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What 2025 Grant Trends Are Teaching Nonprofits

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Explore our hands-on resources designed to help small nonprofit teams build innovative, ethical AI-powered grant systems to stay on top of 2025 grant trends: Intro to Grant Writing with AI – Our self-paced course gives you 3 hours of training on how to use AI to outline, draft, revise, and finalize your next grant with confidence.

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The Status of Fundraising 2025: Global Research Insights on Fundraising in the AI Era

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These findings highlight the importance of income stream diversification with individual giving at the forefront, as government grants are subject to policy changes and fluctuations. Addressing these issues through robust AI policies, which are slowly being adopted, will be crucial for ethical and responsible use of AI.

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The 3 ‘Rs’ of Equitable Community Engagement

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If you have ever worked for a nonprofit or in public office, or lived in a town with a budget, you may be familiar with the cycle of participant surveys, focus groups, or public forums that drive public processes and inform policy. These are examples of community engagement. Research Understanding context is vitally important.

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4 Ways to Unlock the Potential of Your Nonprofit Finance Team to Become World Class

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A world-class finance team will do all that and be a key part of your strategic planning, helping you identify opportunities and risks based on past performance and future scenario planning. Set the Example The ethical environment of your organization cascades down from leadership.

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Embracing rapid change: Trends shaping the nonprofit sector in 2025

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This finding supports health charities’ fundraising efforts and informs policy advocacy for improved health care coverageinsights that would have taken exponentially longer to gather without AI. This shift means teams can spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time tackling the worlds most urgent challenges.

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Key Qualities and Skills to Look for in Potential Board Members

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Each board member may bring a specific skill or may be a generalist, but in the aggregate, the board provides a full set of business skills to ensure that the executive director is employing best practices — whether it’s finance, budgeting, strategic planning, change management, or succession planning.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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They don’t understand their fiscal or legal responsibility nor their ethical responsibility. Ideally, the Board and Executive Director will work together as partners to lead the nonprofit, especially on the strategic plan, fundraising, and overall evaluation of the organization.