turns donated airtime into measurable results.

Donors’ brains favor faces over figures. Here’s how to use stories and video to make your next appeal land.

E-Philanthropy

Keep your donation pages online when attackers flood your site with traffic using practical, nonprofit-friendly DDoS protections.

Here are three lessons to help you launch a high-performing nonprofit SMS program using tools you already have.

Five practical ways to improve nonprofit email performance and keep messages from being ignored.