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What's Included - and Not Included - in the Postal Service Reform Act - NonProfit PRO

What's Included - and Not Included - in the Postal Service Reform Act - NonProfit PRO

After passing the House Feb. 8 in a bipartisan vote, 342-92, the Postal Service Reform Act passed the Senate …

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The Legacy of Alex Trebek's Philanthropy - NonProfit PRO

The Legacy of Alex Trebek's Philanthropy - NonProfit PRO

Alex Trebek and other celebrity nonprofit ambassadors can have a profound and lasting impact on the causes th…

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What 10 Nonprofits Are Doing to Aid Ukraine and Its Refugees - NonProfit PRO

What 10 Nonprofits Are Doing to Aid Ukraine and Its Refugees - NonProfit PRO

Nonprofits have been critical of the attacks on civilians. Though civilian casualty numbers vary and authorit…

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Facebook to Partner with GoodUnited for Challenges - NonProfit PRO

Facebook to Partner with GoodUnited for Challenges - NonProfit PRO

Social media challenges for charity may not be new (remember the Ice Bucket Challenge ?), but they definitely…

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Q&A: Classy CEO Discusses GoFundMe Deal - NonProfit PRO

Q&A: Classy CEO Discusses GoFundMe Deal - NonProfit PRO

On a day full of client calls regarding the news of GoFundMe acquisition, Classy CEO Chris Himes chatted with…

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Online Fundraising Platforms To Face Stricter Regulations in California - NonProfit PRO

Online Fundraising Platforms To Face Stricter Regulations in California - NonProfit PRO

Several years in the making, a new California law will allow the state's Department of Justice to begin super…

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Repeat and Recaptured Donors Power Growth on a Shrinking Donor Base, New Data Shows

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By Amanda Cole Verified, Adam Young Verified, Suzette Davis
| NonProfit PRO Verified
Fundraising looked better in the first quarter of 2026 — dollars up, donor losses slowing — but that recovery is resting on a narrower base of existing and, in some cases, recaptured donors rather than on growth driven by new-donor acquisition and first-year donor conversions.
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Take the 2026 Nonprofit Leadership and Fundraising Survey to Help Shape Sector Insights

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By Amanda Cole Verified, Jonah Halper, Mike Burns
| NonProfit PRO Verified
NonProfit PRO’s 2026 Nonprofit Leadership Impact and Fundraising survey is now open. If you’re a nonprofit leader or fundraiser, this nonprofit research study is your chance to share what you’re seeing on the ground and help shape the reporting your peers will use in the year ahead. What This Study Entails The survey combines two ongoing projects — our “2026 Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study” and “2026 Nonprofit Fundraising Study” — into one 20-minute questionnaire.
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Giving USA 2026: Bequests Do the Heavy Lifting as Total Giving Tops $600B

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By Amanda Cole Verified
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U.S. charitable giving reached an estimated $617.2 billion in 2025, a record high in current dollars— but what pushed it over the mark was not a broad, even lift across all donor types. It was primarily a sharp jump in bequests.
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