This Week: 

Confessions Of Nonprofit Social Media Managers 
Approval processes. Posting frequency. Constant emergencies. Managing AI. To overcome those challenges, our panel offers time-saving tactics, strategies to fight burn out, smart ways to use AI, and more. They’re Keara Klose from Cats In Bloom, Kate Meyers Emery at Candid, and Ashlee Dean with Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children. (This is part of our 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference coverage.)

Convert Your Member Website Into A Thriving Community 
Leah and Chris Lundberg are spouses who met at a previous NTC. They reveal their thinking on creating a community by auditing your current experience, applying opportunities for connection and leveraging available tools. We also dive into their opinion that SaaS is dead amid a move to data democratization and the own-your-data movement. They work together at Engine 9. (This is also from #26NTC.)

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Your Fall Gala Strategy 
The CEO of Trellis.org wants you to recognize your gala as a substantial fundraising growth opportunity. He shares his advice on unlocking new revenue drivers; turning one-night attendees into long-term donors; modern upsells; using tech wisely; and much more. He’s Justin Goodhew.

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A Skeptic’s View On The Value Of AI In Fundraising 
“Holding Fire” is Stephen Christopher Nill’s new book, written by this artificial intelligence skeptic. Launching his book on Nonprofit Radio, he presents his Human-Centered AI Framework, five principles to keep humans at the center, as AI does the work no one fundraiser could do alone. There’s fundraising potential. There are fundraising risks. You’ll find Steve’s book at CharityChannel.com. 

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Your Successful Giving Day 
Our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference continues as Jackelyne Briseño helps you leverage giving day opportunities through segmentation; gamefying strategies; multi-channel methods; collaborating internally; using social influencers; preparing your CRM database; and, more. Jackelyne is with American Near East Refugee Aid. 

Biases In Prospect Identification 
Let’s name how and where selection bias, confirmation bias and availability bias creep into your prospect identification processes, and identify methods for stepping away from bias so it’s mitigated. Sarah Marcotte is at Sick Kids Foundation and Katherine Scott is with Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. 

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Apps, Tools & Tactics
Jason Shim returns with his annual rundown of the digital resources and tips that’ll make your online, phone and app lives easier, more productive and safer. He’s with the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience. (This continues our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference.) 

Internal Newsletters Your Staff Will Open 
From leadership buy-in, practical tips and consistency, to internal partnerships and implementation, Mia Velasco shares strategies that will get your team anticipating your internal newsletter and missing it when it doesn’t come. Mia is at Namati. (This is also from 26NTC.) 

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Brand Your Giving Programs 
Farra Trompeter returns, with Ishmam Rahman, to share their advice around applying brand strategies to your monthly, mid-level and Planned Giving programs. You’ll build connections between your programs and improve outcomes. Farra is with Big Duck and Ishmam is from International Rescue Committee. (This continues our coverage of the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference.) 

Donor Retention
If you want to retain your donors, engage them, and be strategic about it. You may face some roadblocks at your nonprofit, and you’ll want to be familiar with the Fundraising DISC Model. You also need to know the metrics that’ll tell you how you’re doing. Jen Newmeyer has you covered. She’s at PBS. (This is also from 26NTC.) 

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DAFs: 2026 Benchmark Report
We return to our 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference coverage with a discussion of the third annual report on Donor Advised Fund fundraising. Our panel shares DAF giving results; changed donor behaviors; illiquid assets; best practices; and, much more. They’re Karin Kirchoff at K2D Strategies and Mitch Stein from Chariot. 

Dashboards As Functional Powerhouses
Kelenda Allen-James reveals lots of info on dashboards, including what’s their value; free entry-level tools; user training; timestamps; a warning on use of public data; paid apps; and, more. She’s with Commonpoint.

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Mission-Driven Mergers
Dave LeVan shares the merger story of Water for Good and Lifewater International, to reveal how to lead a nonprofit merger in a resource-constrained environment, without sacrificing the mission. He explains the role of the board and C-suite; the importance of trust; the value of spirited conversation; and, a lot more. His story has takeaways far beyond mergers, for any period of uncertainty or change your nonprofit might face. Dave is CEO of Water for Good.

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Mid-Level Recruiting Strategy & Tactics
Mitch McDermott stresses the value of a strong middle management team, and brings contrarian hiring and interviewing tactics, so you recruit the best team possible. He shares advice for nonprofits and individuals on working with recruiters, and adds a pro tip on how to find emails of hiring managers. He also takes on what’s current in remote versus in-office working; in-person versus virtual interviewing; assigning tasks to interviewees; the questionable value of salary surveys; and, more. Mitch is CEO of Talent Ascension Group.

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Honoring Others Through Effective Listening
We take a break from our Nonprofit Technology Conference coverage, to learn the difference between hearing and listening; how effective listening makes people feel; the 4 habits of listening; the goal of listening; the importance of the pause; and, much more. You need to listen to Dr. Laura Janusik, from ListeningToChange.com.

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Disaster Recovery & Incident Response For Accidental Techies
Our conversations from the 2026 Nonprofit Technology Conference continue with your DR & IR plan. Cyberattacks, hardware failure or human error can cause big problems, but get minimized when you have the right plan in place. Amanda Bache helps you keep calm when everything crashes, by working ahead of time to identify your critical systems; create actionable response steps; test your plan; and maintain resilience. She’s with Paths For Families.

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