Leadership

Advocacy

Tips for Election Planning as a Nonprofit

part 3 in blog series about election planning [...]

Data Management

The One Record Myth in K–12 School Software

Is it possible to have one record for each constituent at a school? The short answer is no — not [...]

Board Management

Cleared for Takeoff: When Customers Get a Seat in the Cockpit

There’s a specific kind of energy that happens when a room full of people who haven’t physically gathered in years [...]

bbcon

Will You Join Me? 4 Reasons Why I Go to bbcon

bbcon is a special kind of annual event that I was introduced to by a former supervisor in 2024, and [...]

bbcon

Attendee to Advocate: What I Learned from bbcon with Wolf Conservation Center

Kristen Belanger is joined by Topher Lovell and Robin Kuehn of the Wolf Conservation Center to discuss their experiences at bbcon, [...]

Employee Wellness

Faculty Well-Being: Beyond Yoga and Pizza Parties

It’s in the news and on your campus. Professional education associations are sounding the alarm. More faculty are leaving the [...]

Responsible AI

How Blackbaud Is Thinking About AI’s Long-Term Environmental Impact

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how work gets done across every sector, including social impact. But alongside its potential, there’s a reality we can’t ignore: AI, like all [...]

Crisis Management

What This 2026 Independent School Safety Research Means for Your Business Office

This is the first in a three-part series. The next two cover what this 2026 independent school safety research means [...]

Fund Accounting

Changemaker Spotlight Q&A: Donna Albaum, Donna Klein Jewish Academy

This Q&A series aims to provide readers with valuable insights from changemakers across the social impact community.  Donna is the [...]

Responsible AI

How Real-World Experience Shapes Responsible AI at Blackbaud

AI innovation can often start with technology, then works backward to the people it’s meant to serve. But in the [...]

Understanding the Five Stages of AI Maturity

Most organizations I talk to are optimistic about AI’s impact on the sector, but they’re struggling to determine how AI [...]

Volunteer Management

Volunteer Culture by Design: Systems, Storytelling, and Appreciation

In this episode of The ENGAGE Podcast, Christine Newman is joined by David Lapp of Blessings of Hope and Martin [...]

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

The Future of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising—Insights from Marcie Maxwell

I recently sat down with Marcie Maxwell, CEO of the Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum, for our Connect for Success webinar series. [...]

Change Management

Adopting AI Is a Change Management Challenge, Not a Technology One

Senior leaders across every sector are making similar declarations: “We’re going to adopt AI!” It sounds decisive and forward-looking—necessary, even. [...]