When headlines start warning about a potential recession, fundraisers tend to feel the tension immediately. Board members begin asking cautious questions. Development teams start wondering whether they should scale back their goals. And somewhere along the way, a quiet assumption starts to creep into conversations: If the economy turns, fundraising is going to collapse. It’s an understandable fear. Many nonprofits remember the uncertainty of the early days of the pandemic or the financial...

Spring is supposed to feel lighter. The weather improves (in theory). The year no longer feels brand new and overwhelming. Year-end fundraising is behind us, reports are submitted, and the panic of December has faded. On paper, this should be a more manageable season. And yet, for many fundraisers, spring is when burnout quietly starts to set in. Not the dramatic, crash-and-burn version. The subtle kind. The kind that creeps in while you’re still getting things done. Here’s why that happens....

Every year, funders publish new priority areas, refresh their websites, and update their guidelines. And every year, nonprofits spend countless hours trying to decode what those updates really  mean. But some of the biggest shifts in philanthropy don’t show up in bold headlines or revised mission statements. They show up quietly in conversations, feedback calls, funding patterns, and decisions about what doesn’t  get funded. Here are a few priorities we’re seeing funders lean into this year,...