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Opinion
MrBeast’s Buzzy, Clickbait Videos Are Warping Gen Z’s Expectations of Philanthropy
Fundraisers puzzling over how to reach young donors must acknowledge and counter the misconceptions peddled by the influencer. -
Opinion
Pro-Immigration Forces Are Losing the Information War. Here’s How to Fight Back.
The far right has spent millions peddling its anti-immigrant narrative. Philanthropy can help tell a more powerful story about immigrants’ value to the nation. -
Q&A
60 Years of Government Outsourcing to Nonprofits Could Be Coming to an End
Claire Dunning, author of “Nonprofit Neighborhoods: An Urban History of Inequality and the American State” talks about how the 1964 war on poverty expanded federal grants to nonprofits to provide social services in low-income communities and how Trump appears to be dismantling that strategy. -
Donor Communications
Give Social Media a Rest and Engage Donors More Meaningfully
Supporters increasingly prefer in-person interactions and direct communication from nonprofits. Here are key ways to deliver that and build relationships that last. -
Case Study
As Populism Surges, Can a $3 Billion Foundation Shed Its Elite Image?
Community grant makers are “built for this moment” of division in America, says New York Community Trust’s Amy Freitag. The trust wants to change how it’s perceived by the average New Yorker. -
Fundraising
How to Treat Every Donor Like They Matter — and Keep Them
Here are tips to engage small-dollar donors beyond simply asking for gifts, including ways to use AI to make outreach feel more personal. -
Tool Kit | Donor Relations
How to Build Strong Relationships With Donors and Keep Them Giving
Nonprofits often lose donors because they don’t thank them well or stay in touch. This collection offers tactics and tips to help you buck that trend and elevate your fundraising. -
Donor Relations
9 Tips for Thank-Yous That Make Donors Feel Valued
While love languages have long been a fixture in pop psychology for improving romantic relationships, new science is emerging that learning to speak donors’ love languages forges lasting connections between nonprofits and their supporters. -
Communications
Fearing Retaliation, Loss of Funding, Many Nonprofits Stay Quiet on Trump
The flood-the-zone strategy coming from the White House has had a chilling effect on nonprofits, according to a new survey from the Communications Network. -
Donor Communications
Strengthen Your Donor Communications and Raise More: Here’s How
A collection of advice from experts to help you stay in touch with supporters throughout the year, keep them inspired, and meet revenue goals.