Things are changing so quickly that we all need to reassess — to determine what’s important, how best to survive, and how best to thrive. Especially nonprofits. Technologist Stuart McFaul understands. Stuart McFaul Associates has helped over 250 companies, including nonprofits, adapt and thrive. In this wide-reaching conversation with Counterintuity CEO & Creative Strategist Lee Wochner, Stuart explains why “our only path really is taking action right now.” This includes treating your nonprofit as a business, finding ways to use AI, and staying positive. Because, “If you put the business first, the mission will follow.”

Why worry? For many nonprofits, fundraising has become fund-losing, as grants that had been awarded have suddenly evaporated. Adding to the crazy: tariffs, social upset, consumer sentiment, machine intelligence… fanny packs being unironically fashionable. It’s okay to worry. Worry helps alert us to danger. But obsessing about worry isn’t helpful. And worrying without doing anything […]

Emmy Award winner Michelle Génecé Patterson offers some valuable advice for social sector organizations struggling to make their compelling work actually sound compelling.

Most nonprofits have the infrastructure of communication without the discipline of it: platforms without strategy, content without clarity, presence without purpose. This post examines what strategic ...

Five communications resolutions to help us all deliver clarity and purpose in the new year! And, a few ideas on things we should STOP saying.

Description: The shift to AI-driven search is changing how organizations get discovered online, moving beyond traditional SEO into Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). In this session, Jenny Halasz and Catherine Seda will show you how nonprofits are uniquely positioned to gain better visibility in SEO and AEO. You’ll discover guidelines for using AI to create content that ranks while authentically supporting your cause.

Download E-Book Build Your Nonprofit Strategic Plan with T. Clay Buck Sustainable growth begins with a clear and consistent fundraising plan—and the most effective nonprofit strategic planning is guided by your donor data. Written by nonprofit expert T. Clay Buck, CFRE, Data-Informed Planning for Fundraising Success shows you how to leverage the data insights in […]