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What the New USPS Postmark Rule Means for End-of-Year Giving  By Stephanie Flores de Valgaz   On December 24, 2025, a new United States Postal Service rule took effect that will affect mailings, which, while for most things is a minor change, could have a significant impact on year-end giving. Under the new rule, a […]

Nonprofits hustle for that roughly one-third of all giving that occurs in December. And then what? Here are a few questions to ask yourself and help your team to stay connected with year-end donors– both new and loyal givers – year-round…

The most consequential decision a nonprofit board will ever make is hiring its executive director. Yet in moments of transition, some boards instinctively defer to staff members who seem more familiar with day-to-day operations. This approach, while well-intentioned, fundamentally misunderstands where the responsibility for nonprofit board hiring lies and often sets both the organization and […]

A wrong executive hire costs more than money. It costs momentum, staff morale, donor confidence, and sometimes years of organizational progress. Nonprofit boards invest significant time and resources into finding their next executive director, yet many organizations repeat the same avoidable errors. These mistakes often stem from good intentions: moving quickly to fill a vacancy, […]

Retained Search vs. Contingent: What Nonprofits Need The decision between retained and contingent search isn’t just about payment structure. It’s about whether your nonprofit has access to leaders who aren’t actively seeking jobs, or only to those who happen to be browsing job boards. When your board decides to engage professional help for an executive […]

When your executive director announces a departure, even the most experienced boards feel the weight of what comes next. The decisions you make in the months ahead will shape your organization’s direction for years to come, influencing everything from staff morale to donor confidence and mission impact. You’re not alone if your board is feeling […]

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) observes National Philanthropy Day around the country every November. We have listed this year’s award winners in the chapters in our region here:

The challenges facing communities in North and South Carolina — from educational equity to healthcare access to economic mobility — are too complex for any single nonprofit to solve alone. While individual organizations make significant contributions, real change requires alignment across multiple sectors. That is where the collective impact framework comes in. Collective impact is […]

Nonprofits exist to serve communities, not to outpace one another. Yet the nonprofit sector has long carried a culture of competition — competing for grants, donor attention, and even recognition. This scarcity-driven mindset has limited what organizations can achieve together. The alternative is not theoretical. Across the Carolinas and beyond, organizations that embrace collaboration rather […]