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How to Bridge a Funding Gap

A strategic reserve fund mobilizes money and appeals to entrepreneurial donors. Is it the right solution for your nonprofit?

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Weatherproof Your Future by Building an Endowment: Here’s How

Giving experts share three approaches to raising money that helps you weather any storm.

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Give Every Donor the VIP Treatment

How data and AI empower fundraisers to treat all supporters like major donors.

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How to Craft a Winning Year-End Appeal in Challenging Times

Experts share nine tactics for running a fundraising campaign that hits revenue goals and helps you finish the year strong.

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Searching for Fresh Leadership Ideas? 4 Insights From Inspirational Stories

Take a minute to recharge with this collection of uplifting content.

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6 Proven Ways to Capture Grants That Increase Capacity

Foundation leaders share insights into what it takes to secure grants that enable organizational growth.

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Sabbaticals Strengthen Leaders and Nonprofits: Here’s How to Recharge

Five nonprofit heads share insights about their recent sabbaticals. Here are their top tips on how and why to take time to recharge, even during challenging moments — and come back stronger.

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How the Reeve Foundation Tripled Its Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Revenue

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, started by the late Superman actor and his wife, raises more than $1 million a year by coaching volunteers to throw uplifting events on its behalf.

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How Foundations Are Using AI to Vet Grantees

Program officers at nearly 200 grant makers are using a new artificial intelligence tool to assess the financial health of prospective grantee organizations.

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How Feel-Good Fundraising Lifts Revenue and Spirits

Learn how an environmental group sustains a warm, wholesome online community — and raises blockbuster sums.