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Stop the Boilerplate Burnout: How to Keep Your Grant Story Fresh Without Losing Your Sanity

Lightning Fast Grant Writing

Break your story into bite-sized, updatable sections: leadership bios, DEI commitments, recent wins, key metrics. You can plug and play depending on the funders focus, whether thats youth programs, climate work, or leadership transitions. and make sure everyone who needs it can find it.

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"Thank U, Next" Fundraising

The Fundraiser Coach

Pressure to Meet Metrics: Fundraisers are often measured (sometimes exclusively) by dollars raised, not relationships nurtured, leading to a “chase the next gift” mentality. Burnout: Overworked fundraisers may deprioritize stewardship amidst competing demands. It omits avenues for relationship building.

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Innovative Approaches for Grantmakers to Address Grantee Well-Being

Blackbaud

Making this shift includes moving beyond traditional metrics of success that prioritize short-term results over long-term sustainability and embracing approaches that are relational, equitable, and human-centered. And many funders are stepping up to address the well-being of those doing mission-driven work.

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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. 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. How have place-based intermediaries made a difference?

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Why Timeless Fundraising Strategies Crush Fads, Gimmicks, and Quick Fixes

Planned Giving

While this may attract some short-term attention, it comes at a cost: Diluted brand identity Inconsistent donor messaging Burnout for your fundraising team And, increasingly, a reputation for chasing headlines over actual impact When donors see your organization jumping from fad to fad, it signals uncertainty.

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

Candid

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.

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Reimagining equity with AI: What philanthropy can do

Candid

Similarly, in the nonprofit sector, well-funded organizations are already leveraging AI to increase efficiency and reduce burnout, while smaller nonprofitsoften serving the most marginalized communitiesare being left behind. Reduced staff burnout : Conduct regular wellness surveys to measure mental health and workload satisfaction.

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