This collection brings together distinguished features and all cover stories from GIVING magazine. These are not just stories, but touchstones of modern philanthropy—insightful, strategic, and inspiring for today’s leaders.
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The concern? Our rush to save time with AI might come at the cost of core skills.Although nonprofit leaders are stretched thin, today's shortcuts may undermine the strategic thinking their organizations need tomorrow. We risk becoming "AI passengers" in a driverless taxi rather than "AI drivers" who actively navigate working with AI tools.
If you’ve ever run a marathon or know someone who has, you know they take preparation and stamina. Running a marathon and implementing a capital or comprehensive campaign have much in common. You wouldn’t show up at the starting line for either without putting in the necessary early work. And you wouldn’t start celebrating success at mile 17 when there’s still a long way to go. Here’s how the phases of a campaign compare to training for and completing a marathon.
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Planned gifts have long sustained the Wisconsin Humane Society, from the 1926 bequest that built Milwaukee’s first animal shelter to the expanded strategies used today. By integrating digital tools, hosting creative events like “Lattes & Legacies,” and stewarding legacy donors through Buster’s Legacy Society, WHS has streamlined estate gift management and built deeper donor trust—fueling a program that helps 13,000+ animals each year.
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