Sign up for an upcoming online forum — or watch past events on demand — to hear lively discussion of issues that matter to executives, fundraisers, and other nonprofit professionals. Our expert guests offer sound advice on a variety of topics to help you solve challenges and stay on top of trends.
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UPCOMING EVENTSIGN UP NOW: How Nonprofits Can Rebuild Trust with America
Trust in American institutions — including nonprofits and philanthropy — has been falling for many years. What can individual charities and grant makers do to reverse the trend and boost trust in their organizations? Join us to hear from Kristen Grimm — founder of Spitfire Strategies, a communications firm that works with nonprofits — who dug into this question with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The result is a playbook for how nonprofits can tackle the trust deficit. -
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SIGN UP NOW: The Great Wealth Transfer: Is Your Nonprofit Ready?
Rumblings of a massive wealth transfer have been rolling through philanthropy for decades. Boomers, who are now hitting or in their 70s, hold more wealth than their parents ever did and will likely have plenty of cash left to donate to charity. Join us for a free panel discussion in which we’ll explore the potential payout for charities and what nonprofits should have in place to enable Boomers to leave meaningful legacy gifts.
Leadership
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Ensuring Data Privacy in the Age of AI: What Nonprofits Need to Know
Users of AI must take care to understand the privacy policies of the tools they use, and nonprofits must be vigilant about protecting the personal information of their clients and donors. This session identified what nonprofits need to know and do to ensure that AI tools do not compromise the privacy of key constituents. -
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Nonprofits and the Trump Agenda
Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Andrew Simon led a reporters’ roundtable on what the second Trump administration means for the nonprofit sector. Our reporters shared the latest on topics including threats to federal funding and DEI efforts; how foundations are responding to the administration’s moves; the role lobbying and advocacy can play right now; and how leaders are navigating the uncertain fundraising environment. -
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Trends to Watch in 2025
Chronicle CEO Stacy Palmer facilitated a reporters’ roundtable to explore key trends that will shape the coming year. Our reporters opened their notebooks and shared insights on managing today’s nonprofit work force, navigating an unsettled economy, and connecting with donors in changing times. -
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A Perfect Storm? A New Administration, Stubborn Inflation, Fiscal Unease
Change is on the horizon for the nonprofit world as leaders prepare for a second Trump administration and a Republican-controlled House and Senate. Our expert guests explored how leaders can plan for various scenarios, prepare for anticipated policy changes, reduce risk amid fiscal uncertainty, and understand how grant making may shift in response to these factors. -
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Strengthening Cybersecurity in the Age of A.I.
Unfortunately, cyberattacks against nonprofits are on the rise. As hackers become skilled at using smart tech for malicious purposes, organizations will need to use A.I. and other tools to combat more sophisticated threats. In this forum, learn from a panel of experts how you can provide a better digital experience for your donors without spending a lot. -
TRAINING SERIES
Foster a Culture of Well-Being
Learn from three nonprofit experts who have researched and created strategic work environments that prioritize employee well-being. You’ll learn how to define what well-being means for your organization, create a plan to foster it, and ensure accountability so that positive changes stick. -
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Attract, Motivate, and Retain Top Talent
In today’s competitive job market, nonprofits of all sizes and missions are facing the toughest hiring market in a generation. This session will explore how to offer benefits and perks that appeal to top talent, engage and motivate staff in personalized ways that instill loyalty, and build a culture that supports employees, fosters success, and prevents burnout. -
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Build an Inclusive Nonprofit Culture
Learn from our expert guests how to create an organizational culture that is inclusive and helps you hold onto top talent. You’ll learn how to define what inclusion and belonging mean for your nonprofit, make these efforts a priority, and track your progress over time.
Fundraising
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Ultrawealthy Donors: How They Give and What’s Next
Dig into exclusive data from the Philanthropy 50 – the Chronicle‘s annual ranking of the 50 most generous U.S. donors – and explore forces shaping the future of big giving, such as the impact of MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted giving, the advocacy philanthropy of Melinda French Gates, recent donor revolts, and growing dissatisfaction over wealth accumulation. -
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Why Donors Give Anonymously
Many donors prefer anonymity in their charitable giving. Today, options like donor-advised funds and cryptocurrency offer more ways to give discreetly. This online forum explored why wealthy individuals choose anonymity, how fundraising tactics might influence this choice, and strategies for building relationships with anonymous major donors. -
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Creating a Positive Donor Experience in a Digital World
Creating a positive donor experience requires lots of different kinds of outreach and engagement efforts, including a user-friendly website, informative mass communications, engaging online content, and emails. Learn from a panel of experts how you can provide a better digital experience for your donors without spending a lot. -
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How Data Is Driving Fundraising Success
Learn how groups on the leading edge are putting their donor data into action — and how your nonprofit can, too. Get practical advice, lessons, and real-world examples you can use to create or strengthen your fundraising data strategy and get the best results. -
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Bring Everyday Donors Back into the Fold
Many small-dollar donors are sitting on the sidelines of charitable giving, driving down donor-participation rates and shrinking the total amount individuals donate. The reasons for the slowdown are complex. The Chronicle was joined by a panel of experts who explored strategies to reignite giving by everyday donors and shore up your organization’s financial future. -
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The Place of Pluralism in Charitable Giving
The Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy and the Chronicle brought together leading figures in charitable giving and philanthropy to ask what role pluralism does and should play in the sector.
Grantmaking and Giving
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The Future of Race-Based Grant Making
Watch the Chronicle’s Stacy Palmer in conversation with Marc Philpart of the California Black Freedom Fund, Carmen Rojas of Marguerite Casey Foundation, Thomas Saenz of MALDEF, and Olivia Sedwick, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. They discussed what comes next now that the Fearless Fund settled a court case that was widely watched as a barometer of what grant makers can do in the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. -
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Boomer and Gen X Mega-Donors Are Driving Trends in Giving
Hear from Jon and Mindy Gray, two donors on the Philanthropy 50 this year; learn from an expert on big giving; and gain insights into our special Philanthropy 50 report from the Chronicle journalists who conducted the research. -
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General-Operating Grants Can Advance Equity: A Conversation With Foundation and Nonprofit Leaders
When foundations give nonprofits general-operating grants, leaders can invest in vital activities that are not tied to a specific program or activity, but obtaining open-ended support can be challenging. How do some nonprofits succeed at attracting general-operating support? Join foundation and nonprofit executives to understand recent grant-making trends and learn how to attract unrestricted grants that further your mission and advance equity.
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How the Supreme Court Ruling on Race Affects Nonprofits and Foundations
Learn from a distinguished panel of experts who explore whether the legal landscape has changed for grant makers and nonprofits working to advance diversity. They discuss key issues and potential next steps after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on race-conscious admissions. -
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Digitally Transformed Nonprofits
How can leaders utilize digital tools to set their nonprofit on a course toward long-term sustainability? The Chronicle hears from a panel of experts who have used technology to transform their operations. -
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Putting AI to Work at Nonprofits
Some nonprofits are already harnessing A.I. to streamline operations, use data for better decision making, and lighten workloads, so people can focus more on strategy and less on busy work. Tune it to learn how the technology is helping some leaders hit goals and meet their missions. -
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How to Use Data to Hit Organizational Goals and Foster Growth
Savvy leaders understand data is both an asset and a tool, and they know data-driven decision making can help organizations expand to help more people, attract greater support, and operate more efficiently. In this session, nonprofit executives who are harnessing data to hit short and long-term strategic goals explain how they do it, and how they use data to decide how to expend limited resources. -
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Everyday Megadonors: A New Force in Giving
Today there are nearly four times as many Americans worth $50 million or more than there were just a decade ago. Many of these millionaires and billionaires prefer to keep a low profile. Tune in to hear from several successful big-gift fundraisers how to capture the attention and support of these and other ultra-wealthy individuals. -
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Using Data to Improve Online Fundraising
Whether its testing subject lines or social posts, analyzing email or newsletter open rates to see which messages resonate with supporters, or tracking people’s online engagement with your organization — data can take digital fundraising from good to great. Learn from your online fundraising peers how to make the most of digital data, even without a big budget. -
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How to Improve Fundraiser Satisfaction and Retention
Fundraising leaders and human-resource experts explore the results of a Chronicle survey of fundraising professionals, which shows that many want to see on-the-job changes. The panelist offer strategies for addressing common challenges without breaking the budget. -
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Using Data Analytics to Attract and Retain Members
Tune in as savvy leaders at membership organizations explain how they are putting their data to practical use to identify and engage recruits as well as existing members. -
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Smart and Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times
Nonprofit executives who excel at shaping agile plans join forces with a strategic-planning expert to explore how to forecast and plan for different potential scenarios and practical ways for CEOs to engage their staffs, boards, and the people they serve in the planning process. -
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Frontline Fundraising: Tips for Balancing the Personal and Professional
A panel of top-notch fundraisers discuss how the pandemic changed the role of frontline fundraisers and their relationships with donors, which donor-cultivation strategies are working now and what’s not.
