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What Kids on Bikes Know About Confidence (That Adults Forget)

The Fundraiser Coach

First we started with training wheels. Once she got confident with the training wheels, we practiced without them. The term came from a 1978 article, The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention by Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes. Even if no one ever trained us. She did fall.

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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

As 2024 draws to a close, we wanted to share some of the most read articles we published this year. Not surprisingly, the Candid insights article with the most pageviews brings together two hot topics, one cyclical and one perennial: elections and nonprofit fundraising. What can fundraisers do? by Chris Maddocks, Blue State.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

If there’s one thing we’re most proud of, it’s the way we’re giving Not everyone has the time to write a Blue Avocado article. That’s why we’ve put some of Blue Avocado’s most popular articles from the past 15 years in the front of a new generation with Gold Avocado.

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Bridging gaps and weaving networks: The vital work of place-based intermediaries

Candid

Leadership development: PBIs help train local leaders, build resilient organizations, and prevent burnout. What do place-based intermediaries do? Here are the primary functions of PBIs: Capacity building: PBIs provide support for grassroots organizations that may lack the infrastructure or resources to scale their impact.

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The 3 types of capital nonprofits need to succeed in 2025

Candid

In this article, Ill share why nonprofits need three types of capitalfinancial, social, and psychologicalto survive and thrive in todays turbulent context, as well as how to cultivate each of them. To navigate the ongoing disruptions in the social sector, nonprofits need more than financial capital alone.

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Tips for using AI technology to do good—safely and ethically 

Candid

Here are some articles to help you get started. These articles explore the ethical considerations AI technology raises for the sector and ways to address them. Candid’s data science manager explains how AI technology is trained on previously created data and can amplify the biases of its human creators—with harmful effects.

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How to Make a Graceful Exit from Your Nonprofit Job

Pamela Grow

GiveButter reported that burnout is affecting more than half of all nonprofit employees. If you’re torn, you’ll definitely want to read these before -and- after LinkedIn articles about a young fundraiser named Kathleen. 4) Offer help: When you resign from your position, offer to help train your replacement.

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