Lightning Fast Grant Writing

MAY 12, 2025

New leadership, shifting priorities, evolving language around DEIeverything changes constantly, and if youre not careful, your boilerplate starts to look like a relic from 2019. Train your teams to think: Would this belong in our grant story? Discuss whats outdated, whats new, and what needs more polish. New partnership? Staff change?

Burnout 130

Burnout Grant Grants Finance 130

Candid

DECEMBER 31, 2024

According to the authors of The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age of AI, the human risks of over-reliance on AI tools for time and cost efficiency include exacerbating the burnout crisis and eroding internal collaboration and communication. nonprofit sector demographics by Kyoko Uchida, Candid.

AI 52

AI Fundraising Burnout Demographics 52

Candid

MARCH 11, 2024

Based on a 2022 survey of more than 3,000 nonprofit staff, The Push and Pull: Declining Interest in Nonprofit Leadership found that fewer respondents said they aspired to lead than in 2016 and 2019. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

Nonprofit 69

Nonprofit Burnout Training Mentor 69

Blackbaud

AUGUST 14, 2024

Stanford University psychologist Jamil Zaki, PhD , describes empathy as the “psychological ‘superglue’ that connects people and undergirds cooperation and kindness” (The Economist, June 7, 2019). As a former Head of School, I know that parents can be complicated and time consuming to manage, and that management can lead to burnout.

Management 105

Management Burnout Calendar Policies 105