By Dimitry Dikman and Alex Spektor Artificial Intelligence is no longer an “innovative add-on” in the nonprofit sector. It’s becoming an operating layer across everyday work: drafting donor communications, shaping grant narratives, summarizing reporting, and accelerating analysis. That shift delivers real productivity gains — and it also introduces a predictable category of failures. The biggest […]

Fundraising platform risks rarely show up on the planning slide. They show up on a Tuesday morning – right when your campaign finally has momentum. A nonprofit launches a giving page. The story resonates. Donations come in steadily, then surge after a partner reposts. The dashboard looks great, and the campaign lead starts mapping what […]

In 2025, a donor could make a gift, report taxes the usual way, and – if they were eligible – generally get a charitable tax deduction for that gift. In 2026, that experience changes for a specific group of taxpayers. The 2026 charitable deduction still exists, but for some donors it will feel like it […]

2025 was intense for nonprofits – and for the people who fund them. We saw growing pressure on small organizations: tighter operating margins, staffing strain, more scrutiny around impact, and a constant need to make smart choices with limited time and money. To close the year, here are the seven most-read Group 36 articles of […]

Americans showed up on December 2, 2025 – and not just with their credit cards. GivingTuesday 2025 set another record, with $4.0 billion donated and an estimated 38.1 million people participating across the United States, according to the GivingTuesday Data Commons. That's a 13% jump in dollars and 6% increase in participation compared to 2024. […]

The United States is undergoing an unprecedented demographic shift. Americans are living longer and having fewer children, pushing the median age of the population to nearly 39 – the oldest it has ever been. Within the next decade, this trend will culminate in a historic milestone: by 2034, the number of U.S. adults aged 65 […]

Nonprofits have never talked more about impact — or felt more pressure to prove it. Donors want dashboards, companies want clean metrics for CSR reports, and foundations want outcomes that justify every dollar. Yet the sector is operating in a paradox: expectations for proof keep rising while public trust remains shaky and evaluation resources remain […]

In the years since COVID-19, the volunteer landscape in the United States has been quietly transformed. Nonprofits say the same thing again and again: we have more people in need – and fewer people to help run our programs. That’s partly true. But it’s also incomplete. According to AmeriCorps’ Volunteering and Civic Life in America […]

How to protect your mission from the risks no one talks about. Every year brings new nonprofit risks — some obvious, some hidden. If you work at a nonprofit, you already know about familiar worries: funding cuts, staff burnout, donor fatigue. But some of the most serious risks are not the ones people talk about […]

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) were once a tool for the wealthy: put assets into an account, take the tax deduction, and recommend grants over time. That’s still true – but something bigger is happening. Entry barriers are falling, consumer-style platforms are emerging, and one-click DAF checkout now lets donors give directly on a nonprofit’s donate page. […]