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Goosebumps. Misty eyes. If you see a Paralympic montage or hear an Olympic athlete's childhood story, you might get a little choked up....

You are a superhero! Whether you’re a nonprofit professional or a dedicated volunteer, you show up to do the hard work of changing the...

I often tell folks that I take after a crock pot: I need time to let ideas simmer before I can articulate them to others in a clear and...

When I stumbled into the nonprofit sector after grad school, I had lots of misconceptions about this work—especially about major gifts....

It’s September. Back to school time. Pumpkin spice season is just around the corner. And, for our sector, it’s time to draft our year-end...

Kristin Raack, Principal at AltruNext, was recently featured as a guest author about how to avoid confirmation bias. The full article was...

Perhaps you’re thinking that Halloween is the scariest … but I’m referring to the face-to-face philanthropic solicitations that are often...

Based on my 20+ years of experience working with small to mid-sized nonprofits, I’d estimate that three-quarters of the organizations in...

In the busyness of nonprofit organizations, sometimes we forget what drew us to this work in the first place. We lose sight of what we...

Grant Professionals Association - Annual Conference November 3, 2022 10:45am - 12:00pm Louisville, KY (in-person & virtual options)...

Creating Change through Invitation Nonprofit organizations possess an incredible power to connect people—not only with each other, but to...

Strategic plans. Program plans. Fund development plans. Business plans. Data collection and evaluation plans. Nonprofits are always...

Here in Chicago, we love Daniel Burnham, the renowned city planner who envisioned and built the 1893 World’s Fair among other notable...

Are you maximizing your gift matching? Learn more about this simple way to increase your impact.

Asking the RIGHT questions sometimes depends on WHY you're asking the question. Building greater awareness and intentionality into your...

Philanthropy means “the love of humankind” which is how an idealist like me ended up in this work. But, many of our philanthropic systems...

June 30, 2020 NonProfitWebAdvisor Webinar Presenters: Kristin Raack, Principal of AltruNext Cinaiya Stubbs, Executive Director of Chicago...

Perhaps you’ve been enjoying John Krasinski’s SGN series? Well, I’m going to share some more about the nonprofit sector…..