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Whack-A-Mole is one of my least favorite arcade games. It feels rigged. There is no way to keep up with those blasted moles. There are too many, and they are too fast. (For the record, Skee-ball is my preferred game.) As a nonprofit professional or volunteer, you may feel like your whole life is Whack-A-Mole. Work on the grant budget. Make a plan for the staffing shortage. Reach out to the key donor who left a message. Check with the finance department about an unpaid bill. I

Whether you love it or hate it, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is transforming the nonprofit landscape. We’re all on a colossal learning trajectory—even the most tech-savvy among us are discovering something new every day. Lots of questions linger about ethics, intellectual property, and data privacy. (And don’t even get me started on mysteries like AI hallucinations. How does that happen?) Within nonprofits, we’re seeing all sorts of amazing uses: Wealth screening with deep a

I’ve been a fundraising consultant now for 17 years, and a frontline fundraiser for years before that. So, much of my career has focused on helping organizations raise the resources they need to achieve their missions. I love guiding nonprofit leaders through the art and science of making the ask—coaching teams through major gift best practices, building donor strategies, and creating fundraising materials. But recently, the tables turned. I found myself on the other side—no

If you’ve ever spent time with a preschooler, you know the power of the question: “WHY?” For any answer you give, they’re inclined to...

2025 has tested nonprofits in significant ways. At our Meeting the Moment webinar in June, we explored how to adapt during uncertain...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how your donors see their relationship with your organization? Spoiler : it’s often very different from...