What we've learned from working on both sides of the grant process

Here's what the newest Giving USA and M+R numbers actually mean for what you do with the rest of August. If you're like most nonprofit teams right now, mid-August means Q3 reports, staff vacations, and next year's budget draft. Year-end giving still feels like something you'll deal with in the fall. The newest numbers say […]

A new House bill, H.R. 9721, would put individual sponsored projects on public display and attach real tax penalties to conduit arrangements. The more interesting story is what it doesn't change.

Five shifts that make nonprofit budgeting bearable, useful, and maybe even enjoyable.

Four decisions that determine how fall goes. Here's when and how to make them.

As a creative soul, have you ever wondered whether you could actually get paid, or funded, to expand your craft?

Many early-stage nonprofits and grassroots projects start thinking about fundraising before they have their own 501(c)(3). That’s understandable. The need is urgent, the mission is clear, and waiting can feel like lost momentum.

A grant application goes out. It gets approved and funded. The campaign worked because a donor said yes. For many nonprofits, that moment feels like relief.

A lot of nonprofit “governance problems” don’t look like legal problems – until the day they do.

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.