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Spam Texts, Scam PACs, and the Burn-and-Churn Fundraising Machine (news)

The $32B Charitable Wave Is Coming. Your "Donate" Button Isn't Ready. (news)

Taiwanese Nonprofits Leave GlobalGiving Over “Chinese Taipei” Relabeling (news)

To AI Or Not To AI (news)

Government Data Losses & ChatGPT Ads Are Here, Whether We Like It Or Not (news)

SCOTUS' Voting Rights Rulings Will Have Immediate Impact On The Ground 🗳️ (news)

Nonprofit Newsfeed: Fraud, Mergers, and Sector Shifts (news)

AI Implementation Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders | Whole Whale + Fundraise Up

AI's Impact on Nonprofits and Advertising: Unpacking the Double Standard (news)

Big Tech Found ⚖️ Liable ⚖️ for Mental Health Harm In Groundbreaking Verdict 🧑‍⚖️ (news)

Google Workspace For Nonprofits Shows The Real Potential Of AI-Unified Systems 🤖💼 (news)

America’s Charities CEO Jim Starr on the CFC’s Uncertain Future, $1B Milestone, and Emergency Assistance Funds

Flipcause Bankruptcy Fallout and Greenpeace Legal Battle (news)

Using AI to Turn Human Stories Into Insight (and Build Trust)

The Donor You're Undervaluing Is the One Who Gives the Most 🤑 (news)

Why 2025 Will Set a Record for DAF Asset Growth, and What It Means for Your Nonprofit (news)

Direct-To-Consumer Philanthropy: What Invest America (Trump Accounts) Means For The Sector (news)

The $326B DAF Opportunity | Chariot head of strategy explains

🤖💸 Will The Future of Nonprofit Discoverability Be Donations on LLMs? Why We Think It's Coming...And More! (news)

AI Ads Are Here: A New Frontier for Nonprofits (news)

Grok’s Deepfake Crisis Is Forcing a Global Reckoning on AI, Platform Safety, and Accountability (news)

Neurogiving: Science of Donor Decision-Making | Author Interview

Social Services Fraud In Minnesota: How A Few Bad Actors Foment Collective Punishment (news)

2025 in Review: Navigating AI Shifts and Nonprofit Challenges (news)

Navigating Donation Platform Risks and AI Opportunities (news)

Unapologetic Ambition: The "Badass Softie" Leader with JJ Peterson

From Impressions to Impact: Leveraging LinkedIn for Nonprofits

Scary Truth about Nonprofit Mergers & Failing | Kate Harris Group

DEVELOPING: GoFundMe Backtracks After Backlash to Millions of Auto-Generated Nonprofit Donation Pages (news)

Government Shutdown's Impact on Nonprofits & A $500M AI Initiative (news)

SHUTDOWN. How The Closure of the U.S. Government Will Impact Nonprofits. (news)

Are you asking for the right asset? Fundraising Secrets with the Philanthropy Guy

DEBATE! 📽️ 🎬 🎞️ Emmys Charitable Donation Stunt Raises Money, And Eyebrows (news)

Nonprofit Wellness Index: Nonprofits See Positive Signs (news)

Godfather of Google Analytics Gives us $100k in AI Consulting Wisdom! 📊

“10 blue links” era is over, Create AI-Resistant Content | Avinash Kaushik

🚨 The Future of Search Is Here, And It's Skipping Your Website! 💻 (news)

DEBATE: New Data Centers Fueled By AI Race Already Causing Environmental Justice Concerns (news)

🚨 Our Shocking Discovery: Everything Nonprofits Need To Know About AI & Server Costs (news)

The 10% Trap: Why Overhead Obsession is Still Killing Nonprofits | Ken Berger

🕵️‍♂️ INVESTIGATION: How Donation Platforms "Lock-In" Nonprofits By Making Migrating Monthly Donors Nearly Impossible (news)

The Monthly Donor Lockup Problem: When Platforms Hold your Donor Data Hostage

NO KINGS Protests Draw Millions In Major Civil Society Action (news)

Understanding The “Big Beautiful Bill’s” Nonprofit Provisions (news)

Microsoft Pulls Free, Donated Software Licenses To Nonprofits 📊💰 (news)

Alert: Microsoft 365 Grant Cancelled & What you need to know

Taxes & Bill(s) & Foundations, oh my! (news)

The June Cliff for Nonprofit SWAG | Social Imprints

Whole Whale Went to NTC! A Chat About the State of the Nonprofit Sector.

What Happens When A 501(c)3 Loses Their Status? 🧐 (news)

How to turn Supporter Stories into 3.5x Donations | PosterChild.ai

The Carbon Footprint: How Big Oil Reframed And Blamed Climate Change on the Consumer (news)

AI Fundraising Agent Experiments Hint At Potential Glimpse Into Future of Fundraising 🪄 (news)

Building a Free Donation Platform: The Story Behind Every.org with Alison Fine

When The Far-Right Attacked A Judge, The Rule of Law, & A Nonprofit Employee In One Fell Swoop 🚨 (news)

DOGE BARKS AT BIG BIRD: SESAME'S STRUGGLES & PBS UNDER ATTACK 🐦📺🌈 (news)

Greenpeace 🌳 Faces Potential Existential Threat From Lawsuit (news)

Trump Admin Attacks Public Service Loan Forgiveness (news)

Nonprofits Are Losing Web Traffic. AI Search Is To Blame (news)

A Rare Nonprofit Merger Story: Idealist.org & VolunteerMatch.org

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Backs Away From DEI & Advocacy Work (News)

The Social Impact Ads On The World’s Biggest Stage. Plus, What Would You Put In An $8 Million Ad Spot?

Shocking Dissolution of USAID May Cause Irreparable Damage To Global Humanitarianism (news)

Trump Admin Issues Executive Orders With Real Implications For Nonprofits (news)

(news) Idealist.org Merger, Google Ad Problems

Nonprofit Sector Activates To Respond To L.A. Fires (news)

Big Tech Bows To Trump Admin 🙇 : What That Means For Nonprofits & Our Communities (news)

How The Weekend Helped Civic Organizations & Nonprofits (news)

The Promise & Pitfalls of Bluesky ☀️⛈️ (news)

What We Were Watching This GivingTuesday (news)

What Does The Election Mean For Nonprofits? Engaging Different Perspectives… (news)

Scaling Nonprofits: Mastering HR Challenges

📜 U.S. Congress Fast-Tracked (Now Failed) Bill To Strip Nonprofits of Their Status Without Due Process (news)

"Extractive Empathy" & The Hidden Costs of Donation-Based Crowdfunding Platforms 🤫 (news)

💻😳 Fallout Continues Between Wordpress & For-Profit Competitor (news)

Navigating New Cybersecurity Threats: A Deep Dive into a Sophisticated Scam

How Agencies & Nonprofit's are Getting Scammed

Whole Whale Releases 2024 Nonprofit Advertising Study (news)

Secret To Reducing Risk & Maximizing Value Via This *1* Glaring Loophole!

We Let An AI Talk About Our GivingTuesday Predictions! 🤑

Nonprofit Digital Engagement Report Finds Nonprofits Embracing AI & Digital For Program Success 🤖🤖

2 Special Guests Talk about Time Tribbles and AI

Internet History Hinges On One Nonprofit 🌐🏛️ (news)

YOU are not the hero - Your Donor is | Interview with Dr. JJ Peterson StoryBrand

New Nonprofit Compensation Report 💻 & The Politics of Homelessness 🏡 (news)

Musk Sues Nonprofit Out of Existence; Tech NPOs Loose Steam (news)

Managing Nonprofit Brand Safety & Presence On LLMs: What You Need To Know 💻 ❓(news)

Large-Scale Universal Basic Income Trial Yield Results 💵 (news)

The Secrets of Project Management w/ Tips For Nonprofits

SCOTUS Thinks Homelessness Is A Crime ⚖️ (news)

Trust & Safety From Fires Nonprofit News (news)

AI Transparency, Environmental Impact, and Ethical Tech Shifts (news)

Are These Organizations Really Nonprofits? (news)

AI in the Nonprofit Sector: Revolutionizing Social Change (news)

Roundup for charity on the rise & Slack AI Policy Fail (news)

Seth Godin on Unlocking Positive Auctions for Fundraising with GoodBids.org

Exploring AI in Nonprofits: Insights from Seth Godin & Latest Tech Updates (news)

Navigating Google Core Updates for Nonprofits (news)

Seasons of Growth: A Gardener's Approach to Nonprofit Expansion

Deepfake AI & Nonprofits (news)

Digital Frontiers and Legal Battles over Homelessness (news)

Wow AI Music: Party of Bloom vs Party of Doom

This Week's Nonprofit News Roundup: Navigating New Legislation and Transforming Climate Anxiety into Action (news)

Is it time to take Crypto Donations Seriously? | 2024 Trends From The Giving Block

Debunking Tax Deduction Myths & Navigating New Philanthropy Trends (news)

AI's Impact on Nonprofit Sector: Language Translation, Education, and Philanthropy Trends (news)

Mackenzie Scott's Millions, Catholic Charities Under Fire, and the Battle for DEI (news)

ACLU: Time is TickTocking on Rights (news)

Nonprofit Sector Reaches for the Stars: First Nonprofit-Backed Satellite (news)

Nonprofit Donation Loophole, NYPD 'Kettling' and Anti-DEI Map (news)

IVF, NRA, and Deforestation: Nonprofit (News)

Honoring Jimmy Carter, ESG & B Corps Scrutiny (news)

Nonprofit Gets Their Feet Wet With $17m Jesus-Themed Super Bowl Spots (news)

How The Nonprofit Sector Lost Out On $17 Billion (news)

: GoFundMe's Charitable Gap, Ocean Cleanup Concerns, and AI's Role in Preserving Indigenous Languages (news)

Billionaire Philanthropy Shifts & EU Greenwashing Crackdown (news)

Aid or Obstacle? Debating USAID's Food Program (news)

2024 Must Know for Nonprofit Marketing & Fundraising (news)

+Half of Teenagers on Social “Almost Constantly” & Stop planting trees? (news)

Buffett Vs Mackenzie Comparing Giving & ACLU backing NRA (news)

Stop Hiring ”Development Officers” & Other Secrets to Scaling Altruism | Author Donald Summers

Giving Tuesday Misses the Mark with $3.1B - what happened? (news)

#GivingTuesday (News) & What happens when Nonprofit boards fail?

Nonprofit Board Fires OpenAI CEO (news)

5 Biggest Mistakes Made in Strategic Planning | GraceSocialSector.com

70% of People Distrust this... (news)

$2B FINE for #rollingcoal & Mr. Beast Builds Wells (news)

Only 15% of Nonprofit Employees Took Advantage of this (news)

(news) Can a 100-year-old NGO Go Digital & What is Dickipedia?

Why Fiscal Sponsorships are the smartest way to start a nopnrofit

Why Gov Shutdowns Hurt Nonprofits (news)

How GPT Ruins the RFP Process & How to Solve

(news) War Breaks Out In Irsael & GivingTuesday Predictions

NYC Floods Underscore Lack of Climate Resilience In America’s Biggest City (news)

Lithium Reserves Pit Climate Resilience Against Indigenous Calls To Protect Land (news)

Climate Protests, Ashton Kutcher resigns, and FB Fundraising updates (news)

Day of Service for 9/11 & Pay Gap at Nonprofits (news)

Elon Musk blames Anti-Defamation League For... (news)

From Dark Money to Digital Petitions: Reclaiming Government With Tech | MapLight.org

60 Years after a Dream (news)

Who are YOUR people? What is THEIR journey? | The Open Lines Marketing Framework

Telemarketing Scam Costs Charities $22m (news)

Why Don’t Governments Want Direct Democracy Online Petitions?

NYC Asylum Seekers in the Street & Milk Money Story (news)

Humanitarians Sound Alarm On Conflict & Atrocities In Sudan While Donors Fall Short (news)

Green Tax Credits for Nonprofits (news)

Risk of Global Famine is Real (news)

How much should nonprofit consultants charge for... ?

Global Warn(m)ing for Social Justice Nonprofits (news)

Supreme Court Cancels Affirmative Action (news)

LIV Golf Becoming Nonprofit? (news)

Rebalancing Literacy in the US - What Nonprofits Need to Do Now... (news)

SWAT Raid On Cop City Bail Fund Organizers (news)

Debt Ceiling Compromise Means Cuts to Assistance (news)

New Bill Could Increase Nonprofit Charitable Donations (news)

”I Can’t Save You” Author Interview: Anthony Chin-Quee

How to turn $89m in Donations into Robocall scams (news)

PETA Calls Out Kentucky Derby (news)

Pantheon Heroes Depart as Platform Hosts Hate (news)

End of Affirmative Action - Impact on Nonprofits ⚖️🏛️❌🎓(NEWS)

Unbelievable Nonprofit Bet on Biomarker Pays off for Parkinson’s 💰🎯🧠 (news)

50% Increase in Youth Gun Violence (news)

Open Letter to Pause AI work by Nonprofit (news)

$250M Open Grants from MacKenzie Scott go live (news)

Building Nonprofit Fundraising Through Grants | GrantWatch.com

Nonprofit Insulin Maker Wins in CA (news)

NGOs Call On U.N. To Advocate For Reproductive Rights In U.S. (news)

Rise of Nonprofit AI - response to OpenAI shift (news)

Train Derailment & Environmental Fallout (news)

Is February for Fraud? (news)

Earthquake Devastation In Turkey & Syria (news)

How to Personalize for Purpose on Your Website | Optimonk

Is Charity Content for Clicks Charitable? The Mr. Beast Debate (news)

Buying Voter Files is so 2015 Advocay - Join 2023 with Quorum

Blood Donation Eligibility National Update (news)

Cookie-pocalypse & Fundraising in 2023 | Agility Lab Consulting

AmazonSmile Turned Upside Down Cutting $449m CSR Program (news)

Using Food Entrepreneurship to Feed Careers | Hot Bread Kitchen

MLK Day Celebrated by Nonprofits & Santos’ Charity Questions (news)

Thousands of NYC Nurses Go On Strike As Hospital & Union Talks Fall Apart (news)

Mastodon Embraces Nonprofit Status (news)

Where Did MacKenzie’s Billions Get Donated? (news)

Helping 40,000 Young Entrepreneurs | Sky’s The Limit

CVS CSR Needs a Health Check (news)

#GivingTuesday Predictions: Search Is Down, Hope Is Up (news)

Controversy in Qatar & Giving Tuesday is Coming (news)

Maximizing Corporate Event Fundraising | Move for Hunger

FTX Collapse & Effective Altruism (news)

The Power Law of Large Donors | Causevox

Crypto DAFs are 3X MORE Generous that Traditional DAFs | Endaoment.org

Greenpeace: ”Recycling is Futile” (news)

Voter Engagement Can’t Be One-and-Done | Voter Empowerment Project

Terrifying Twitter Trends - Nonprofits React (news)

Girl Scouts Get $85 Million Historical Donation (news)

“Big Lie” Affiliated Nonprofits Scrutinized By FBI (news)

10th Annual Giving Tuesday: Predictions & Strategies | Big Duck

Marijuana Win For Social Justice (news)

What is the CURE for medical debt? | RIPMedicalDebt.org

Should Nonprofits Takeover ESG & Hurricane Ian (news)

Nonprofits Respond To Hurricane In Puerto Rico (news)

Pooh & Public Domain Creative Opportunities | MarketingArtfully.com

Patagonia Goes ALL-IN on Nonprofits (news)

Nonprofits Recognize Anniversary of September 11th Attacks (news)

Donate Now, Pay Later Explained by B Generous

GOP Senate Ads Fail & NAACP NC Loses Nonprofit Status (news)

Public Service & Student Debt Forgiveness (news)

What is SHADOW moderation & how is it silencing speech?

$1.6B Donation to Conservative Nonprofit (news)

Historic Environmental Bill Passes! (news)

No Amnesty for NGO Report on Ukraine (news)

Trevor Project CEO Scrutiny for Past Pharma Consulting (news)

What does a unified NGO rating system look like? (news)

Surprising Fundraising Facts from Classy.org

988 Hotline is LIVE! NGOs should be ready (news)

Nonprofit (C)4s Get Ready for Midterms (news)

National Volunteer Shortage Threatens Stability of NGOs (news)

Roe v. Wade Repeal Upends Nearly 50 Years Of Constitutional Abortion Protection (news)

Did DAFs Just Lose $38 billion? (news)

Brookings Institution President Resigns Amid FBI Probe (news)

Complexity of the Catholic Church & Roe v. Wade | CatholicsforChoice.org

Nonprofit Trust Drops 3% Survey Reveals (news)

Gun Rights Advocacy Groups Fill Void Left By NRA (news)

Do you REALLY need an RFP? | Nonprofit.ist

988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline Launches This Summer (news)

High inflation hits food banks hard (news)

Roe V. Wade Changes the NGO Landscape (news)

Roe v. Wade, NGO Bill & Google Inclusivity Tool (news)

3 Steps to Talking Politics Without Tearing Your Hair Out | Kamy Akhavan

Earth Day Activity & Slow Nonprofit Job Recovery Q1 (news)

BLM Under Filing Scrutiny & New Drilling Leases (news)

Global Food Crisis & Google Analytics Cliff (news)

War Crimes Tracked by NGOs & Pending Food Crisis (news)

100k Ukrainian Refugees to U.S. & $43M to Habitat for Humanity (news)

What would happen if you interviewed an AI version of yourself?

Large-Scale Giving For Ukraine & Crypto Giving Acquisition (news)

292: (news) Census undercount & Oligarch Philanthropy Problem

291: (news) Historic Refugee Crisis & $80M Crypto Donation Response

290: (news) Invasion of Ukraine Triggers Humanitarian Catastrophe

289: (news) DOJ Headaches & Public Benefit App

288: Fundraising Automations to Setup in Q1

287: (news) Nonprofits Prepare for Ukraine Evac & Volunteer Shortage

286: The Great U.S. Volunteer Shortage & CEO Transition at VolunteerMatch

285: (news) Don’t GoFundMe in Canada & Crisis at Textline Around Data Sharing

284: The Case for Crypto Donations - The Giving Block

282: (news) Nonprofits VS Spyware & National Blood Shortage

282: (news) NGO Capital for Capital Rioters & Red Cross Hack

281: (news) Thousands Serve on MLK Day & A Classy Acquisition

279: (news) PE Firm Acquires Nonprofit Tech & PEW 2021 Data

278: The Hidden Cost of COVID on Children Who Lose Parents

278: (news) Nonprofits Salary Struggles & Franklin A. Thomas Legacy

277: Predictions for Nonprofits in 2022

276: (news) log4j Nightmare Before Nonprofit Christmas & Jobs Report

275: (news) ‘Troll Philanthropy‘ and For-Profit Activism

274: The rise of remote fundraising through the pandemic with atlasGO

273: GivingTuesday up 9% & Clinton Foundation Down 75%

272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study

271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact

270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report

269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY

268: (news) Inflation hits pantries & $3B prediction for #GivingTuesday

267: (news) Infrastructure $ for Nonprofits & COP26 Pledge Updates

266: What I learned at Whole Whale | Exit Pod interview with Janai

265: (news) Climate on Agenda & Nonprofit Ad Spending Study

264: Using Inclusive Language for writing online | InclusivityTool.com

263: (news) Whistleblower Aid vs Facebook & Amnesty out of Hong Kong

262: Fundamentals of Copywriting for a Cause

261: (news) Volunteers kidnapped & Breast Cancer Fraud

260: What happens when Cryptocurrency meets DAFS? Endaoment

259: (news) Nonprofits Helping Afghan resettlement and Indigenous community Reparations

258: (news) Changes at Change.org and NYC Housing self-dealing

257: (news) Billions Pledged at UN & Crypto Giving Trend

256: (news) Haiti Supply Chain Issues & Omaze lands $85M Funding

255: Planned Giving & The One Thing to Know

254: (news) Nonprofit Reality Show & 9/11 Day of Service

253: (news) HRC President Fired & Afghan Refugee Support

252: (news) Hurricane Ida & Afghanistan Nonprofit Response

251: (news) Afghanistan Fundraising & Nonprofit Democracy Report

250: (news) Afghanistan & Haiti - How Nonprofits are Responding

249: (news) Half of U.S. Gives & ASPCA Overhead Questions

248: From Fellow to Fulltime - Kariesha Martinez exit interview

247: (news) Bezos Blasts Off Donation & Nonprofit Trust Report

246:(news) Nonprofit Closure Trend & Steph Curry Joins NinetyToZero

245:(news) Fundraising Scrutiny & Frontline SMS Closes

244: (news)Donor Disclosure Fight & NCAA Athletes Can Earn

243: Ann Nguyen Exit Interview Podcast

242: (news) Buffett donates Billions Leaving Gates & NFL Pride History

241: The Story of freeCodeCamp - founder interview

240: (news) 5% Rise in US Giving & Juneteenth Official

239: (news) DAF legislation & Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer

238: How To Travel Ethically - Author interview

237: (news) Direct mail price hikes & OpenSecrets.org Launches

236: (news) Nonprofits in Tulsa & USAID Russian Hack

235: (news) Carbon Capture & Fighting Voter Suppression

234: Volunteering through the Pandemic with Golden

233:(news) $1B Meme Coin Donations & Nonprofit job report

232:(news) Gates Foundation Divorce & Vaccine Awareness work

231: Your Voice Matters: Author Interview

230:(news) Redistricting Battles & Thinning Girl Scout Cookie sales

229: What I learned in 5 Years at Whole Whale: Meredith Esquivel

228:(news) SCOTUS Deciding on Donor Privacy & Marijuana Funding for Nonprofits

227:(news) Homeless Hotels & Nonprofit Jobs Rise

226: The Social Policy of Homelessness

225:(news) Fraud to the left, Fraud to the right

224: How to 10x $ to Build Inclusive Affordable Housing

223:(news) Capitol Riot Fundraising & Good Econ Signals For NGOs

222:(news) Restrictive Voting, #StopAsianHate, & DAFS