Center for Major Gifts

JULY 10, 2025

How This Information Was Assimilated Benchmarked Industry Commentary We began by reviewing how top financial firms and policy experts interpreted the bill, identifying trends, blind spots, and inconsistencies. Boards should model costs for physicians, athletics coaches, and golden-parachute packages.

AI

Strategic Grants

JUNE 23, 2025

Having not attended an International Conference for a few years outside of Australia and New Zealand, it was great to hear international perspectives, the challenges and commonalities, globally, working in the for-purpose sector and new and interesting speakers, experiences and skills. It’s conference time in sunny London!

AI

Grant Professionals Association

JUNE 3, 2025

The world of grants is constantly evolving, reflecting changes in government policies, funding opportunities, and emerging trends in nonprofit management as well as in the societies we serve. Now more than ever, we must work together to traverse this government funding landscape and learn how best to assist our organizations.

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Gail Perry Group

MAY 8, 2025

At the recent ICON conference, Gail Perry Group President and Founder Gail Perry and Chief Operating Officer Cassie Rice dug into what actually works when talking to elected officials. If you are focusing on a certain policy area, you might ask for the staffer who works on that particular issue.

Government

Critical Fundraising

JULY 10, 2024

So, you’re using AI ‘responsibly’, but, asks Cherian Koshy , are you using it ethically? As you scroll through LinkedIn, countless articles tout the ‘responsible’ use of AI, each claiming to guide us toward better practices. At conferences, panels buzz with emerging experts advocating for responsibility in AI deployment.

Ethics

Blackbaud

AUGUST 19, 2024

With 11 sessions dedicated to the work you do as grantmakers (twice as many as last year), plus extra networking opportunities to learn from each other, you won’t want to miss Blackbaud’s annual user conference. She will also touch on creating a whistleblower policy and key tips on how to handle complaints. And did you see?

AI

Strategic Grants

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Key takeaways from the 2023 Philanthropy New Zealand Conference from Jo Garner , Ruth Button and Greta Buchanan. Tokona te raki is one of the funded partners who focus on the solutions being woven into the policies and practices, through ideas coming from consultation, which is the basis of their work.

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