Selfish Giving

APRIL 23, 2025

In the age of AI and short attention spans, generic partnership decks are getting ignored. How does my mission or audience help them reach a goal? A large apparel retailer has public commitments to support womens economic empowerment and promote inclusive hiring. Guess what? The new standard?

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Planned Giving

JUNE 11, 2024

and next thing you know, the nonprofit has a brand-new goal, or it’s rebranding; swapping out a slogan; or adopting the so-called latest and greatest thing ( like AI ). I’ve seen it over and over again in the nearly 30 years I’ve run PlannedGiving.com. Someone on the team declares “It’s time for a change!” Hey, Look—Shiny!

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Heres my goal for 2025: If just 10% of you300 readersmade a valuable investment in coaching, consulting, or a case study, wed create an even stronger community of impactful partnership work. There are two fewer retailers to partner with: Party City and Big Lots close 1,600 stores and declare bankruptcy. Cool Jobs in Cause 1.

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Blackbaud

APRIL 17, 2025

According to the 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report , education (+157%), finance (+86%), and retail (+50%) verticals were hit hardest by malware. The likely goal of the ongoing campaign is intelligence collection. As these technologies become more widely available and accessible, discussions on AI for Good and AI for Bad surge.

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