Instrumentl
JULY 24, 2025
We explore the ethical challenges, capacity issues, and burnout that's all too common in grant writing. We offer strategies for sustainable practice, such as setting boundaries, strategic pricing, and promoting grant readiness.
Blackbaud
JULY 24, 2025
In the past year, AI has evolved from something that some social impact organizations were experimenting with to a fixture in many professionals’ lives. A recent Blackbaud Institute survey of nonprofit and education fundraisers found that over 80% of them were using AI in their daily work, and most organizations are using AI tools at a higher rate than they had in the year prior.
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Instrumentl
JULY 24, 2025
In this article, you will learn all about grant writer demand, how to actually become a grant writer, and what to expect from a grant writing career including stress, salary, and the best personality types for the job.
Candid
JULY 24, 2025
As many of us in the nonprofit sector know, public trust is not a given. It must be earned, and upheld, through action, transparency, and a deep commitment to the communities we serve. In today’s fractured landscape, where polarization and skepticism run high, the nonprofit sector stands out as a rare trusted voice. But that trust is neither guaranteed nor permanent.
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This prompt guide for ChatGPT contains 20+ tested ChatGPT prompts, along with tips on how to use this tool the best way. Nonprofits can engage with ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, refine project plans, and craft compelling narratives for grant proposals.
GrantNews
JULY 24, 2025
Emergency funding plays a critical role in times of crisis, especially when individuals and families are most vulnerable and struggling to access basic necessities. Things like food, housing, utilities, and timely medical care can make all the difference to communities in dire need. Grant funding helps nonprofit organizations, local governments, and service providers bridge the gap, delivering essential services when they’re needed most.
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amplifi
JULY 24, 2025
Are you using text messages to engage your donors? On average, we check our phones 205 times a day. And 76 percent of us check our phones within five minutes of receiving a notification, according to the 2025 Mobile Usage Survey. Effective fundraising is all about reaching donors with the right message, in the right way, at the right time. And you already know surround sound campaigns are the most effective way to do it.
Fundraising HayDay
JULY 24, 2025
Professional development (or learning and development as it is referred to in the UK) is often the first thing cut when budgets are tight. But what does that mean for fundraisers and grant professionals? We are joined by Cam St Omer-Donaldson with Fundraising Everywhere to learn about their study on the impacts of learning and development on job performance and job satisfaction.
Center for Effective Philanthropy
JULY 24, 2025
Individualism. Competition. Risk aversion. Short-termism. Scarcity. Presumed expertise. Many of the norms by which philanthropy operates perpetuate the very narratives our sector seeks to change. In this series on the CEP […] The post The Myths of Philanthropy<div class="print-only-coauthors"><div>Chloe Heskett<span> Senior Writer, Editor & Content Strategist, CEP</span></div></div> appeared first on The Center for Effective Phila
Blackbaud
JULY 24, 2025
Every fall, I pack my conference bag not just with chargers and notebooks—but with anticipation. bbcon has become my professional “summer camp,” a place where I reconnect with friends, meet new ones, and return home inspired, a little exhausted, and full of fresh ideas. Thinking Outside of the (Profile Picture) Box Many of us know each other through the Blackbaud Community or virtual user groups.
Grant Writer Team
JULY 24, 2025
Question: What’s the fastest way to get Grant Help without hiring a full-time staff member? Answer: Hire a freelance grant writer. While using in-house staff to write grant proposals has its advantages, it’s often not the most practical or affordable option. Many organizations don’t have the time, budget, or internal resources to manage the grant writing process effectively.
Instrumentl
JULY 24, 2025
Are grants considered taxable income? That question is answered and more in this post as explore what types of grants are tax-free along with other commonly asked questions.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 24, 2025
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Double the Donation
JULY 24, 2025
Double the Donation and L2 are excited to announce their new partnership and corporate matching gift integration now available on Donate2 forms. This new integration makes it easier for organizations to identify matching gift eligible donors and drive those matches to completion after the donation.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 24, 2025
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JULY 24, 2025
How 15 years running a nonprofit camp helped shape Sen. James Lankford’s legislative priorities. By Ben Gose Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma said that after joining the Senate, he quickly discovered he needed to pay attention to the unique needs of nonprofits, given the lack of awareness of how they operate.
HSF House
JULY 24, 2025
This month has been an eventful one for us. We already have a basic model that can detect damaged windows reasonably well; however, this alone isn’t sufficient to achieve our broader goal of drone-based damage assessment. To move closer to that goal, we decided to revisit the dataset used to train the original model and expand the labeling to include other types of damage.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JULY 24, 2025
The answers to nonprofit leaders’ pervasive anxiety could be found in an African approach to healing. By Cora Daniels Getty Images The answers to nonprofit leaders’ pervasive anxiety could be found in an African approach to healing.
HSF House
JULY 24, 2025
As I reflect on the second month of my project, there is one word that continues to come up in my mind: noise. I have plenty of literature that is guiding my work, a great working relationship with my mentor, but the noise continues to sound loudly through the numbers. I am not speaking about noise that you hear with your ears, but rather that random variation that I find within the numbers that I cannot yet explain.
HSF House
JULY 24, 2025
As technology advances, so has the prevalence of 3D printing. The ease of sending a design file to a printer is unrivaled, and the new possibility of creating complex structures is revolutionary compared to age-old construction techniques. However, as humanity innovates, the waste produced by this expansion is unprecedented. The waste products from modern construction and demolition practices alone are more than twice the amount of general municipal solid waste (Environmental Protection Agency,
HSF House
JULY 24, 2025
The rehearsal process was where I found the most challenges in this project. The concept, logistics, working with designers, and even running the show itself had their unique hurdles, but rehearsal was the largest part where I was continuously navigating different obstacles. As I mentioned in a previous post, this project operates within a more conventional production schedule and format.
HSF House
JULY 24, 2025
Since my last blog post, I have completed the most exciting part of my IDEA Grant journey, my research trip. I travelled first to Washington, D.C., to visit the History of Computer Cartography and Geographic Information Sciences Archive at the Library of Congress for five days, then to Philadelphia for the Ian McHarg Collection at the University of Pennsylvania’s Architectural Archives for an additional four days.
HSF House
JULY 24, 2025
During the month of June, I took a short trip back to my hometown of Orlando to visit my family and got a much-needed break from summer stresses. Visiting family is always a helpful contribution to my artmaking, as I feel more connected to the cultural influences that guide my ideas. I got to catch-up with my older sister, who grew up in Russia and immigrated to the United States when she was a teenager.
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